Massachusetts : Tourist Hot Spots

The state of Massachusetts is among the most populous states of US that appeal with its variety of places to visit and lots of activities to do. The state has refined villages of Berkshire Hills and sandy beaches of Cape Cod largely visited by the tourists round the year. Massachusetts is also the witness of American Revolution movement of Boston and history lovers can find here Colonial Plymouth for their exploration. Its cities like Boston, Springfield, Cambridge offers other source of entertainment and different sorts of outdoor activities.

Boston:
Boston the capital of Massachusetts is one of America’s oldest cities. It is one of the country’s premier tourist attractions due to its finest location on the Atlantic Ocean and witnesses heavy flow of tourists all round the year.

• Beacon Hill: Boston’s most historic and affluent residential neighborhood where upper class society of the city lives. It is the state house of the city where golden domed building of Massachusetts’s government is situated.
• Charlestown: Steeped in Boston’s colonial history and Italian quarter since 1920. It is the northern end of the city that exhibits the attractive old buildings and numerous points of excursions .It is the site of many historical houses like, Bunker Hill Monument, 221ft granite statue that commemorates the revolutionary War’s first major battle, USS Constitution, world’s oldest commissioned warship.
• Faneuil Hall: It was constructed as a market and public meeting place and since from the beginning to the present days, the place is still in its original look. It contains military museum their weaponries, uniforms and paintings of battles whereas the ground floor is still occupied by market stalls.
• Copley Square: It is the main plaza of the Back Bay area and surrounded by old historic and ultra modern buildings including the beautiful French Romanesque. The area is bounded by Trinity Church, Boston Public Library and Prudential Center 
• Museum of Fine Arts: Among one of the country’s finest art museums, covers diverse collection ranging from Rembrandt oil paintings to contemporary arts, French impressionist paintings, American arts, Egyptian sculptures to modern video installation pieces. It was designed by I.M. Pei and partners and completed in 1981.
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Exhibits magnificent paintings, tapestries, sculptures and furniture both American and European style. Vast collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner assembled here from the 19th and 20th century.
  

Cape Cod National Seashore: Is the 40 miles seashore from Eastham to Provincetown. The shore can be considered as the treasure trove of exotic beaches, dunes and forests. Coast Guard Beach is the one of the best beaches of Cape.

Plymouth- Plimoth Plantation: An authentically re created pilgrim village of 17th century. Everything from houses to crops, cooking styles and even languages through costumed interpreters make the visitors feel to the period.

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem: Exhibits Salem’s rich maritime history with arts and furnishings from Asia by the traders. Include some of the finest artifacts from island tribes along with the artwork from China, Japan and Korea.

Martha’s Vineyard:
Unlike many beaches Martha’s Vineyard celebrates diversity; it is the most extensive island of the world. It features a number of beaches and six towns. Aquinnah on the west and Oak Bluffs are the homes for many wealthy African Americans. It is located along with the shoreline of New England.

Cambridge: Located across the Charles River from Boston, it is home to academic milestones of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harvard University which is known for its dozens of Nobel laureates and Harvard Museum of Natural History, has one of the USA’s best native Americans exhibits and its galleries include the Glass Flower collection.