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Why drive to Newport when you can float instead?

Psst, visitors: Riding the ferry, a 65-foot catamaran named the Ocean State, is an easy and affordable way to get from Providence to Newport while taking in the beauty of the state and Narragansett Bay, deemed an “estuary of national significance,” by Congress.

Park it here on the Cape Cod Rail Trail

Feel like doing just a bit of the rail trail, or ready to go end-to-end? Here are some places to park your car for free.

In San Francisco, new destinations over the top

How to be over the top, but not obnoxiously so? If there’s a way to do indulgence tastefully, the new Virgin Hotel comes close.

You can visit, as long as you promise not to sing ‘Walking in Memphis’

Even after a few days of biscuit-and-gravy-fueled sightseeing, you’ll barely capture the city’s flavor.

Cool cruising along the Cape Cod Rail Trail
Traveling through the towns of Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and Wellfleet, the Cape Cod Rail Trail “passes through all types of neighborhoods: residential, commercial, woodlands, ponds, bogs, trees, fields, swamps and creeks.”

Some of the Cape’s finest hours: On the big screen and printed page
Cape Cod has provided inspiration and settings to many a novelist and filmmaker. If you’re heading to the Cape this summer, you may want to check out a book or a movie before you go.

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Get stuck on sticks with a visit to ‘A Passing Fancy’

Over the last 30 years, Patrick Dougherty has completed more than 250 stick sculptures, or “stickworks,” all over the world, and involving community volunteers is a hallmark of his process.

Cape Cod baseball, where the grass is real and the price is right

The Cape Cod Baseball League is a summertime staple on the Cape. The best collegiate players in the country compete nightly before Major League scouts, and gems emerge from diamonds.

The VIP Lounge | Seth Moulton

The VIP Lounge with Seth Moulton

We caught up with the presidential candidate to talk about all things travel.

Here, there, and everywhere

Here, there, and everywhere

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Could clues to Harvard Square’s future be found in a stunning new English hotel?

What will Gerald Chan make of properties he’s been scooping up in the Boston area? If Heckfield Place is any indicator, we won’t know for a while, but it will be worth the wait.

At Gray’s Grist Mill, they’re feeding tradition

Johnny cakes are the featured attraction at the Westport mill, one of the oldest continually operating grist mills in New England.

World’s largest airlines taking small steps to reduce cabin waste

Will it be enough?

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How can you make a difference?

Experts say to start small. Here are some tips.


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