Step beyond the crowded, touristed confines of Boston and Cape Cod into the heart of New England with this encyclopedic guidebook to one of the country's most beautiful -- and underrated -- travel destinations. Three-quarters of Massachusetts lies off the beaten track, and Massachusetts: An Explorer's Guide will reveal all of its surprises to you.
-- Explore more than a quarter-million acres of public lands.
-- Visit museums ranging from the sophisticated Clark Art Institute to Old Sturbridge Village.
-- Fish for trout in the Berkshires, salmon in the Quabbin Reservoir, and striped bass in the Atlantic.
-- Discover the unspoiled hilltowns with their artists' studios, country fairs, theater productions, and souvenir stands.
-- Go whale-watching off Plymouth, bird-watching on Plum Island, leaf-watching in Nashoba Valley, and concert-watching at Tanglewood.Now in its second edition, Massachusetts: An Explorer's Guide has been fully updated to reflect the latest in travelers' attractions.
- ISBN10 0881503223
- ISBN13 9780881503227
- Publish Date 17 February 1996 (first published 1 December 1981)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 21 May 2002
- Publish Country US
- Publisher WW Norton & Co
- Imprint Countryman Press Inc.
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 415
- Language English