Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi State Flag

 

"The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State"

Why visit Mississippi?

Low key travelers who desire antebellum homes, battle reenactments, beaches, birdwatching, blues music, boating, camping, casinos, fishing, golfing, history, sailing and scenery.

 

Mississippi Swamp. Photo Credit: Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: Jackson
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Magnolia
• State Gemstone: None
• State Mammal: Red Rox & White Tailed Deer 
• State Rock: Petrified Wood 

Fun Facts

• On June 30, 2020 removed the Confederate Battle Flag and replaced it with a Magnolia Flag on September 2, 2020.
  
• Mississippi Gulf Coast, is the longest man made beach.
  
• Nearly 3000 species of vascular plants are attributed to the state.
  
• Has around 420 inherited species of birds.
• First store to sell boxed shoes (Vicksburg).
• Has the world's only Cactus Plantation (Edwards).
  
• Along "Singing River" (Pascagoula) some say you can hear songs. Said to be the Indian Tribe walking hand in hand in the river to their death against another Tribe.
  
• Prior to Hurricane Katrina (2005) was the second largest gambling state.
• Features 3 National Forests and 24 State Parks.
  

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: "Brandy" Rayana Norwood (Musician), Brett Favre (Athlete), Britney Spears (Musician), Elvis Presley (Musician), Faith Hill (Musician), Jerry Rice (Athlete), Jimmy Buffet (Musician), LeAnn Rimes (Musician) and Oprah Winfrey (TV Host), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Act of Valor (2012), Cadillac Records (2008), Mississippi Burning (1988) and O Brother Where Art Thou (2000), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Mississippi: Delta Wedding (written by Eudora Welty), The Reivers (written by William Faulkner), and The Town (written by William Faulkner), just to name a few.

Longwood, Natchez, MS. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Due to migration bird watching is best in the autumn and spring.
• Liquor Laws vary across the state with dry counties. Alcohol normally is not sold on Sunday's.
  
• Retail Sales Tax Rate is 7%.
  
• Prone to poverty areas.

Subject to flooding (December-June), humidity, hurricanes, thunderstorms and mild winters.

• Best Time to Visit: March - May and September - November
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July
• Peak Season: May - August

Mississippi State Capitol, High Street, Jackson, MS. Photo Credit: Pieter van de Sande/Unsplash 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Ammadelle, Anna Site, Arlington, Auburn, Beauvoir, Champion Hill Battlefield, Charles McLaran House, Commercial Bank & Banker's House, Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site, Dunleith, Emerald Mound Site, Eudora Welty House, Fort St. Pierre Site, Grand Village of the Natchez, Hester Site, Highland Park Dentzel Carousel, Holly Bluff Site, House on Ellicott's Hill, I. T. Montgomery House, Jaketown Site, Longwood, Lucius Q. C. Lamar House, Lyceum-The Circle Historic District, Medgar Evers House, Melrose, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Mississippi State Capitol, Monmouth, Oakland Memorial Chapel, Old Mississippi State Capitol, Pemberton's Headquarters, Port Gibson Battle Site, Rocket Propulsion Test Complex, Rosalie, Siege & Battle of Corinth Sites, Stanton Hall, Warren County Courthouse, Waverley, William Faulkner House and Winterville Site.
• Museums: African American Military History Museum, Alice Moseley Folk Art & Antique Museum,  American Contract Bridge League Museum, B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center, Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum, Biloxi Mardi Gras Museum, Catfish Museum, Delta Blues Museum,  International Museum of Muslim Cultures, Jimmie Rodgers Museum, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Lower Mississippi River Museum, Manship House Museum, Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum, McComb Historic Railroad Museum, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian Railroad Museum, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum, Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Oaks Museum, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art, Old Capitol Museum, Old Court House Museum, Stephen D Lee Home & Museum, Tunica Museum, Tupelo Automobile Museum, University of Mississippi Museum, USS Cairo Museum, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Winterville Mounds & Museum and WROX Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg, Arkabutla Lake, Audubon Birding Trail, Bay St Louis, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Big Black River, Biloxi Lighthouse, Biloxi Beach, Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Buccaneer State Park, De Soto National Forest, Dunleith, Elvis Presley Birthplace, Eudora Welty House & Garden, Fort Massachusetts, F.W. Williams Home, Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, Grand Gulf Military Park, Grenada, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, Harrah's Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg Zoo, Hillyer House, Historic Jefferson College, Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast, Hollywood Casino & Hotel Tunica, House on Ellicott's Hill, INFINITY Science Center, Institute of Southern Jewish Life Natchez, Institute of Southern Jewish Life Utica, IP Casino Resort Spa, Island View Casino Resort, John Ford Home, Landrum's Homestead & Village, LeFleur's Bluff State Park, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Magnolia Hall, Margaret's Grocery, McRaven House, Melrose, Merrehope, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Monmouth Plantation, Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez Trace, Pascagoula River, Paul B Johnson State Park, Pearl River, Pleasant Reed House, Rosalie Mississippi State Dar, Rosemont Plantation, Ross Barnett Reservoir, Rowan Oak, Sardis, Russell C Davis Planetarium, Sardis Lake, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, Shiloh National Military Park, Ship Island, Silver Slipper Casino Hotel, Stanton Hall, The Crosby Arboretum, The Jackson Zoological Park, Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo, Tupelo National Battlefield, Vicksburg National Military Park, Windsor Ruins and Yazoo River.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Aberdeen, Biloxi, Arkabutla, Canton, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Columbus, Corinth, Crystal Springs, Flora, Greater Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Holly Springs, Jackson, Livingston, Natchez, New Albany, Noxubee County, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Port Gibson, Ridgeland, Southaven, Tunica, Tupelo and Vicksburg.
• Special Events: (January) Jackson Indie Music Week, Mardi Gras, (February) Magnolia Independent Film Festival,  (March) Hal’s St Paddy’s Parade, Rapiscan Systems Classic, Spring & Fall Natchez Pilgrimage, (April) Country Cajun Crawfish Festival, Tunica Rivergate Festival, (May) Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show, (June) Blessing of the Fleet, Cathead Jam, Elvis Festival, USA International Ballet Competition, (July) Slugburger Festival, (August) Bright Lights Belhaven Nights, Mississippi Book Festival,  Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, (September) Biloxi Seafood Festival, CelticFest, Market Street Festival, Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival, Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival, Pecan Festival, (October) Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show, Cruisin’ the Coast, Gautier Mullet & Music Fest, Highway 61 Blues, Leland Frogfest, Mississippi State Fair, Spring & Fall Natchez Pilgrimage, (November) Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival, Mississippi International Film Festival, Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival,(December) Christmas on the Water Boat Parade and Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon.

Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, Lula, MS. Photo Credit: seoraviente/Pixabay 

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Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota State Flag

"Land of 10,000 Lakes"

"Agate State", "North Star State", "State of Hockey", "The Gopher State", and "True North"

Why visit Minnesota?

Year round outdoor lovers desiring arts, birdwatching, boating, camping, canoeing, fishing, forests, gambling, golfing, forests, hiking, hunting, ice fishing, ice skating, kayaking, lakes, museums, parks, rivers, shopping, skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, snowsports, watersports and wildlife.

Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two Harbors, MN. Photo Credit: Yinan Chen/Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: St Paul
• State Bird: Common Loon
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Lady's Slipper
• State Gemstone: Lake Superior Agate 
• State Mammal: None
• State Rock: None

Fun Facts

• Holds our earth oldest rocks, gneisses (over 3.6 billion years old).
  
• "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is apt, since there are 11,842 and 6,564 natural rivers and streams.
  
• Second to Alaska has a large population of timber wolves.
  
• The Mississippi River starts from Lake Itasca headwaters and crosses downstream to the Iowa border.
  
• Our nation's largest producer of farm-raised turkeys, peas, sugar beets, sweet corn and wind energy production. Also, a contributor of corn, ethanol fuel, forest products manufacturing, iron ore, paper production and soybeans.
• Home to the first Charter School, A Movement Grows City Academy (1992).
  
• Southdale Center (Edna) was our nation's first indoor shopping mall.
  
• Features 2 National Forests, 58 State Forests and 66 State Parks.

Walker Art Center's Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (Cherry on a Spoon), Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: Necklenoakland/Pixabay 

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Brooke Elliott (Actress), Frances Ethel Gumm "Judy Garland" (Actress), Jessica Biel (Actress), Kris Humphries (Athlete), Larry Fitzgerald (Athlete), Prince (Musician) and Winona Ryder (Actress), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Grumpy Old Men (1993), Jingle All The Way (1996), Purple Rain (1984), Sweet Land (2004) and The Good Son (1993), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Minnesota: Lake Wobegon (written by Garrison Keillor), Little House on the Prairie: On the Banks of Plum Creek (written by Laura Ingalls Wilder), Main Street (written by Sinclair Lewis) and The Latehomecomer (written by Kao Kalia Yang), just to mention a few.

Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Portage, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Occasionally the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) can be seen from northern Minnesota.
  
• Northfield re-enacts the bank robbery of outlaws Frank and Jesse James annually.
  
• "Twin Cities", refers to Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
  
• Birdwatchers flock to Hawk Ridge. 
• Statewide Smoking Ban is enforced in bars and restaurants.
  
• Nearly 20,000 miles of snowmobile trails.
  
• More miles of bike trails than any other state.

Subject to blizzards, droughts, floods, hailstorms, humidity, hurricanes,  snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires.

• Best Time to Visit: Late July - Early August
• Cold Months: Late November - March
• Hottest Months: July
• Peak Season: June - August

Frederick R Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay.

