Massachusetts Destination Guide

This Massachusetts destination guide is where you can find available luxury five star Massachusetts resorts, comfortable four star Massachusetts hotels, clean three star Massachusetts lodges, convenient two star Massachusetts inns, budget one star Massachusetts motels and the best vacations rentals in Massachusetts. This where you book a room and make hotel reservations at a place to stay and find information and tips on travel to Massachusetts. This getaway guide will help our readers find the perfect lodging accommodations in Massachusetts. Whether you are traveling with your family on a leisure holiday vacation or visiting for corporate business, our Massachusetts lodging guide will help you find a hotel room that suits your specific needs. Find travel books, travel gear, and event tickets, in MA.

Massachusetts (officially, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts) is a state in the New England region of the United States of America. Its capital is located in Boston. Massachusetts is bordered on the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, on the west by New York, on the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. At the southeastern corner of the state is a large, sandy, arm-shaped peninsula called Cape Cod. The islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket lie to the south of Cape Cod.

Massachusetts is known as the Bay State because of the several large bays that give its coastline its distinctive shape: Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay on the state's east coast, and Buzzards Bay to the south. A few cities and towns on the Massachusetts–Rhode Island border are also adjacent to Narragansett Bay. Boston is the largest city, located at the inmost point of Massachusetts Bay, at the mouth of the Charles River, the longest river entirely within Massachusetts. Most of the population of the Boston metropolitan area (approximately 5,800,000) does not live in the city; eastern Massachusetts on the whole is fairly densely populated and largely suburban. Western Massachusetts is more rural and sparsely populated, especially in the Berkshires, the branch of the Appalachian Mountains which forms the western border of the state. The most populated part of western Massachusetts is the Pioneer Valley, alongside the Connecticut River, which flows across Western Massachusetts from north to south.

Massachusetts Posters, Photos, and Post Cards
Shop for other Massachusetts Posters from AllPosters

Massachusetts harbors a variety of public land areas that include state forests and parks, historic sites, historical parks, wildlife refuges and a national seashore. Western Massachusetts encompasses the Berkshire Mountains within the Appalachian chain. These rolling hills some of the most interesting cultural institutions in the state including: Tanglewood, Daniel Chester French home, The Mount, etc. State Forests offer recreationists open space to pursue their favorite sports.

Mt. Greylock State Reserve contains the highest peak in the state, Mt. Greylock, at a height of 3,491 feet. The Appalachian Trail leads through this region. Boston is the political and cultural capital of the state. A myriad of museums, art centers and historic sites lie within the boundaries of this metro area. Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket comprise the southern reaches of this state. These are some of the favorite vacation spots of New Yorkers and New Englanders.

Cities with Lodging Hotels in Massachusetts
Amesbury Andover Attleboro Auburn Bedford Billerica Boston Bourne Boxborough Braintree Brockton Brookline Burlington Buzzards Bay Cambridge Chatham Chelmsford Chelsea Chicopee	Concord Danvers Dedham Eastham Falmouth Fitchburg Foxboro Framingham Franklin Gardner Great Barrington Greenfield Hadley Hancock Haverhill Hull Hyannis Lenox	Leominster Lexington Lowell Ludlow Malden Mansfield Marlboro Marlborough Medford Middleboro Milford Natick Needham New Bedford Newton Northampton North Attleboro Northborough North Dartmouth	Norwood Peabody Pittsfield Plymouth Quincy Randolph Raynham Revere Rockland Sandwich Saugus Seekonk Sharon Shrewsbury Somerset Somerville Southborough South Deerfield	South Yarmouth Springfield Stoughton Sturbridge Sudbury Tewksbury Tyngsboro Wakefield Waltham Wellesley Westborough West Dennis Westfield Westford West Springfield West Yarmouth Williamstown Woburn Worcester

The gateway to New England, Massachusetts was the destination of the Mayflower in 1620 and is one of the original 13 States. It is very diverse, offering everything from cobblestoned streets and village greens to space-age technology centres. The Berkshire Hills cut across its western corner. To the east the land rolls down to the sea, embracing the state capital, Boston, and the beaches of Cape Cod.

Massachusetts' diverse landscape allows outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy a plethora of activities. The western region of the state supports many facilities for camping, hiking, mountain biking and stream and lake fishing. Eastern Massachusetts long coastline supports every water activity including: sailing, water skiing, swimming and fishing.