Frommer's New England, 15th Edition
by Matthew Barber, Leslie Brokaw, Paul Karr, Herbert Bailey Livesey, Marie Morris, Laura M. Reckford
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List of Maps
New England
New England Driving Distances
Suggested New England Itineraries
More Suggested New England Itineraries
Massachusetts
Boston Transit & Parking
Boston Accommodations
Cambridge Accommodations & Dining 103
Boston Dining
Boston Attractions
Harvard Square & Environs
Around Boston
Lexington
Concord
Marblehead
Salem
Gloucester
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Falmouth
Hyannis
Chatham
Provincetown
Marthas Vineyard
Edgartown
Nantucket
Nantucket Town
The Pioneer Valley
The Berkshires
Lenox
Connecticut
The Litchfield Hills
New Haven
Hartford
Mystic
Rhode Island
Providence
Newport
Block Island
Vermont
Woodstock
Middlebury
Stowe
Burlington
The Northeast
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
The White Mountains
North Conway
Maine
Southern Maine
Ogunquit
Portland
Midcoast Maine
Penobscot Bay
Camden
Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor
Note About Maps
This guide contains dozens of maps of varying sizes and complexity. If you find it hard to read a map on your device, use the zoom function to enlarge. You can also download and/or printout PDFs of all of the maps in this guide. Go to www.frommers.com/go/ebookmaps and click on the title of your guide.
Opening up the world and the wonders in your own backyard.
Maybe youre finally planning that big trip youve dreamt of for years. Maybe youre ready to hop in the car and go where the road takes you. Or maybe youre visiting far-flung family and friends.
Welcome to travel for grown-ups. Where do you turn for help?
Dedicated to helping you enjoy and enrich your life through travel, AARP has teamed up with Frommers to offer the best advice on must-see destinations, from daytrips to journeys around the world. Well guide you to the best food, accommodations, shopping, nightlife, sights, and activities that suit your lifestyle.
And true to AARPs commitment to help you stretch your dollars, well show you how to get the best value, whether youre traveling near or far. Want to splurge on a fancy hotel and eat cheap, or vice versa? We offer all price ranges. And give you the flexibility to tailor your trip to your budget. Whatever you choose, whatever your budget, well make sure you have memorable and wonder-filled experiences.
So hit the road and enjoy every minute. Well show you the way.
Matthew Barber (chapters 911) has lived in New England for 15 years. He helped author the restaurant chapters of Frommer's Montral & Qubec City and he writes about food and old-time cooking techniques at www.crispybits.com.
Leslie Brokaw (chapters 911) has been writing for Frommer's since 2006, authoring or contributing to Frommer's Montral & Qubec City, Montral Day by Day, and Frommer's Canada. She lives in Boston and teaches at Emerson College.
Paul Karr (chapters 23 and 1214) is an award-winning writer and editor and avid traveler. He is also the author of Frommers Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island; Frommers Maine Coast; and Vancouver & Victoria For Dummies, as well as a co-author of Frommers Canada. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Sierra, Sports Illustrated, and Insight Guides to Austria, Montreal, Switzerland, and Vienna. He divides his time between New York, New England, and Asia.
Herbert Bailey Livesey (chapters 911) has written about food and travel for over 30 years, authoring or contributing to Frommer's Montral & Qubec City, Frommer's Europe, and Frommer's Canada. He has been published in Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Playboy, New York, and Yankee; and he blogs about travel at www.akeyinthedoor.com.
Marie Morris (chapters 56) grew up in New York and graduated from Harvard, where she studied history. She has worked for the Boston Herald, Boston magazine, and the New York Times. She's the author of Boston For Dummies, Irreverent Guide to Boston, Boston Day by Day, and she covers Boston for Frommer's New England. She lives in Boston, not far from Paul Revere.
Laura M. Reckford (chapters 78) is the editor of The Barnstable Enterprise newspaper in the town of Barnstable on Cape Cod. Formerly the managing editor of The Falmouth Enterprise and Cape Cod Life magazine, she has also been on the editorial staffs of Good Housekeeping magazine and Entertainment Weekly. She co-authored the first edition of France For Dummies.
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