Boston is a great destination for every road trip planner. Expand the trip a little and make it a three-city Massachusetts road trip. Gather your friends and take an adventurous vacation to the cities of Boston, Plymouth and Salem.
Boston
Day 1. Start the Boston part of your road trip with an interesting city introduction. Join the very well-recommended Boston Duck Tours to learn about the areas and attractions you want to spend more time later on for a closer look. Follow the red mark and walk through history along the two and a half-mile Freedom Trail. The trail comprises of sixteen historical sites that include a variety of homes and churches, public infrastructures and even burying grounds that all tell stories of Boston's rich culture and colorful past.
The Boston Common is where the Freedom Trail begins. This is a great place to take a break and rest from your road trip. Boston Common is actually America's oldest park where both locals and visitors go to for some R&R. Within the Boston Common alone are great historical monuments you would definitely want to take pictures of: Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and the Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Regiment monument. Also along the Freedom Trail is the multi-purpose Faneuil Hall. It has a museum with artifacts from Boston's early history and a venue for community speeches. Equally notable is the house of the American silversmith and patriot, Paul Revere. The Paul Revere House is the oldest building in Downtown Boston and is one of the most frequented stops among the sixteen Freedom Trail sites. It now serves as a museum of his silver work. After the long and educational tour of the Freedom Trail, the famous Cheers bar along Beacon Street is a good place to rest with a meal from the very interesting menu and a few drinks before retiring for a good night's sleep at The Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
Day 2. Wander off Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods, the Beacon Hill, to continue with your Massachusetts road trip. It is nicknamed “The Hill” by locals, and has always been home to various influential figures such as statesmen, artists and intellectuals. The Hill is lined with majestic brownstone buildings along the cobblestone streets, with cafes, antique shops and boutiques. Next, relive the Boston tea party at the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum by tossing your own bale of tea into the water on board a replica of the British ship. Take the time to visit the Old North Church, the oldest religious structure in Boston, which has a special place in American history. The church still holds services every Sunday morning. Give yourself some time to ingest all the information you learned with a little stroll at the Public Garden.
Plymouth
Day 3. Continue your road trip with a forty five-minute drive to Plymouth. Join various tours such as the Tailored Tours, Happy Trails Historic Van Tours, Plymouth Harbor Cruises aboard the Pilgrim Belle and Colonial Lantern Tours to learn about the city and its historical facts and structures. The tours will certainly make you work up an appetite. Head off to Al's Restaurant for some Greek cuisine and off to the affordable Governor Bradford On The Harbour Hotel for the night.
Salem
Day 4. Before driving to Salem, stop at Plymouth Rock and Mayflower II to see the spot where the Pilgrims first step foot in the New World and the replica of the vessel they took from England. The road trip from Plymouth to Salem takes only a little over an hour. That leaves you a lot of time to explore a lot of Salem attractions.
Since Salem draws crowds who are particularly intrigued about witch stories, focus this part of your road trip on the origins of witchcraft as well as the city's early years. Start with the amphibious Moby Duck Tours, which is the best land and water tour in Salem. Visit the Salem Witch Museum, Witch History Museum, Salem Wax Museum of Witches and Seafarers, Salem Heritage Trail and the Witch House. The house was home to Judge Jonathan Corwin who played a significant role in the numerous witch trials that occurred in this Massachusetts city. Dare to have some haunted experience at Dracula's Castle and the Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour. Explore some of the beliefs and practices of the so-called witches at the Salem Witch Village and the 1630 Pioneer Village.
The great historical accounts and sights in Boston, Plymouth and Salem make this Massachusetts road trip worth taking. They will certainly inspire the road trip planner to organize another great multi-city adventure!
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