NEW ENGLAND ICONIC TRIPS New England. Those two words immediately bring to mind a cacophony of images. Craggy coastline, dotted with lighthouses. Lobsters, fresh from the sea, served up on rustic tables with boiled corn and potatoes. The spec-tacular display of autumnal color along a quiet Vermont country road. History-rich Ivy League campuses, buzzing with creativity and a thirst for knowledge. New England is indeed all these things, but it’s also greater than the sum of its parts. It’s these tangible sights, sounds and tastes, but it’s also a feeling – the emotion of this special place brought to life by artists and writers so inspired by this legendary landscape.

The following chapter is a collection of trips that encompass the best of New England’s best. Grouped to-gether, they create unique vignettes that will twist and turn you through the scenic roads, making stops for the best food and drinks along the way, and possibly inspiring you to pick up a paintbrush, dust off your typewriter, or even reenroll in college. Somehow, the northeastern corner of the country has that effect on folks.

Six states. Eight iconic trips. One New England.

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New England may be famous for churning out

some of the world’s best writers, but it’s also made a significant contribution to the music scene. Here are some of our favorites for a long coastal or mountain drive:

· “More Than a Feelin,” Boston

· “Sweet Rhode Island Red,” Ike & Tina

· “Moonlight in Vermont,” Willie Nelson

· “U-Mass,” The Pixies

· “The Beautiful Song,” Willard Grant Conspiracy

· “The State of Massachusetts,” Dropkick Murphys

· “Old Cape Cod,” John Prine & Mac Wiseman

· “Dream On,” Aerosmith

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Danbury

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Pawtucket

Fall River

Braintree

Greenfield

Bellows Falls

Bethel

Skowhagen

Houlton

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Portland

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Mystic

Portsmouth

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