Side trips from Boston? (XP)

[bananapancakes]

My H and I are going to be in Boston for a few days next week. We'd like to take a side day trip at some point. We've already been to Salem, Provincetown, and Plymouth. Any recommendations?


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[drloretta]

Lexington and Concord. That's the trip my parents did the last time they were here
Newport, with visits to a mansion or 2, or just walking around

[pinkroses]

What do you guys like to do? 

I like Newburyport for shopping and eating and walking around.

Not a very far trip but I've heard great things about the Boston Harbor islands but have never been.  There are ferries from downtown.

Portsmouth, NH is nice, and the beaches in York, ME are not too far away.

[preppy]

I love day trips to Newburyport and Portsmouth, NH! Concord is also great, some great cute shops, their market on Main Street has an amazing menu, and some cool historic places to visit as well (battlefields, etc).

[MixedBerryJam]

There are some awesome parks, hiking trails, and whatnot in western MA (a 2-hour drive +/-). Even dinosaur footprints (which alone are NOT worth a trip out there).

A couple of my favorites are Chesterfield Gorge and Glendale Falls. Chesterfield Gorge is the prettiest place inside the commonwealth of Massachusetts, period.

There are tons of other sites closer in, too.

[bryantpark]

Seconding or thirding Newburyport. Or Rockport, though NBPT is better. Love Portsmouth, they could do costal Maine and get off in Kennebunkport and drive down Rt 1 through Ogunquit, York, Kittery, Portsmouth.