Massachusetts at a Glance
Massachusetts is a great location to enjoy some of the most diverse and beautiful
scenery in the United States.
Boston is a historical
city, home to the Freedom
Trail and the U.S.S.
Constitution. Plymouth
allows a look back at the Pilgrim's voyage to America on the Mayflower. A visit
to the Springfield
Armory National Historic Site reveals one of the world's largest firearms
collections. Massachusetts' Pioneer
Valley also contains a wealth of historical attractions, including the Dickinson
Homestead, where American poetess Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems.
Minute
Man National Historical Park in Concord
preserves several sites that relate to the battles of the American Revolution.
The Berkshires
(or the Berkshire Hills) region in western Massachusetts is a favored resort
destination with several attractive villages and attractions such as the Norman
Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge.
Cape Cod, Martha's
Vineyard, and Nantucket
are filled with many classic seaside towns whose architecture has been emulated
worldwide.
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