NEW ENGLAND


ITINERARY TWO CULTURAL NEW ENGLAND Start point: Hartford, Connecticut • End point: Bangor, Maine • Distance travelled: 465 miles • Average length: 10 days


New England is such a cultural heavyweight, its stories flow in the veins of most Americans. This itinerary uses some of the destination’s pivotal historical moments and famous residents to guide a trip from Connecticut to Maine — and from the 17th century to the present day. Rent a car and give yourself plenty of time on the road, to experience the sense of discovery that much local history instils. Start in Hartford, famed for its literary


heritage, before moving onto Boston to follow in the footsteps of the nation’s founders. Salem, with its history of witch trials, and Concord, the site of key 18th-century battles, make for interesting day trips before the route heads north through New Hampshire. Home to Mount Washington, New England’s


highest peak at 6,288ft, the White Mountains are the best place to swap the wheel for walking boots. In Maine, the road skirts the Great North Woods to Bangor, the longtime home of author Stephen King, for the last stop.


HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT


This city by the Connecticut River brings to mind the sound of pages turning and of coffee being sipped. It has a gloriously gothic State Capitol building, but come to pay homage to two 19th-century literary greats. Visit the Mark Twain House & Museum, the Victorian family home of the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, then it’s a two-minute walk to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. A tour here explores the life of the abolitionist author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin — as well as social issues including enslavement and racism. marktwainhouse.org harrietbeecherstowecenter.org


BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS


It’s a two-hour drive to New England’s biggest hitting city. Boston labours hard over its history and a key highlight is the Freedom Trail. It winds past a roster of revolutionary landmarks, including Boston Common, the


country’s oldest public park; Faneuil Hall, where speeches encouraging independence from Great Britain took place in the 18th century; and the site where Benjamin Franklin went to school. An equally memorable education is to experience the thwack of a baseball at Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. Locals call it the definitive sports night in America. thefreedomtrail.org mlb.com


SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS


Take a day trip to Salem, a half-hour drive east of Boston. The town’s most infamous period came between February 1692 and May 1693, when 200 locals were accused of the dark arts and persecuted — the largest series of witchcraft trials to ever take place in North America. Eventually, 19 were hanged. Join a tour to see the Witch House, where one of the judges lived, the Witch Trials Memorial and the Old Burying Point Cemetery. salemwitchmuseum.com


ITINERARY TWO


1. Hartford 2. Boston 3. Salem 4. Concord 5. Bretton Woods 6. Bangor


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