Boston Canada Travel

1) The exchange rate! With the Canadian Dollar at highs not seen since 2007, the bang for the loonie goes much further than the greenback.

2) Massachusetts has put going green as a top priority, so it’s easy to find restaurants and hotels offering recycling, locavore menus from nearby farms and public transportation to get around.

3) Massachusetts was one of the first settlements in the US; walk along the Freedom Trail, see the oldest University in the US, experience the first settlers’ lives at Plimoth Plantation, among others.

4) Boston is one of the most visited cultural cities on the East Coast. Visit the newly opened West Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts, or the most important collection of Renaissance Art at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, or the latest in contemporary art at the waterfront Institute of Contemporary Art.

5) Second to art is the number of sports visitors coming to Boston. Catch a baseball game at the historic Fenway Park, or hang onto the edge of your seat with the Boston Bruins hockey team.

6) Water enthusiasts can enjoy whale-watching, visiting the Boston Harbor Islands and lighthouses, and taking in the breathtaking coastal views along the coast of Massachusetts.

7) Enjoy a tranquil vacation on Cape Cod, just like the locals. Board the ferry at either Falmouth or Hyannis, and head to the Islands–Nantucket, the inspiration for Moby Dick, or Martha’s Vineyard, the preferred vacation spot of our recent presidents!

8)Enjoy seeing Massachusetts’ agricultural roots and follow the trends of Culinary Tourism. Stop to sip French-style, award-winning sparkling wine at Wesport Rivers Winery, then follow up with a cheese sampling at Shy Brothers’ Farm, a burgundy-style French cheese you’ll rave about.

9)Shop til you drop! Bargain hunters can scrounge at high-class outlets like in Wrentham, MA or the famed Filene’s Basement or Frugal Fannies. Blueblood discounts galore and top quality merchandise to boot.

10) Enjoy the former summer “cottages” of the American 19th century elite in the Berkshires, in Western Massachusetts. Bring a picnic and enjoy the symphony “en plein air” at Tanglewood, and be sure to see the works of American’s most beloved American artist, at the Norman Rockwell Museum.