The mountainous Berkshires, stretching from Vermont to Connecticut, are an all-season playground and premier cultural resort area of unsurpassed beauty and activity. Birthplace of Susan B. Anthony in Adams. Activities for hiking, biking, canoeing, swimming, water skiing, and fishing abound here as well as the natural beauty of the fall foliage, nine winter skiing resorts and numerous B&B's and country inns.

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Franklin County is basically comprised of rustic, friendly hill towns where you'll find old-time general stores, antique shops, and cozy B&Bs. The Mohawk Trail (Route 2) crosses the northern reaches of the county where land and water activities await.

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The Greater Springfield Region has Springfield, largest city in Western Massachusetts, as the hub for cultural, academic, historical, and family-fare sites. The region boasts of the Basketball Hall of Fame; Volleyball Hall of Fame; Six Flags New England; Dr. Seuss National Memorial; University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College and six other private colleges; Four museums grouped in a Quadrangle, and the Eastern States Exposition grounds.

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The Central Massachusetts Region is at the heart of the state from the New Hampshire border to Connecticut. Here are city scenes, village greens, rolling hills, mountains, peaceful meadows, and cultural attractions. Skiing, biking, hiking trails for the adventuresome. Worcester, the second largest city, is home to Holy Cross College and Clark University, the alma mater of Robert H. Goddard, the father of US rocketry.

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Two revolutions are imprinted in the Merrimack Valley. The first, the American Revolution that brought independence; the second, the American Industrial Revolution, particularly the textile industry that dramatically changed the American landscape from rural to urban. History is ingrained in this region; one not only sees it but one feels it when visiting the Minutemen's locales and the industrial sites and the numerous museums of both heritage's.

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The North of Boston Region has been designated as a National
Heritage Area. It's rugged, rocky coastline is epitomized in the rugged, courageous character of the fishermen and sailors that still take to the seas today as depicted in the recent movie The Perfect Storm. Salem, the maritime port that opened up American trade with the Far East, also has its still alive Witches Trials history.

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The root of the American Revolution came alive here, fueled by the protests to unpopular taxes, to the Boston Massacre in 1770, to the Boston Tea Party in 1773, and finally, to the first armed conflict at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Now more than 200 years later, one will find Boston a city of sophistication and culture but also with a small town atmosphere. The best way to see Boston is by foot. Across the Charles River is Cambridge, a city with mixed cultures and home to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) and Harvard, the nation's oldest university founded in 1636.

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Plymouth County is the site of the Pilgrims' landing in the New World in 1620 and the establishment of the Bay Colony. Gateway to Cape Cod over the Cape Cod Canal. Bird watching for shore birds and river birds, and salt water fishing. Hiking and biking trails and canoeing for the active vacationer. Go whale watching out of Plymouth harbor. Smell the salty ocean air and taste the tart cranberries. This our country's beginning.

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Bristol County is steeped in seafaring history, particularly the whaling industry. Featuring museums, 1700 and 1800 whaling merchants' and sea captains' homes, cobblestone streets, wineries and breweries, plus fresh seafood and spicy Portuguese fare.

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Cape Cod, with its more than 500 miles of shoreline, is a year round playground. Abounding with wide sandy beaches and desert-like dunes, hiking and biking trails, golf courses, antique and gift shops and excellent seafood restaurants, the Cape offers a variety of things to do and see...

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Martha's Vineyard was so named by its discoverer, Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, for the abundant wild grapes found. The Vineyard has soft sandy beaches, pine forests, rolling hills and cliffs, and all prime requirements for relaxing, hiking, biking, swimming, shopping and great surf fly-casting for the celebrated up to 50 plus pound strippers(stripped bass)

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Nantucket Island lies 30 miles south of Cape Cod and is served by ferry and air transportation. Whaling ships of long ago made this island haven for their home. The island has more than 800 buildings constructed before 1850. Here biking, hiking, shopping, just plain relaxing in the soft ocean breeze, or whale watching makes a most pleasurable way to spend a vacation.

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