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Andrew John Volstead House, Charles A. Lindbergh Sr House, Christ Church Lutheran, F Scott Fitzgerald House, Fort Snelling, Frank B Kellogg House, Grand Mound, Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, James J Hill House, Kathio Site, Mayo Clinic Buildings, Mountain Iron Mine, National Farmer's Bank, O. E. Rolvaag House, Oliver H Kelley Homestead, Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator, Pillsbury "A" Mill, Rabideau CCC Camp, Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Soudan Iron Mine, Split Rock Light Station, St Croix Boom Site, St Croix Recreational Demonstration Area, Thorstein Veblen Farmstead and Washburn "A" Mill Complex.
• Museums: 3M Museum, Adams Area History Center, Afton Historical Museum, Aitkin County Historical Society Depot Museum, Aitkin County Historical Society Log Museum, Akeley Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Alexander Faribault House, Alexander Ramsey House, American Museum of Asmat Art, American Swedish Institute, Ames-Florida-Stork House, Andrew John Volstead House, Augsburg Art Galleries, August Schell Museum of Brewing, Bakken, BC Ness Mahnomen County History Museum, Becker County Museum, Bell Museum of Natural History, Beltrami County History Center, Bertha Museum, Betsy-Tacy Houses, Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History, Big Stone County Museum, Borgstrom House Museum, Brown County Museum, Bunnell House, Burschville School, Cahill School, Cannon Falls Historical Museum, Carver County Historical Society Museum, Children's Discovery Museum, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Christie House Museum, Clinton Depot, Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio, Cook County Historical Museum, Cottonwood County Historical Museum, Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum, Dassel History Center & Ergot Museum, Dodge County Historical Society Museum, Dorothy Molter Museum, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum, Duluth Children's Museum, Edina History Museum, Ed's Museum, End O' Line Railroad Park & Museum, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, Fitger's Brewery Museum, Freeborn County Historical Museum, Gammelgården Museum, Goldstein Museum of Design, Goodhue County Historical Society Museum, Gopher State Railway Museum, Greyhound Bus Museum, Gustaf Anderson House History Museum, Haehn Museum, Hennepin History Museum, Heritage House Victorian Museum, Hewitt Museum, Hinckley Fire Museum, Hmong Museum, Hopkins Historical Society Museum, Houston County Historical Society Museum, Hubbard County Historical Museum, Iron Range Historical Society Research Museum, Judy Garland Museum, Kandiyohi County Museum, Karpeles Manuscript Library Duluth Museum, Kremer House Library & Museum, Lac qui Parle Mission, Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Legacy of the Lakes Museum, Meeker County Historical Society Museum, Mill City Museum, Mille Lacs County Historical Society Depot Museum, Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post, Minnesota Children's Museum, Minnesota Machinery Museum, Minnesota Marine Art Museum,  Minnesota Military Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minnesota Museum of Mining, Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum, Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Minnesota Transportation Museum, Moose Lake Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum, Museum of Lake Minnetonka, Museum of Russian Art, Northfield Historical Society Museum, Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, Polish Cultural Institute and Museum, Redwood County Museum, Rourke Art Museum, Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments, Science Museum of Minnesota, SMSU Art Museum, SMSU Museum of Indigenous Americans, SMSU Natural History Museum, Spam Museum, Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum, Stevens County Historical Museum, Tower Train Museum, Traverse County Historical Society Museum, Tweed Museum of Art, Twin City Model Railroad Museum, Wabasha County Historical Museum, Warden's House Museum, Weisman Art Museum, Wells Fargo History Museum and Westbrook Heritage House Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Aerial Lift Bridge, Basilica of Saint Mary, Bluff Country, Boundary Waters, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Cathedral of Saint Paul, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Croft Mine Historical Park, Dr William W Mayo House, Elm Creek Park Reserve, Enger Park, Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota, FlyOver America, Glensheen, Grand Portage National Monument, Great Lakes Aquarium, Great Wolf Lodge Water Park, Guthrie Theater, Interstate State Park, Itasca State Park, Jay Cooke State Park, Katherine E Nash Gallery, Lake Bemidji State Park, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Zoo, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, LeDuc Historic Estate, Mall of America, Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Galleries, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota Discovery Center, Minnesota History Center, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Minnesota Zoo, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Mississippi River, Munsinger Gardens, Nemeth Art Center, Nickelodeon Universe, North American Bear CenterNorth Shore Scenic Railroad, Oliver H Kelley Farm, Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox Statues, Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, Phelps Mill, Pickwick Mill, Pipestone National Monument, Pioneer Village, Purcell-Cutts House, Root River Trail, Roseau Pioneer Farm & Village, Sawtooth Mountains, SEA LIFE, Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Split Rock Lighthouse, Spoonbridge & Cherry, St Croix River, Stone Arch Bridge, Taylors Falls, Terrace Mill, Tettegouche State Park, The Shed, Two Harbors Light Station, United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Valleyfair, Voyageurs National Park, Wild River State Park and Walker Art Center.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Bemidji, Biwabik, Bloomington, Duluth, Ely, Grand Marais, Harmony. Lanesboro, Lindstrom, Mankato, Minneapolis,Moorhead, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, St Cloud, Stillwater, St Paul and Taylors Falls.
• Special Events: (January) St Paul Winter Carnival, (February) Eelpout Festival, Winter Beer Dabbler, (March) State Boys High School Hockey Tournament, (May) Ruttgers Bluegrass Festival, (June) Funk Fest, Great American Think-Off, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Hawley Rodeo Fest, Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival, Music in Mears, Rock the Garden, Judy Garland Festival, The Wizard of Oz Festival,Twin Cities GLBT Pride Celebration, Twin Cities Jazz Festival, (July) Minneapolis' Aquatennial & Mill City Music Festival, Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Moondance Jam, North Star Stampede Rodeo, Scott County Fair, Sonshine Christian Music Festival, Vintage Music Festival, (August) Bayfront Blues Festival, Lakes Jam, Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Minnesota State Fair (The Great Minnesota Get-Together), Square Lake Film & Music Festival, Uptown Art Fair, WE Fest, (September) Duluth Superior Pride, Fall Harvest Celebration, Fall Wildlife Festival, Oktoberfest, Oletoberfest, Shortstop Golf Tournament, (October) Gun & Knife Show, (November) Polka Party and (December) Merry Tubachristmas Concert.

St Paul, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay.

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Michigan (MI)

Michigan State Flag

 

"The Great Lakes State"

"The Mitten State", The Wolverine State", "Water-Winter Wonderland"

Why visit Michigan?

Travelers wishing to bike, camp, canoe, cider mills, dog sled, farms, fish, gamble, golf, hike, horseback ride, hunting, lakes, motor races, museums, sail, scuba dive, ski, snowmobile, snow sports, waterfalls, water parks and waterski. 

A popular destination for:

• Conventions, Meetings & Reunions
• Destination Wedding
• Groups: Family, Fish, Friends, Golf and Multigenerational 
• Milestones: Anniversary, Birthday, Retirement and Vow Renewal

Tulip Time Festival, Holland, MI. Photo Credit: Swan 44/Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: Lansing
• State Bird: Robin
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Apple Blossom
• State Gemstone: Chlorastrolite (Isle Royale Greenstone)
• State Mammal: Wolverine 
• State Rock: Petoskey Stone 

Fun Facts

• In 1866, the Hires Root Beer was invented. The second longest soft drink produced in our country.
• In 1930, the world's first international underwater vehicular tunnel was Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
  
• During 1950, Surveyors identified a 300 feet area where their equipment would mysteriously not work. The "Mystery Spot" became a tourist attraction. 
• Mackinac Bridge (5 miles) is the longest suspension bridge in the world.
  
• Widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry.
• Their public Universities attract more than $1.5 Billion in Research & Development Grants annually.
• Has the most lighthouses (150), largest state park and state forest system compared to any other state. 
  
