Insight Guides - Insight Guides New England

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Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to New England, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in New England. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in New England are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of New England. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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New Englands Top 10 Attractions

The regions dramatic past is imaginatively re-created at historic sites and trails, while the land and sea provide a wide range of outdoor recreations and culinary delights.

Top Attraction 1

Mystic Seaport, Connecticut . An old whaling port, with vessels such as the Charles W. Morgan For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Fall foliage . Leaf-peepers seek out the best spots to marvel at spectacular hues of red, yellow, and orange. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

New England cuisine . Lobsters, maple syrup, and organic produce create New Englands culinary delights. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Cape Cod National Seashore . More than 40 miles (65km) of secluded beaches, vast stretches of sand dunes, crashing surf, and swimming in the bracing Atlantic. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Philip Johnsons Glass House . The architectural innovator created a new way of considering buildings. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

Acadia National Park, Maine . The famed rock-bound coast of Maine preserved in a rugged 41,000-acre parkland. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

White Mountains, New Hampshire . A vast tract of rugged peaks, hiking trails and ski slopes, and a unique cog railway. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Cottages of Newport, Rhode Island . Extravagant mansions that are monuments to Americas Gilded Age. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts . Follow the 2.5-mile (4km) red-brick path linking the major Revolutionary War sites. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 10

Shelburne Museum, Vermont . Peerless collection of Americana, including the Ticonderoga. For more information, .

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Editors Choice

The sights worth seeing, finding the best hiking and skiing, unique attractions here, at a glance, are our recommendations, plus a few tips even the locals may not know.

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Top Historic Sites

Freedom Trail, Boston. Follow the red-brick path that links Bostons most important Revolutionary sites, including the Old State House, the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, and the 1797 frigate Constitution, alias Old Ironsides. For more information, .