Boston Off the Beaten Path Tips by Cabana_Boy

For a look at a working port supporting the off-shore fishing industry, head up to Gloucester, Massachusetts for the day. It’s about a 30 to 40 minute drive North of Boston out on Cape Ann and another good example of that quintessential New England town. Gloucester is famous for its sword boat fleet and you can usually catch one of these intricate boats in port, either docked, dry docked, coming or going.

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The North Bridge located near Concord, MA. is the site where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired making famous the phrase: 'the shot heard around the world.'

The site is at the very beginning of the Battle Road which traces the 22 mile British retreat from the Battles of Concord and Lexington back to Charlestown in Boston on April 19th, 1775.

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Minute Man National Park covers parts of Concord, Lincoln and Lexington Massachusetts where historic sites, buildings and landscapes exist that were associated to outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The main portion of the Park is located just outside of Boston on Route 2a as you head toward Concord.

The Battle Road is the path taken by the retreating British Soldiers back to Boston after the initial shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired at the North Bridge in Concord. The portion preserved by the National Park is about 5.5 miles long and passes many buildings and landscapes. There are some monuments and several plaques describing the events that took place at various points along the Battle Road. Anyway, it makes a great trail for walking or running in the warm months of the year. In winter, the Battle Road is great for snowshoeing or cross-country skiing.

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Phone: (978) 369-6993
Website: http://www.nps.gov/mima

The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This museum is the oldest continously operating museum in the U.S. and has an impressive maritime collection. It is also home to a large collection of Curtis Edward photographs of Native American Indians taken in the late 1800s early 1900s. Unfortunately, Curtis Edward's work is not on permanent display.

The Peabody Essex Museum is located at East India Square in Salem, MA 01970.

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Phone: 978-745-9500
Website: http://www.pem.org/
Other Contact: toll free 800-745-4054

Visit a graveyard on a cold, windy, overcast October or November day in Salem, Massachusetts... Salem is a quintessential New England town (and there are many) characterized by its small size, 18th century architecture and an incorporation date back in the 17th or 18th century. Salem has a dark history as its claim to fame surrounds the witch hunt and subsequent trials that took place here in 1692 in which 20 people were hanged to death for 'being' witches. Keeping this in the back of your head helps to add to the overall graveyard experience…

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