• Approximately 60,520 acres is dedicated to Christmas Tree making them the third largest grower.
  
• Highly recognized chains, Domino's Pizza and Little Caesars were founded in the state.
  
• Ranked first in our nation for licensed hunters (over one million). Many rural school districts are known to close on opening day of Deer Season.
  
• Michigan Underwater Preserves 11 shipwrecks. 
  
• Features 3 National Forests and 99 State Parks.

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Dee Stadium (Athlete), Diana Ross (Musician), Kristen Bell (Actress), "Madonna" Louise Ciccone (Musician), Serena Williams (Athlete), Stevie Wonder (Musician) and Terry Crews (Actor), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Die Hard 2 (1990), Semi-Pro (2008), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Whip It (2009), just to mention a few.
• Reads Set in Michigan:  Bud, Not Buddy (written by Christopher Paul Curtis) and The Queen Next Door (written by Linda Solomon), just to name a few.

Bond Falls (Ontonagon River), MI. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Crea Stellmacher/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Only state to consist of two peninsulas: Lower Peninsula (mitten shape) consists of a majority of lakes, flats to hills while the Upper Peninsula ("the U.P.") consists of forest and wetland areas. 
  
• Majority of ski resorts are located in the Upper Peninsula area.
  
• Boasts 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.
  
• Instagram prefect pics to be taken at Grand Traverse Bay, Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes.
• Lake Huron Shoreline area is less expensive and flatter terrain.
  
• Even during summer months, the water temperatures are cold.
• Fall Foliage is best mid September - October.
• A major hub for Delta Air Lines.
  
• A leading grower of our fruits: apples, blueberries, grapes, peaches and tart cherries. Also, known for growing: corn, flowers, plums, pears, potatoes, soybeans, strawberries, sugar beets and wheat. 
  
• Great destination to fish for: perch, salmon, trout and walleye.
  

Subject to humidity, snow storms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: May - October
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Months: July
• Peak Season: June - August

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. Photo Credit: Steve Saunders/Unsplash

Before, proceeding onto Michigan's great Must See & Do's I do wish to highlight the unique experience of...

Mackinac (MACK-in-naw) Island

Founded in 1780, situated on Lake Huron, between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas boasts relaxation and romance.

• Automobiles are banned on the island. So, your means of transportation is by bicycle, horse-drawn carriages, saddle horses and walking.
• On this 8 mile island circumference, there are no chain hotels or restaurants.
• Accessible by boats from St Ignace (Upper Peninsula) or Mackinaw City (Lower Peninsula). 
• Peak Tourism Season is May - October, less crowded early May or late October.
  
• Foliage colors best late September to mid October.
• The romantic film, Somewhere in Time (1980) was filmed on Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel
• Island Attractions: Anne’s Tablet, Arch Rock, Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, Crack In The Island, Fort Holmes, Fort Mackinac, Grand Hotel, Horse in History Museum, Kite Flying at Windermere Point, Mission Point Resort’s Lawn, Original Butterfly House & Insect World, Skull Cave, Somewhere In Time Gazebo, Stone Skipping (Windermere Point), Sugar Loaf and Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory.
• Well known for Mackinac Island Fudge, unique dining and shopping.

