Frommer's 2001 New England

by Curtis, Wayne; Frommer, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780028637839
• ISBN10: 0028637836
• Edition: Map
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Frommer

Summary

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer's. Your guide to a world of travel experience. Choose the Only Guide That Gives You: Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget. Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions. The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews. The expert guidance you need to take charge and travel with confidence. Great trips begin at www.frommers.travelocity.com Book flights, hotels, and rental cars. Get free updates on attractions and prices.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	ix
The Best of New England	1	(19)
The Best of Small-Town New England	1	(3)
The Best Places to See Fall Foliage	4	(1)
The Best Ways to View Coastal Scenery	5	(1)
The Best Places to Rediscover America's Past	6	(2)
The Best Literary Landmarks	8	(1)
The Best Activities for Families	9	(1)
The Best Country Inns	10	(2)
The Best Moderately Priced Accommodations	12	(1)
The Best Restaurants	13	(2)
The Best Local Dining Experiences	15	(1)
The Best of the Performing Arts	16	(2)
The Best Destinations for Antiques Hounds	18	(2)
Planning Your Trip: The Basics	20	(28)
Wayne Curtis
The Regions in Brief	20	(2)
Visitor Information	22	(1)
When to Go	22	(8)
New England Calendar of Events	24	(6)
The Active Vacation Planner	30	(6)
Spas for Sybarites	35	(1)
Health & Insurance	36	(2)
Choosing an Inn or B&B	38	(2)
Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	40	(3)
Getting There	43	(2)
Getting Around	45	(3)
Fast Facts: New England	45	(3)
Planning Your Trip: An Online Directory	48	(653)
Top Travel-Planning Web Sites	48	(9)
Editors Note: What You'll Find at the Frommer's Site	49	(2)
Airline Web Sites	51	(6)
Check E-mail at Internet Cafes While Traveling	57	(1)
Top Web Sites for New England	57	(4)
Top Web Sites for Boston	61	(5)
Side Trips from Boston	66	(2)
For Foreign Visitors	68	(8)
Wayne Curtis
Preparing for Your Trip	68	(3)
Getting to the United States	71	(5)
Fast Facts: For the Foreign Traveler	72	(4)
Boston & Cambridge	76	(75)
Marie Morris
Orientation	76	(6)
It's a Big, Big, Big, Big, Dig	81	(1)
Boston Neighborhoods in Brief	81	(1)
Getting Around	82	(6)
Fast Facts: Boston & Cambridge	86	(2)
Accommodations	88	(16)
Dining	104	(12)
Sky-High Dining: The Lowdown	109	(7)
Seeing the Sights in Boston	116	(15)
Photo Synthesis	122	(7)
Boston by Duck	129	(2)
Exploring Cambridge	131	(6)
So You Want to Go to Harvard...	134	(3)
Spectator Sports & Active Pursuits	137	(5)
Going...Going...	138	(3)
A Vacation on the Islands	141	(1)
Shopping	142	(1)
Boston & Cambridge After Dark	143	(8)
Dessert Alert	146	(5)
Side Trips from Boston: Lexington & Concord, the North Shore & Plymouth	151	(51)
Marie Morris
Lexington	154	(4)
Concord	158	(7)
Marblehead	165	(5)
Salem	170	(8)
Trying Times: The Salem Witch Hysteria	175	(3)
Milling Around: A Trip to Lowell	178	(1)
Cape Ann	178	(13)
Life's a Beach	180	(5)
A Whale of an Adventure	185	(6)
Newburyport, Ipswich & Plum Island	191	(3)
More Whale Tales: A Trip to New Bedford	193	(1)
Plymouth	194	(8)
Cape Cod	202	(71)
Laura M. Reckford
The Upper Cape	202	(13)
The Mid-Cape	215	(17)
The Lower Cape	232	(17)
Biking the Cape Cod Rail Trail	234	(15)
The Outer Cape	249	(6)
Clam Digging 101	252	(3)
Provincetown	255	(14)
The Cape Cod National Seashore	269	(4)
Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket	273	(41)
M. Reckford
Martha's Vineyard	273	(6)
Ferry Reservations Policy for Cars	276	(3)
A Stroll Around Edgartown	279	(18)
Exploring the Vineyard on Two Wheels	283	(9)
The Quintessential Lobster Dinner	292	(5)
Nantucket	297	(17)
Central & Western Massachusetts	314	(47)
Herbert Bailey Livesey
Sturbridge & Old Sturbridge Village	314	(3)
Springfield	317	(3)
The Pioneer Valley	320	(11)
The Berkshires	331	(30)
Movers & Shakers	355	(6)
Connecticut	361	(64)
Herbert Bailey Livesey
The Gold Coast	362	(9)
The Litchfield Hills	371	(15)
The Living Legacy of Gertrude Jekyll	376	(10)
New Haven	386	(7)
Hartford	393	(5)
The Way East: Guilford to Old Saybrook	398	(3)
The Connecticut River Valley	401	(6)
Mystic & the Southeastern Coast	407	(18)
A Casino in the Woods	420	(5)
Rhode Island	425	(49)
Herbert Bailey Livesey
Providence	426	(11)
A Bucolic Detour to Sakonnet Point	437	(2)
Local Favorite	438	(1)
Newport	439	(20)
Poor Little Rich Girl	443	(16)
South County: From Wickford to Watch Hill	459	(6)
Block Island	465	(9)
Vermont	474
Wayne Curtis
Enjoying the Great Outdoors	475	(3)
Bennington, Manchester & Southwestern Vermont	478	(12)
Brattleboro & the Southern Green Mountains	490	(15)
Woodstock	505	(6)
Killington	511	(7)
Middlebury	518	(4)
Mad River Valley	522	(4)
Montpelier & Barre	526	(4)
Stowe	530	(7)
The Saga of Ben & Jerry	531	(6)
Burlington	537	(8)
Ethan Allen: Patriot & Libertine	540	(5)
The Northeast Kingdom	545
Touring the Northeast Kingdom	545
New Hampshire	000	(600)
Wayne Curtis
Enjoying the Great Outdoors	552	(4)
Portsmouth	556	(6)
Hanover & Environs	562	(4)
The Lake Winnipesaukee Region	566	(6)
The Name Game	567	(2)
Hog Heaven!	569	(3)
The White Mountains	572	(25)
Guides to Exploring the White Mountains	576	(21)
The North Country	597	(3)
Maine	600	(87)
Wayne Curtis
Enjoying the Great Outdoors	600	(5)
The South Coast	605	(14)
Portland	619	(10)
The Western Lakes & Mountains	629	(9)
The Mid-Coast	638	(12)
See Artists at Work	650	(1)
Penobscot Bay	650	(10)
Blue Hill Peninsula	660	(9)
Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park	669	(14)
The Moosehead Lake Region	683	(4)
New England in Depth	687	(14)
Wayne Curtis
New England Today	688	(1)
History 101	689	(7)
Dateline	689	(5)
A Literary Legacy	694	(2)
New England Style	696	(2)
A Taste of New England	698	(3)
Index	701