15 Best Things to Do in Norton (MA) The city of Norton, population 20,000 in Pierston County, has long been on the sports map as the home of TPC Boston, which hosted the Dell Technologies Championship until 2019. Norton Center Village, where you’ll find the city’s civic institutions, is located adjacent to Wheaton College’s 500-acre … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Pepperell (MA) On the MA/NH line in Middlesex County, Pepperell is a rural town with a variety of farms where you can pick your own fruit, meet barnyard animals, or purchase great fresh produce and pasture-raised meats at the farm stand. The land was first settled in 1720, and … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Athol (MA) Nestled in the wooded hills of north-central Massachusetts, Athol is a small town of 12,000 located on the banks of the Millers River, a tributary of the Connecticut River. The river is a unifying feature of the city and its sister city of Orange, and is the … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Dennis (MA) Made up of five villages, Dennis is a town located in the central Cape, and is considered by many to be the cultural center of Cape Cod. You can see why the Cape Theater, Cape Cod Museum of Art, and Cape Cinema are all gathered here on … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Carver (MA) This rural town west of Plymouth in southeastern Massachusetts is located in the middle of a natural swamp area. In fact, 50% of Carver’s area consists of wetlands. Since the 18th century, this has made the town an important site for bog iron, which is extracted from … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Lakeville (MA) Lakeville is located in Massachusetts’ cranberry country, and about one-fifth of its land area is covered by water. Along with dozens of cranberry bogs, Lakeville is home to Assawomset Pond, the largest natural lake in Massachusetts. The pond is part of a larger complex that serves as … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Auburn (MA) South of Worcester, Auburn is a town of 17,000 and was incorporated as a “ward” in 1778. The name did not stick because it was too similar to the nearby town of Ware, so the new name Auburn was chosen in 1837. Auburn holds a special place … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Bourne (MA) Located just below Cape Cod, Bourne is made up of seven villages on either side of the Cape Cod Canal. For visitors, all Bourne draws is the Great Waterway, which opened in 1914. You can walk or bike along the beach, take a train across the magnificent … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Sandwich (MA) Located on the Upper Cape, Sandwich is a historic town facing Cape Cod Bay and was first settled in 1637. Since the 1820s, Sandwich has earned a reputation as New England’s largest glassmaking center, and this history is presented in vivid detail at the Sandwich Glass Museum, … Read more
15 Best Things to Do in Wilbraham (MA) This eastern suburb of Springfield is bordered by the Chicopee River to the north. The northern part of the town was formerly industrial, while the southern part was agricultural. Wilbraham is mostly residential now, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of farms around where you can … Read more