Mackinac Main Street, Mackinac Island, MI. Photo Credit: Unsplash

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Alden Dow House & Studio, Badger, Bay View, Calumet Historic District, City of Milwaukee, Cranbrook, Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office, Edison Institute, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Ernest Hemingway Cottage, Fair Lane, Fisher Building, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex, Fort Michilimackinac, Fox Theater, General Motors Building, General Motors Technical Center, Governor Charles Croswell House, Governor Warner Mansion, Grand Hotel, Guardian Building, Hackley & Hume Historic Site, Highland Park Ford Plant, Historic Chapin Mansion, Honolulu House, Lightship No. 103 "HURON", Loren Andrus Octagon House, Mackinac Island, Mann House, Marshall Historic District, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Meadow Brook Hall, Meyer May House, Michigan State Capitol, Mies van der Rohe Residential District, Milwaukee Clipper, North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station, Norton Mound Group, Old Victoria, Parke-Davis Research Laboratory, Paulson House, Pewabic Pottery, Quincy Mining Company Historic District, Roethke House, Samuel Kingsley House, Ste Claire, St. Clair River Tunnel, St Ignace Mission, St Marys Falls Canal, Turner-Dodge House,  USS Silversides and W.K. Kellogg Manor House.
• Museums: Adventure Mine, A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Air Zoo,  Alden B Dow Home & Studio, Alden B Dow Museum of Science & Art, American Museum of Magic, Andrew J Blackbird Museum, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Anton Art Center, Arab American National Museum, Argus Museum, Au Sable Light Station,  Automotive Hall of Fame, Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Museum, Big Sable Point Light, Blanchard House, Bunert One-Room School House Museum, Bunert One-Room School House Museum, Cannery Boathouse Museum, Canton Historical Society & Museum, Cappon House & Settlers House Museums, Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, Cell Block 7 Prison Museum, Charles H Wright Museum of African American History, Charlton Park Historic Village & Museum, Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, Cobblestone Farm & Museum, Coopersville Area Historical Society & Museum, Copper Range Historical Museum, Coppertown USA Mining Museum, Cornish Pump Engine & Mining Museum, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cross in the Woods & Nun Doll Museum, Dearborn Historical Museum, Dennos Museum Center, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, DeVos Art Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Eagle Harbor Lighthouse & Museums, Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, Elk Rapids Historical Museum, Ella Sharp Museum,  Eyaawing Museum,  Fenton Museum, First Congregational Living Museum, Flint Children's Museum, Fort St Joseph Museum, Frank Murphy Memorial Museum, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Gardner House Museum, Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum, Gilmore Car Museum, Governor's Mansion Museum, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum, Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Grice House Museum, Grosvenor House Museum, Hack House Museum, Hadley Mill Museum, Hanka Finnish Homestead Museum, Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, Holland Museum, Houghton County Historical Museum, Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, IXL Historical Museum, Jim Crow Museum, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kaleva Bottle House Museum, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Kempf House Museum, Kingman Museum, Kruizenga Art Museum, Lake Odessa Museum, Leelanau Historical Museum, Lenawee Historical Society Museum, Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, Luce County Historical Museum, Marquette Maritime Museum, Marshlands Museum & Nature Center,Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Michigan Firehouse Museum, Michigan Iron Industry Museum,  Michigan Maritime Museum, Michigan Transit Museum, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Motown Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Museum of New Art, Museum of Ojibwa Culture, Museum Ship Valley Camp, Music House Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, Newton House Museum, Ontonagon Historical Museum, Old Mill Museum, Our Savior's Historical Museum, Phoenix Church & Museum, Pickford Historical Museum, Pickle Barrel House Museum, Pine Grove Historical Museum, Pioneer Log Cabin Museum, Polish Home Army Museum, Port Huron Museum, Presque Isle County Historical Museum, Rentschler Farm Museum, R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, Schoolcraft County Museum, Selfridge Military Air Museum, Seul Choix Point Light & Museum, Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum, Sloan Museum, Southern Michigan Railroad Museum, SS City of Milwaukee, St Mary's Preparatory Museums, Standish Depot Museum, Steam Railroading Institute, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, Stuart House Museum, Sturgeon Point Light House & Museum, Tecumseh Area Historical Museum, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, Ukrainian American Archives & Museum of Detroit, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, Upper Peninsula Firefighters Memorial Museum, USCGC Acacia, USCGC Bramble, USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, USS Silversides Submarine Museum, U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum, Voigt House Victorian Museum, Waterloo Farm Museum, Wexford County Historical Museum, Whaley Historic House Museum, White River Light Station Museum, William G Thompson House Museum, Wills Ste Claire Auto Museum, Wing House Museum, Wyandotte Museums, Yankee Air Museum, Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum and Ypsilanti Historical Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Abrams Planetarium, Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, Belle Isle Park, Berlin Raceway, Binder Park Zoo, Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, Cabela's, Carr-Fles Planetarium, Castle Farms, Central Mine & Village, Children's Zoo At Celebration Square, Church of Ste Anne, Colonial Michilimackinac, Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Cranbrook House & Gardens, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Crisp Point Light, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary & Zoological Gardens, Crossroads Village, Crystal Coaster Alpine Slide, Curwood Castle, Deer Tracks Junction, Delaware Copper Mine, Delta College Planetarium & Learning Center, Detroit Dragway, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Zoo, DeYoung Family Zoo, Drake Memorial House, Durand Union