New England Trip

I and the DW are taking a road trip to the Boston area. We are leaving out on June 17th early in the AM and will be returning sometime the following weekend. Will will stop overnight about half way and arrive on Saturday. Our base camp for the area will be the Boston/Cape Cod KOA. Will spend a few days there and make a stop in Atlantic City on the way back. Any suggestions for sights to see or restaurants would be greatly appreciated.

[ShrimpBurrito]

A few things that immediately come to mind -- apart from the typical tourist things:

- check out if there are any concerts at the Esplanade. It can make for a great evening. Every July 4th (or at least they did when I lived there) the Boston Pops played, and one of the tunes was the 1812 Overture, with live canon firings. Very impressive, although that specific concert is famous, and a trillion people are always there. It's easily accessible from the T; Charles St stop, I believe, right near MGH.

- take the 2-hour drive up to the Maine coast, both to take in the scenic beauty and to sample a dockside lobster dinner at a Mom and Pop place fresh off the boat.

- If you decide to go out to the Cape, avoid going out over the weekends as traffic is a nightmare, especially during the summer.

- Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are cool places to visit, but they both require a ferry trip. Rent a bike when you get there, and tour around.

Dave

[Bill]

Over the past two or three years, we've had several comprehensive threads about travelling in New England, things to do, etc. Have you checked them out?

Bill