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Day Trips from Boston & New England Escapes

Where to go within a couple of hours of Boston: Salem, Concord, Cape Ann, Plymouth, Providence and the rest of New England, mostly without a car.

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Motif No. 1, a red fishing shack on Bradley Wharf in Rockport, Massachusetts, with lobster boats moored in the harbor.

Day Trips17 Sep 202621 min read

Day Trips from Boston: 11 Places Worth the Journey

Eleven day trips from Boston with travel times, September 2026 costs and honest verdicts - almost all of them reachable on the commuter rail without a car.