Station, Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station, Eby Log Cabin, Eccentric Cafe & General Store, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Edge Adventure, Elaine L Jacob Gallery, Elderly Instruments, Fallasburg Historical Village, Father Marquette National Memorial, Fayette Historic Townsite, Felt Mansion, Finnish American Heritage Center, Flash Flood At Full Blast, Flat Rock Speedway, Flint Institute of Arts, Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, Fort Mackinac, Fort Michilimackinac, Fort Wayne, Fort Wilkins & Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Forty Mile Point Light, Fox Park Public Observatory, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Ganton Art Gallery, GarLyn Zoo, Gerald E Eddy Discovery Center, Gerald R Ford Presidential Library, Gillette Sand Dune, GingerMan Raceway, Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Grand Traverse Bay, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, Grattan Raceway Park, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Quilt Center, Greenmead Historical Park, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo, Henry Ford Estate, Heritage House, Historic Adventist Village, Historic Bowens Mills, Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, Holocaust Memorial Center, Howell Nature Center, Huron Lightship, Hurst Planetarium, I-96 Speedway, Impression 5 Science Center, Indian Creek Zoo, Inland Seas Education Center, Isle Royale National Park, Jackson Speedway, James C Veen Observatory, Japanese Cultural Center & Tea House, John Ball Zoo Society, Kal-Haven Trail, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Kinde Water Slide, Kinross Speedpark, Kokomo's Family Fun Center, Krasl Art Center, Kreft Center Gallery, Lake Huron, Lansing Art Gallery, LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Michigan, Little Sable Point Light, Little Valley MX Park, Longway Planetarium, LSSU Arts Center Gallery, Ludington Light, Lumberman's Monument, Marquette Harbor Light, Merritt Speedway, McGulpin Point Light, Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park & Wild Water Adventure, Michigan Art Walk, Michigan International Speedway, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Michigan Science Center, Midland Center for the Arts, Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Mid-Michigan Raceway Park, Midway Sports & Entertainment, Milan Dragway, Mill Creek State Historic Park, Milwaukee Clipper, Mission Point Lighthouse, Motawi Tileworks, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Munising Falls, Mystery Spot, Navarre-Anderson Trading Post, Nelis' Dutch Village, New Presque Isle Light, Northfork Farms & Outback, Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing, Oakland University Art Gallery, Old Jail, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Old Presque Isle Light, Onaway Speedway, Overbrook Gallery, Padzieski Art Gallery, Paint Creek Trail, Parker Mill, Peninsula Point Light, Pewabic Pottery, Pictured Rocks, Pioneer Log Village, Point Betsie Light, Point Iroquois Light, Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse, Porcupine Mountain, Potter Park Zoo, Quincy Mine, Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Robinson Planetarium, Rock Harbor Light, Saarinen House & Gardens, Roscommon Zoo, Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery, Sand Point Light, Sea Life Michigan Aquarium, Shorts Brewing Company, Silver Beach Center & Carousel, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Soaring Eagle Waterpark, Soo Locks, South Manitou Island Lighthouse, Spartan Speedway, Springport Motor Speedway, Stephen F Wessling Observatory, St Lawrence River, Summer Wind Farms Sanctuary, Tawas Point Light, The Henry Ford, TreeHouse, Tri-City Motor Speedway, Turnip Rock, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Upper Peninsula International Raceway, Walker Tavern, Warner Vineyards Winery, Whitefish Point Light, Whittemore Speedway, Wilderness Trails Zoo, Windmill Island Gardens and Wolcott Mill Metropark. 
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Ann Arbor, Bellaire, Dearborn, Detroit, Empire, Farmington Hills, Flint, Frankenmuth, Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Harbor Springs, Houghton, Indian River, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Lewiston, Livonia, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, Marquette, Munising, Oscoda, Paradise, Port Hope, Rochester, Saginaw, Sterling Heights, St Ignace, Thompsonville, Traverse City, Troy and Warren.
• Special Events: (January) Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Ice Jam, North American International Auto Show, Plymouth Ice Fest, Tip-Up Town USA, Winter Wheat, (February) Dirty Show, Great Indoor Folk Festival, Hamtramck Music Fest, Mackinac Winter Festival, Motown Winter Blast, Winter Delights Festival, Winter Roots Festival, (March) Autorama, Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival, WO-Stock Music Festival, (April) GrandStand Music Festival, Monroe Street Fair & Hash Bash, Motor City Nightmares Horror Expo, Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival, (May) Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show, BBQ Blues & Bluegrass, MotorCity Comic Con, Movement Detroit, Movement Music Festival, National Cherry Festival, Review Music Awards Celebration, Tulip Time Festival, White Birch Music Festival, (June) Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit River Days, Downtown Hoedown, Hippie Fest, Jackson BluesFest, Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, Motor City Irish Fest (MCIF), Music at Opa! Fest, Romeo Peach Fest, Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival, Target Fireworks, (July) Ann Arbor Art Fest, Concours D'Elegance, Faster Horses Festival, International Food Festival, Marshall Bluegrass Festival, Michigan ElvisFest, Michigan Jazz Festival, National Cherry Festival, Sounds & Sights Festival, Uncle Sam Jam, Woodtick Music Festival, (August) APBA Gold Cup Races, Frankenmuth Summer Music Fest, Grand Marais Music & Arts Festival, Jazz on the River, Mackinac Island’s Fudge Festival, Memphis Blues Festival Michigan, Michigan Renaissance Festival, Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Square Dance Convention, Sun Dried Music Festival, Suttons Bay Art Fair, Unity Christian Music Festival, Woodward Dream Cruise, (September) Arts Beats & Eats, Berserker, Detroit Jazz Festival, Marquette Area Blues Fest, Michigan BluesFest, Michigan Irish Music Festival, Michigan State Fair, Movement - Electronic Music Festival, Music at Dally in the Alley, Music at Oktoberfest West Michigan, Thumbfest, Underground Railroad Heritage Gathering, (October) Annual Michigan State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest , Big Country Fest, Theatre Bizarre, Youmacon, (November) Detroit Thanksgiving Parade, (December) Mittenfest and Noel Night.

