Insight Guides New England (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

by Insight Guides

Overview

Insight Guide to New England is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to New England, choosing what to see, from exploring Boston to discovering Acadia National Park, Maine or creating a travel plan to cover key places like White Mountains, Cape Cod. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about New England as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. This guide book has been fully updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide NEW ENGLAND covers: Boston, Cape Cod and the islands, central Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley, the Berkshires, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

In this travel guide you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES  
Created to explore the culture and the history of New England to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics.

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around New England.

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Cambridge, Springfield and many more locations in New England.

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of New England, from Boston to Maine has its own colour assigned for easy navigation.

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to the Berkshires as well as an introduction to Cape Cod's food and drink and fun destination-specific features.  

PRACTICAL TRAVEL  INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go to New England, how to get there and how to get around, as well as New England's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.  

STRIKING PICTURES
Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Walden Pond and the spectacular Quabbin Reservoir.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of a printed book to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839053238
Publisher:	Apa Publications
Publication date:	11/15/2022
Series:	Insight Guides Series
Edition description:	12th ed.
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The best of New England 6

Yankee country 19

The lay of the land 21

History & features

Decisive dates 28

Beginnings 30

Birth of a nation 36

The Shakers 43

Evolution and reinvention 44

New England's people 53

The bountiful sea 59

The Puritan tradition 64

Teaching New England's minds 69

Literary Utopia 74

Lobsters and locavores 81

Sweet treats 85

Building New England 86

Sports and outdoor activities 92

Places

Introduction 107

Boston 113

Boston's literary trail 132

Boston's Freedom Trail 138

Around Boston 141

The Salem witch trials 146

Fall foliage 160

Cape Cod and the Islands 162

Nantucket's stormy past 185

Covered bridges 186

Central Massachusetts 188

The Pioneer Valley 195

The Berkshires 202

Rhode Island 213

Newport's mansions 230

Connecticut 232

Connecticut's nicknames 254

The coming of the casinos 257

Vermont 261

Green New England 264

The Appalachian Trail 288

New Hampshire 295

Farmers, produce, and eating local 314

Pioneers and revolutionaries 319

Flora and fauna 320

Maine 323

Maine's Lighthouses 346

Travel tips

Transportation

Getting there 354

Getting around 354

A-Z

Accommodations 357

Age restrictions 357

Budgeting for your trip 357

Children 358

Climate 358

Crime and safety 359

Customs regulations 359

Disabled access 359

Eating out 359

Electricity 360

Embassies and consulates 360

Emergencies 360

Etiquette 360

Festivals 360

Health and medical care 361

Internet 361

LGBTQ+ travelers 361

Media 361

Money 362

Opening hours 362

Pets 363

Postal services 363

Public holidays 363

Religious services 363

Shopping 363

Smoking 363

Tax 364

Telephones 364

Time zone 364

Tourist information 364

Tour operators and travel agents 364

Visas and passports 365

Websites and apps 365

Further Reading

History and culture 366

Landscape and natural history 366

Architecture 367

Fiction 367

Movies set in New England 367

Other Insight Guides 367

Maps

New England 108

Boston 110

Cambridge 134

Boston Daytrips 142

Salem 144

Lexington and Concord 152

Plymouth 157

Cape Cod and the Islands 164

Central Massachusetts 189

Worcester 190

Springfield 196

Pioneer Valley 198

The Berkshires 205

Rhode Island 214

Providence 216

Newport 220

Connecticut 234

Hartford 236

Vermont and New Hampshire 258

Burlington 280

Portsmouth 296

Manchester 300

Maine 324

Portland 328

Mount Desert Island 340

Inside front cover New England

Inside back cover Boston Subway and Boston

Legend

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