New England

(Ontario, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Quebec, Maine)

Yes, I know that a few of those aren't in New England but we had to pass through them on the way.

[Page numbers refer to the Lonely Planet guide to Canada (lp) and Fodor's New England guide (f)]

This is from our four week trip to the region starting mid-September 1996. Sights in bold are the 'must sees'. Those included in [square brackets] are from variations that we considered for our route (it isn't possible to cover all of these without a lot of backtracking).

Ontario; lp423

1. Toronto. lp461

• Getting to/from airport. lp499.
• Black Creek Pioneer Village. Daily 10.00-17.00, C$7. lp476.
• Camping. lp481.

2. Brantford. Six Nations Indian Reserve. Weekdays. lp526.

3. Fort Erie. C$2. lp525.

4. Smiths Falls. Hershey Chocolate Factory. Mon-Fri. lp445.

5. Upper Canada Village. lp445.

6. Kingston. Thousand Islands Parkway. lp453.

7. Pickering Nuclear Plant. Daily 09.00-16.00. lp503.

8. Toronto. lp461

• Getting to/from airport. lp499.
• Black Creek Pioneer Village. Daily 10.00-17.00, C$7. lp476.
• Camping. lp481.

Connecticut; f21.

1. Middletown. Dinosaur State Park. Tue-Sun 09.00-16.30, $2. f45 (f38).

2. Hadlyme. Gillette Castle State Park. Daily 10.00-17.00, $4. f37 (f38)

3. Old Lyme. America’s foremost impressionist art colony. f69 (f71)

4. Mystic. Mystic Seaport. Daily 09.00-17.00, $15. f70 (f71).

5. [Norfolk. Hillside Gardens. Daily 09.00-17.00, free. f54 (f53).]

6. [New Haven. Avoid. f68.]

7. [Bridgeport. Barnum Museum. Circus museum. Tue-Sat 10.00-16.30, Sun 12.00-16.30, $5/$4. f26 (f23)]

Rhode Island; f90

1. Newport; f115

• Cliff Walk, f118 (f121)
• Breakers. Grand mansion. Daily 10.00-17.00, $7.50. f119 (f121)
• Astor’s Beachwood. Mansion brought to life. f119 (f121)

Massachusetts; f141

1. Pittsfield. Hancock Shaker Village. Museum. f258 (f257)

2. Springfield. Old Sturbridge Village. Working 19^th century New England town. Daily 09.00-17.00, $15. f246 (f243)

3. Plymouth. Plimoth Plantation. Daily 09.00-17.00, $15. f182 (f181)

4. [Cape Cod. Provincetown.

• Spectacular beaches and dunes; first-rate shops and galleries. f192 (f189)
• Dolphin Fleet. f206 (f189)
• Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises. f206 (f189)]

5. Boston

• Freedom Trail. f141, f179 (f145)
• Boston Tea Party. Daily 09.00-17.00, $6/$5. f151 (f145)
• Computer Museum. Tue-Sun 10.00-17.00, $7/$5. f151 (f145)
• Gibson House. Wed-Sun 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, $2. f152 (f145)

6. Lexington. f175 (f141)

7. Concord. f176 (f141)

8. Salem. Salem Witch Museum. Daily 10.00-17.00, $4/$3.50. f229 (f228)

New Hampshire; f351

1. Exeter. American Independence Museum. Wed-Sun 12.00-17.00, $4/$3. f353 (f353)

2. Concord. Mount Kearsage Indian Museum. Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, $5. f404 (f401). This is an absolutely wonderful place to go!

3. [Charlestown. Fort at No. 4. Wed-Mon, 10.00-16.00, $6. f399 (f400)]

4. [Canterbury. Canterbury Shaker Village. Shaker community. Daily 10.00-17.00, $8. f367 (f366)]

5. [Conway. Conway Scenic Railyway. Daily 09.00-18.00, early reservation required, $7.50. f376 (f377).]

6. [Mount Washington

• Guided tour, $15. f378 (f377)
• Heritage New Hampshire. 18^th century village. Daily 09.00-17.00, $7.50. f378 (f377)
• Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway. Daily 09.00-16.00, $8.]

Vermont; f280

1. Woodstock. Billings Farm and Museum. Daily 10.00-17.00. f304 (f305).

2. Quechee. Quechee Gorge. Weekdays 10.00-17.00. f304 (f305).

3. Brookfield. Floating bridge. f307 (f305)

4. Montpelier. Vermont State House. Tue-Fri 09.00-16.30, Sat 09.00-16.00, $3/$2. f323 (f325)

5. Waterbury. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory. Daily 09.00-17.00, $1. f324 (f325)

6. Stowe. Trapp Family Lodge (Sound of Music). f324 (f325)

7. Mount Mansfield. Scenic view. Toll road, daily 10.00-17.00, $9. f324 (f325)

Quebec; lp325

1. Montreal; lp331

• Tourist office. Old Montreal Walking Tour booklet; lp333
• Pointe-a-Calliere (Museum of Archaeology & History). Tue-Sun 10.00-20.00, C$6. lp334
• Underground City. Tourist office has a good map of the entire system; lp336
• Biodome. Good gift/bookshop. Avoid mid-day. C$8.50/C$6 (combination ticket C$12.50). lp340
• Laurentides Satellite Station. Daily. lp361

2. Quebec.; lp369

• Citadel. Changing guard daily 10.00. Beating retreat Tue, Thur, Sat, Sun 18.00. C$4. lp372
• Onhoua Chetek8e. Huron village. Daily 09.00-18.00. lp386.

3. [New Richmond. British Heritage Centre. lp411]

[Maine

1. Freeport. Shops. f438 (f426)

2. Bath. Maine Maritime Museum and Shipyard. Daily 09.30-17.00, $6.50/$5.85. f439 (f426)

3. Bethel. Pure New England. f472 (f471)]