Benton Harbor, MI. Photo Credit: June Simonton/Pixabay

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Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts State Flag

 

"Commonwealth of Massachusetts"

"The Baked Bean State", The Bay State", "The Codfish State", "The Old Bay State", "The Old Colony State", "The Pilgrim State" and "The Puritan State".

Why visit Massachusetts?

Early American historians also interested in arts, biking, events, festivals, fishing, kayaking, hiking, history, lighthouses, museums, nightlife, performing arts, sailing, seacoast, seafood, scenery, ships, shopping, skiing and whale watching.

Martha's Vineyard, MA. Photo Credit: MV Vacation/Unsplash 

At a Glance

• Capital: Boston
• State Bird: Chickadee
• State Dessert: Boston Cream Pie
• State Flower: Mayflower
• State Gemstone: Rhodonite
• State Mammal: None
• State Rock: Roxbury Puddingstone 

Fun Facts

• Founded in 1636, Harvard University (Cambridge) is the oldest institution of higher education in our country.
  
• During 1692 (Salem Village) a group of girls were said to be possessed by the devil. Claims of local witchcraft became known as Salem Witch Trials.
• In 1799, established the first Marine Hospital (Boston). 
  
• During John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman (1774-1845) native born in Leominster was known for planting apple trees in the Midwest.
• Birthplace (Adam) of Susan Brownell Anthony (Susan B Anthony) (1820-1906) for her role in the Women's Suffrage Movement. Dollar coin minted during 1979-1981 and in 1999.
• Birthplace (Amherst) of Poet, Emily Dickinson (1855-1886).
  
• In 1897, Tremont Street Subway, our nation's first subway opened.
  
• In 1930, Whitman Toll House Restaurant claimed the invention of the chocolate chip cookie.
  
• In 2004, the first U.S. state to legally recognize same-sex marriage.
  
• Boston Light (Little Brewster Island) was our country's first lighthouse built.
• Public-school students place among the top tier in the world in academic performance and the highest average IQ in the U.S.
  
• Birthplace of Norman Percevel Rockwell (1894-1978), Painter and Theodor "Ted" Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), Author well known for "Dr Seuss" books.
  
• Features 20 National Parks, 34 State Forests and 48 State Parks.

Massachusetts Foliage. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Amy Poehler (Actress), Bette Davis (Actress), Billy Squier (Musician), Conan O'Brien (Comedian), Grace Elizabeth Gold (Athlete), John Burke Krasinski (Actor), John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Late President), Michael Anthony Eruzione "Rizz Rizzo" (Athlete), Nancy Kerrigan (Athlete), Peter "Pete" Goodwill Hamilton "The Dedham Flash" (NASCAR Driver), Steven Carell (Comedian) and Uma Thurman (Actress), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Field of Dreams (1989), Flowers In The Attic (1987), Ghostbuster (2016), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2004), Cider House Rules (1999), Shutter Island (2010), The Departed (2005), The Good Son (1993) and The Proposal (2008), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Massachusetts: Caleb’s Crossing (written by Geraldine Books), Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn (written by Henry Wadsworth), The Crucible (written by Arthur Miller), The House of the Seven Gables (written by Nathaniel Hawthorne) ,The Namesake (written by Jhumpa Lahiri), The Scarlet Letter (written by Nathaniel Hawthorne) and Walden (written by Henry David Thoreau), just to name a few.

