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Fall Road Trip To New England

By: David Reichman

New England's most popular season tourist season is from mid-September to mid-October so make sure your Road Trip Planner includes those dates to catch the color fever.

Enjoying the Fall Foliage is reason enough to visit New England, but what many people discover during their road trip planning is that this region is also steeped in American History. Thus, a Fall Road Trip to New England not only gives you nature's colorful bounty but also a rewarding cultural experience. Add to that the abundance of festivals held during this season and the readily available lobster and you've got a memorable trip in the making!

So where do you start your road trip planning? For many, a New England Road Trip means flying first into Boston & then renting a car. This virtual road trip will take you in a clockwise loop over the course of 8 days where you'll hit all six New England states: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine.

Boston is one of the oldest cities in America with many things to do so plan on staying two nights here. The following morning, put on your walking shoes and hit the Freedom Trail! A good place to start is at Boston Common, the oldest park in America. This 2 ½ mile walk will bring you to 16 significant historic sites worthy of exploration. One site to explore more thoroughly is the Faneuil Hall Marketplace, where you'll walk on cobblestone streets and meander in & out of shops, restaurants and historic buildings.

The next day, enjoy a scenic drive from Lexington to Concord and then south to Plymouth Rock. Here, your road trip planner should include explorations of the Mayflower II, and the extraordinary Plimoth Plantation. There aren't many places where you can catch a glimpse of living history reenacted in the village found here.

Add Cape Cod to your road trip planner for your third night. Your best bet for a hotel during this busy season is in Hyannis because it's the largest of the seven Cape Cod villages. Consider taking a ferry over to Martha's Vineyard for the day if you're interested in seeing the historic whaling town of Edgartown. Otherwise, Cape Cod has plenty to offer to fill a full day's itinerary.

Heading into Rhode Island the next day and - if you've planned your road trip to start mid-October - then you should be able to catch Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival. Get your fill of lobster and clams and... and well, it IS a seafood festival. Here you also have an option to enjoy a ferry ride from Newport to Providence if you're interested in seeing sprawling estates set against color-laden backdrops.

From Newport, you're only about 50 miles to Mystic, Connecticut for your next overnight stay. For many visitors, this community becomes the highlight of their road trip because it's a seafaring village dating back to the 1600s. Here you'll find guides sharing "whale" stories, a 19th century tavern, a printing office, a lighthouse, and of course, boats. Consider adding a steamboat cruise along the Mystic River to your road trip planner.

For the next two days, you will truly be hitting the road as you travel about 3 ½ hours to Woodstock, Vermont and the following day another 4 hours into North Conway, New Hampshire. Make sure you stop along the way to gather leaves so you can make a Fall Foliage collage to remind you of your drive through the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusets, the Green Mountains in Vermont, the acclaimed picturesque town of Woodstock and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Pencil in Portland, Maine in your road trip planner for your last full day. You'll emerge from the mountains and lakes to cruise along the rocky coastline, just in time to enjoy one last lobster dinner before checking into your last New England hotel. The following morning, you have about a 1 ½ hour drive to Boston, so enjoy the Atlantic Ocean views while you can!

While some travelers like turning the wheel over to tour operators, others like to do their own Road Trip Planning so they can travel at their own pace and stop at whim. Either way, you'll get a memorable Fall Foliage Experience.

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