Nobody should visit New England until March is over. Heck, nobody should live in New England for the first three months of the year. The snow is miserable, you never see the sun and the inhabitants become pasty and testy in equal measures.
You were wise to wait.
If you are planning a springtime trip to New England, you are in for something special. Few places in North America have the same crispness of spring and the same breadth of beauty as New England does. It’s a chance to see the cycle of life in action as flowers bloom and passersby start being nice to each other.
Start out in Connecticut. What’s there to do in Connecticut? Well, the New England Air Museum, for starters. Ohio and North Carolina might have dibs on the first-in-flight title, but nobody does museums like New Englanders. Stick around the Nutmeg State long enough to visit the Mystic Aquarium and get a pie in New Haven, while you’re at it. We prefer the white clam pizza.
Think Boston is out of the question because of your tight budget? Think again. Boston is expensive to live in but cheap to visit because there are so many free historical attractions in the city. Check out the Old South Meeting House smack in the middle of Downtown. It’s one of the many cradles of liberty in Boston. Within short walking distance is the Old Granary Burying Ground, where you can see the tombs of Mother Goose and John Hancock all at once. If you have the coin, don’t miss the Duck Tours. They are oddly satisfying, in an amphibious way.
Head south from Boston to the Beehive of Industry, Providence, R.I. Providence isn’t just the Mafia, political corruption and art students, regardless of what you’ve heard. There’s also a fantastic Riverwalk to take in while you explore one of America’s oldest cities.
