Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies, and the state is where GoNOMAD has its headquarters. Read articles about the Bay State, from the excitement of Boston to the beauty of Stockbridge in the Berkshires and everything in between.
The Mead Art Museum, The Emily Dickinson Museum, and the Beneski Museum of Natural History in Amherst by Carson McGrath The Pioneer Valley is full of creativity, culture, and imagination. Not only is the surrounding scenery of brightly glowing green mountains that pop out of light blue skies breathtaking, but you can also find beauty […]
A guide to restaurants in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, selected by the editor of the local weekly, The Valley Advocate, including a wide range.
By Emily Johnson North Adams’s Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, known as Mass MoCA, is already HUGE. The center, which engages all forms of arts in its outdoor and indoor venues, will house more than 540,000 feet of gallery space, which will double its current gallery footprint. For a size comparison, the massive Louvre, in Paris, […]
Experience the Best of Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet, Massachusetts after Labor Day By Sonja Stark You can have your summer crowds, your high priced hotels and your bumper-to-bumper traffic. Ask anybody who’s been to Cape Cod and they’ll tell you that the best time to visit this windswept peninsula is anytime after Labor Day. It’s a […]
Rockport is part of Cape Ann, the peninsula north of Boston MA, exploring this sea-faring town with its famous granite quarry and artist’s galleries.
By Shelley Rotner A good dream came true, especially for these two. Allison Baldwin and Ilene Mitnick left their corporate jobs and opened a B&B at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Roux is a beautifully restored 1870’s Victorian house on Bradford Street, in the East End gallery district. manifested a B & B in […]
Martha’s Vineyard: Follow in my Footsteps. A new book by Christopher Setterlund highlights favorite special places on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
Sea Crest Beach Hotel: On the Water in Falmouth By Max Hartshorne There are plenty of beachfront hotels in places like Mexico and Florida. But you don’t often get that ‘right on the beach’ experience in chillier Massachusetts. When we visited the Harbor View Hotel on Martha’s Vineyard, we found out about Scout Hotel’s other […]
Biking From New York to Canada, on the Western New England Greenway By Andy Christian Castillo Anyone who’s been anywhere in New England knows that the landscape features some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. From vibrant trails through fall foliage we have the perfect landscape three seasons a year for biking. The […]
Western Massachusett’s Best Towns for Summer Fun By Max Hartshorne, GoNOMAD Editor Massachusetts is so full of fantastic places it’s hard to nail down just a few. But we have selected four of Western Massachusetts’s most wonderful places to visit this summer. As the publishers of the GoNOMAD Travel website, based in South Deerfield MA, […]
A new Outdoor Ropes Course Dedicated to Sustainable Forestry By Erica Garnett Situated on 900 acres of Hemlock forest in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Ramblewild is the largest tree-to-tree adventure park in North America. Upon arrival, Ramblewild visitors are welcomed by the friendly staff at the wooden lodge. There, people have a chance to use […]
A Walk to the Sea Traces the Evolution of Boston’s Architecture By Sarah Robertson Many people don’t realize that Boston, like all cities, is constantly evolving. Living in the city we don’t realize it. We notice buildings being torn down, new ones taking their place, roads being paved, rerouted, and paved again. What we don’t […]
