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Planning a New England coast road trip?
As a lifelong New Englander, I am frequently asked by out-of-town family and friends where they should visit on a trip to our corner of the US. That’s a difficult question to answer because there are so many incredible places to recommend!
But, without a doubt, my default answer is to suggest a trip along the coast anywhere from Rhode Island to Maine.
A meandering tour along the ocean from Narragansett Bay, around Cape Cod, up the North Shore of Massachusetts and on to the shorelines of New Hampshire and Maine takes you through some of the most picturesque and historic towns in New England.
And I don’t know anyone who would turn down a fresh seafood dinner and a sunset walk along a quaint harbor or on a lovely, white sand…