May

Sweet May hath come to love us,

Flowers, trees, their blossoms don;

And through the blue heavens above us

The very clouds move on.

                                         ~Heinrich Heine

100 Things To Do and See Within 100 Miles

Looking for a great hike or a fabulous restaurant? How about seeing a local play at a famous playhouse? Want to view some of the finest artwork in the world? Check out our website under Area Attractions to view 100 Things To Do and See Within 100 Miles (We've posted the listing below as well.) We can help you plan a half or whole day trip including museums, restaurants, outdoor activities, and great shopping. You can head to the mountains, the ocean, the Big City, or historic landmarks throughout New England. Take a different trip every time you visit. Of course, we'd love it if you just stayed here and relaxed too!

 Ashburnham and Worcester County

1. Do nothing but stay here, relax, and enjoy the view!
2. Historic Piano Museum
3. Fitchburg Art Museum
4. Mt. Watatic and Mid-State Trail
5. Worcester Art Museum
6. Mechanics Hall, Worcester
7. Mt. Wachusett Ski Area
8. Mt. Wachusett State Park
9. Quabbin Reservoir
10. Wachusett Meadows
11. Dunn State Park, Gardner
12. Lake Dennison State Park
13. Wachusett Brewery
14. Thayer Symphony Orchestra
15. Tower Hill Botanical Gardens
16. Leominster State Forest
17. North Quabbin Woods, Orange
18. Nashoba Valley Winery
19. Museum of Russian Icons
20. Skydiving in Pepperell
21. Heifer International, Rutland
22. Hang gliding in MA
23. Purgatory Chasm, Sutton
24. Kimball Farm Ice Cream
25. Davis Farmland and Mega Maze
26. Higgins Armory
27. Butterfly place
28. O'Connors Restaurant
29. Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
30. Nashoba Paddler
31. Priscilla's Chocolates
32. Greater Gardner Furniture Outlets
33. Stratton Players
34. Theatre at the Mount
35. Center Stage at FSU
36. Wachusett Brewery
37. Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center
38. Apple Orchards and Farms
39. Antiques in Townsend
40. Odd Pine Blueberry Farm in Ashburnham
41. Dave's Sugar House, Ashby
42. Delaney Antique Clocks, Townsend
43. Willard House Clock Museum
44. Smith's Country Cheese
45. Willard Brook State Forest
46. Wapack Trail
47. Gardner Ale House, restaurant
48. Gibbet Hill Restaurant, Groton
49. Strand Theatre, Clinton

 Concord/Lexington Ma

1. Historic Concord
2. Louisa May Alcott's House
3. Walden Pond
4. Old North Bridge
5. Buckman Tavern, Lexington
6. Priscilla's Chocolates
7. The Olde Manse (Home of Emerson and Hawthorne)
8. Rueben Brown House
9. Historic Lexington
10. Minuteman National Historical Park

 Cambridge

1. Harvard Yard, Harvard University
2. MIT
3. Charles River – Head of the Charles
4. Harvard Square
5. Longfellow House
6. Harvard Art Museums
7. Craigie on Main, restaurant
8. Oleana restaurant
9. East Coast Grill

 Boston

1. Museum of Fine Arts
2. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
3. Fenway Park Boston Red Socks
4. TD Garden 
5. Old North Church
6. Faneuil Hall / Quincy Market
7. Freedom Trail
8. North End
9. Boston Pops
10. Boston Symphony Orchestra
11. Museum of Science
12. New England Aquarium
13. Duck Tours
14. Mike's Pastry
15. Shakespeare on the Common
16. Newbury St. Shopping
17. Opera House
18. Museum of African American History
19. Swan Boats
20. Hatch-shell
21. Top of the Hub, restaurant
22. L'Espalier, restaurant
22. Neptune Oyster, seafood restaurant

 Southern NH, including Rindge, Jaffrey, Peterborough and Keene

1. Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough
2. Mt. Monadnock State Park
3. Rhododendron State Park
4. Kimball Farm Ice Cream
5. Windblown Cross country ski area
6. Peterborough Players
7. Covered Bridges of southern NH
8. Cathedral of the Pines
9. Barrett Hill Farm
10. The Pearl restaurant, Peterborough
11. Elm City Brew Pub
12. Pickity Place, restaurant
13. Parkers Maple Barn, restaurant and gift shop
14. Keene Pumpkin Festival 
15. Toadstool Bookstore, Keene, Milford, and Peterborough
16. Your Kitchen Store
17. Michele's Ristorante

 North Shore (Salisbury, Gloucester, Newburyport, Salem, Manchester-by-the-sea)

1. Historic Gloucester
2. Salem Witch Museum
3. Singing Beach, Manchester-By-the-Sea
4. Historic Newburyport
5. Maudslay State Park, Newburyport
6. Plum Island
7. Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport
8. Yankee Homecoming Festival, Newburyport
9. Newburyport Literary Festival
10. Friendship of Salem, tall ship
11. House of Seven Gables
12. Witch House (Jonathan Corin House) Salem
13. Salisbury Beach
14. Jewel in the Crown, Indian cuisine, Newburyport
15. Duckworth's Bistro, Gloucester
16. Custom House Rotisserie, Salem
17. 62 Restaurant and Bar, Salem
18. Niko's Roastbeef & Seafood, Salisbury

 Western Mass/Deerfield

1. Historic Deerfield
2. Yankee Candle
3. Kringle Candle
4. Zoar Outdoor / Deerfield River
5. Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
6. The Montague Book Mill, bookstore, cafe

 Brattleboro VT

1. Vermont Artisan Design
2. Brown & Roberts Ace Hardware Store, Brattleboro
3. Amy's Bakery Arts Café, Brattleboro
4. T.J. Buckley's, restaurant
5. Delectable Mountain Cloth, Brattleboro
6. Covered Bridges of southern Vermont
7. Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
8. Three Stones, Mexican restaurant
9. Mocha Joe's Café