Boston, MA. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Boston is the windiest large city in our country, regardless of Chicago's claims.
  
• Along Cape Cod's National Seashore, wild roses grow amongst the marshes.
• Whale Watching is at Cape Cod, Gloucester and Provincetown.
• A Fishing License is required in freshwater.
• Summertime elegant picnics happen on the lawn at Tanglewood.
• Ferry Service to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
• Fall Foliage is usually best mid September - October.

Subject to humidity, hurricanes, snowstorms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: May - October
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July
• Peak Season: June - August

Edgartown Light Station, Edgartown, MA. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Alden House Historic Site, Bancroft's Castle, Bancroft Tower, Ben Franklin House, Bloody Angle, Boardman House, Boston African American National Historic Site, Boston Massacre Site, Boston's Old City Hall, Charles Street Meeting House, Chesterwood, Crane Estate, Custom House Place, Dorothy Quincy Homestead, Fort Pickering, Framingham Historical Society, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Gardner-Pingree House, Hamilton Hall, Hancock-Clarke House, Harlow Old Fort House, Hoxie House, Harvard Shaker Village Historic District, Jack Kerouac Birthplace, Jason Russell Grave Site, Jethro's Tree, John Brown Bell, John Coburn House, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, John J Smith House, John Nelson House, John Ward House, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Lexington Common National Historic Site, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Lyman Estate (The Vale), Mary Baker Eddy Historic House, Nike Missile Launching Site, Nike Missile Site B-05, Nike Missile Site B-63, Old Gaol, Old Schwamb Mill, Old Mill, Old South Meeting House, Old Town Hall, Paul Revere Capture Site, Phillips House, Phillips School, Robbins House, Robert Frost Farm State Historic Site, Robert Treat Paine Estate (Stonehurst), Salisbury Mansion, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Samuel Parris Archaeological Site, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Silver Mine Historic Site, Springfield Armory National Historic Site, The Old Belfry, State Armory, The Witch House, Thoreau Cabin Site, Toll House Inn Historical Site, Wayside Inn Grist Mill and W.E.B. Du Bois National Historic Site.
• Museums: Abigail Adams Historical Society, Agawam Historical & Fire House, American Antiquarian Society, Armenian Museum of America, Atwood Museum, Balch House, Bare Cove Fire Museum, Battleship Cove, Beauport, Berkshire County Historical Society, Bidwell House Museum, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Boston Children's Museum, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Braintree Historical Society, Brook Farm Historic Site, Buckman Tavern, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cape Ann Museum, Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Clark Art Institute, Codman Estate, Concord Museum, Cooper Frost Austin House, Crosby Mansion, Davis Museum, Discovery Museum, Dr Robert Goddard Rocket Launch Site, EcoTarium, Edward Gorey House, Emily Dickinson Museum, Fairbanks House, Fall River Historical Society, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fruitlands Museum, Golden Ball Tavern Museum, Gore Place, Gropius House, Hammond Castle Museum, Heritage Museums & Gardens, Historic Deerfield, Historic New England, Historic New England Cogswell's Grant, Hingham Historical Society, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Jackson Homestead & Museum, James Barrett Farm, Jason Russell House, John Cabot House, John F Kennedy Birthplace, John F Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, John Hale House,  John Paul Jones House, John Whipple House, Lexington Historical Society, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Maria Baldwin House, Marlborough Historical Society, Massachusetts Historical Society, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCa), Mayflower Society House, McMullen Museum of Art, Mead Art Museum, Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, Mission House, MIT Museum, Munroe Tavern, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Modern Renaissance, Museum of Russian Icons, Museum of Science, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National PT Boat Museum, Naumkeag, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Norman Rockwell Museum, Old State House, Optical Heritage Museum, Otis House Museum, Page House, Parson Barnard House, Parson Capen House, Paul Revere Statue, Peabody Essex Museum, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Plimoth Plantation, Plumbing Museum, Public Health Museum,Quincy Historical Society, Ralph Waldo Emerson House, Richard Sparrow House, Rocky Hill Meeting House, Rotch Jones Duff House & Garden Museum, Royall House, Salem Witch Museum, Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Sandwich Glass Museum, Scargo Tower, Scottish Rite Masonic Museum, Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Springfield Museums, Stevens-Coolidge Place, Storrowton Village Museum, Susan B Anthony Birthplace Museum, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, The Harvard Museum of Natural History, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The Jeremiah Lee Mansion, The Little Red Shop Museum, The New England Quilt Museum, The Old Manse, The Paul Revere House, The Pickering House, The Rose Art Museum, The Salem Museum, The Wayside Home of Authors, USNS Hiddensee, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum & The USS Salem, USS Cassin Young, USS Constitution Museum, Waltham Museum, Weston Historical Museum, Whaling Museum, Whistler House Museum Of Art, William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Williams College Museum of Art, Wilmington Town Museum, Winslow House Museum, Witch Dungeon Museum and Worcester Art Museum. 
• Popular Attractions:  5 Wits Patriot Place, Abbot Hall, Acton Arboretum, 
  Adams National Historical Park, All Saints Way, Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center, Apex Entertainment Marlborough, Arcadian Shop, Arnold Arboretum, Aquinnah Cliffs Overlook, Bash Bish Falls State Park, Beacon Hill, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Bird Sanctuary, Black Heritage Trail, Boston Athenaeum, Boston's Back Bay, Boston Common, Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park, Boston Irish Famine Memorial, 
  Boston National Historical Park, Boston Public Garden, Boston Public Library, Breakheart Reservation, Brewster Gardens, Bridge of Flowers, Broken Creek Vineyard & Winery, Brooks Village, Bunker Hill Monument, Burial Hill, Burnside Fountain, Cambridge Common, Cambridgeside Galleria, Cape Cod Rail Trail, Castle Hill, Castle Island, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charles River Esplanade,Chinatown Gate, Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, CoCo Key Water Park Boston North Shore, Copley Place, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Crane Beach Reservation, Davis Farmland, 
  Derby Wharf Light Station, Durant-Kenrick House & Grounds,Edaville Family Theme Park, Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Sculpture, Effie M Morrissey, Ether Monument, Faneuil Hall, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Fenway Park, Fenway Studios, Flying Horses Carousel, Fort Independence, Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Fort Sewall, Fort Warren, Franklin Park Zoo, Good Harbor Beach, Granary Burying Ground, Great Dome, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Great Molasses Flood Plaque, Great Point Lighthouse, Great Wolf Lodge Water Park, Greenway Open Market, Hart Nautical Gallery, Harvard Bridge, Harvard Square, Harvard University, Higgins Patrol Torpedo Boat PT-796, Hood Milk Bottle, Hopkinton State Park, Horace Mann Statue, Hosmer House, House of the Seven Gables, Jenney Interpretive Centre, Jiminy Peak Mountain Adventure Park, John Harvard Statue, Johnny Kelley Statue, King's Chapel, Larz Anderson Park, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston, Look Memorial Park, Lowell National Historic Park, Madonna Queen of the Universe Shrine, Martha's Vineyard, Mary Baker Eddy Library, 
  Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Meriam's Corner, Minute Man National Historical Park, Minuteman Statue, MIT Geodetic Observatory, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Greylock State Reservation, My Fair Lady, Myles Standish’s Legs, National Monument to the Forefathers, National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New England Aquarium, Nickerson State Park, North Bridge, North Point Park, Norumbega Tower, Old Corner Book Store, Old South Church, Old Sturbridge Village, Paper House, Park Street Church, Paul Revere Grave, Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Pilgrim Monument, Plimoth Grist Mill, Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth Rock, Proctor's Ledge, Prudential Center, Quabbin Park, Quabbin Reservoir, Rainsford Island, Remis Auditorium, Robert Gould Shaw & 54th Regiment Memorial, Salem Pioneer Village, Salem Village Parsonage, Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, Saxonville Beach, Scituate Lighthouse, Seekonk Grand Prix, Skywalk Observatory, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Stone Library, Southwick's Zoo, Stone Zoo, Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary, Symphony Hall, Tanglewood, TD Garden, Ten Pound Island Lighthouse, The Botanic Garden of Smith College, The House of the Seven Gables, The Mount, The Wayside Home of Authors, Thomas Land USA, The New England Holocaust Memorial, Three Sisters Sanctuary, Tiananmen Memorial, Trinity Church, Veterans War Memorial Tower, Wachusett Ski Area, Wahconah Falls State Park, Walden Pond, Washington Elm, Winter Island and Wright's Tower.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Belchertown, Berkshires, Boston, Brimfield, Brockton, Cambridge, Cape Cod, Charlestown, Concord, Dalton, Deerfield, Fall River Gloucester, Ipswich, Lee, Lexox, Lexington, Lowell, Mashpee, Mendon, Mount Washington, Nantucket, New Bedford, North Adams, Pittsfield, Oak Bluffs, Plymouth, Princeton, Provincetown, Rockport, Salem, Springfield, Sturbridge, Sudbury, Wellfleet, Williamstown and Worcester, Wrentham.
• Special Events: (January) Boston Wine Expo, L Street Brownies, (February) Boston Science Fiction Film Festival, Hot Stove Cool Music, New England Boat Show, PAX East, Truck Day, (March) Dine Out Boston, St Patrick's Day Parade, (April) ArtWeek, Boston Marathon, Greek Independence Parade, Patriot's Day, (May) Boston Calling Music Festival, Cape Cod Maritime Days, Haitian Parade, Harvard Square Mayfair, Walk for Hunger, (June) Boston Gay Pride Day, Boston Pride Parade & Festival, Bunker Hill Parade, Cambridge Dance Party, Donna Summer Memorial Roller Disco, Dorchester Parade, Historic Drover's Roast, Jacob’s Pillow Festival, Jams for Jake, June Day Parade,  Solid Sound Festival, St. Peter’s Fiesta, Williamstown Theatre Festival, (July) Boston Harborfest, Boston Hip Hop Fest, Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon, Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, Festival Betances, Green River Festival, Levitate Music & Arts Festival, Lowell Folk Festival, North End's Italian, Outside the Box Festival, Puerto Rican Parade, Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival, Sad Summer Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, Working Waterfront Festival,(August) Boston Carnival, Boston Fuzzstival, Boston Jazz Fest, Boston Kiddies Carnival, Boston Seafood Festival, Gloucester Blues Festival, Lobsterfest,  Marshfield Fair, North End's Italian, Riverfest Seaside Music Festival, Salem Jazz & Soul Festival, St. Anthony's Feast, Tanglewood Music Festival, (September) Boston Freedom Rally (Hempfest), Brimfield Antiques & Collectibles Show, Evolution of Hip Hop Festival, FreshGrass Festival, JP Music Festival, South Shore Country Festival, The Eastern States Exposition (The Big E), Together Boston,(October) Arlington International Film Festival, Clamfest, Harvard Square Oktoberfest & HONK!, Haunted Happenings, Head of the Charles Regatta, HUBweek, (November) Build Boston, (December) Boston Tea Party ReEnactment, Edaville Railroad Festival of Lights, and First Night.

The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

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