In the Northeastern US are six states that make up New England: Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
The area is known for its quaint historic areas as well as its booming metropolitan parts. It’s a diverse part of the nation with liberal ideology, full of townies in the Boston area and seafood lovers up along the coast of Maine.
If you’re looking for a place to settle that’ll always keep you busy, has a small-town sense of community wherever you go, and can’t get enough Dunkin Donuts, consider New England.
Check out Worcester apartments for rent in the middle of the state or look for homes in the western Berkshires.
You won’t experience fall anywhere else like you do in New England.
People from around the country drive to this corner of the nation to drive through seas of red, yellow, and orange leaves as they turn in the last half of the year.
The Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest is a hot spot for leaf peeping, as are the many winding roads of Berkshire, Massachusetts.
However, you can find fantastic foliage wherever you are among the six states in the fall months.
Add to this the many farms that offer rides to pumpkin patches, apple picking, and hot cider mixed with fresh food and you’ve got the perfect autumn experience.
Education is top-notch.
From primary and secondary schools to higher education, New England has it all.
Harvard University, Brown University, Dartmouth, and Yale University are top Ivy League colleges. Also noted are Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amherst College, Emerson College, Boston College, and Brandeis University.
Many of the country’s most noted public school districts are here and include Newton Public Schools, Lexington Public Schools, Westford Public Schools and the Public Schools of Brookline.
History surrounds you.
New England is filled with Colonial-era buildings, cobblestone streets, and other markings of the ways of the past.
It’s the landing place for the Pilgrims, the scene for the Boston Tea Party, and where the Salem Witch Trials took place.
Many towns also have their own personal history that traces back to the 1800s, with many houses bearing plaques showing just how old the architecture is and to what family it once belonged.
Sports are a serious business.
Boston alone harbors a plethora of sports teams with rabid fans: MLB’s Red Sox, NFL’s Patriots, NBA’s Celtics, NHL’s Bruins, and soccer’s New England Revolution will keep you busy at games year-round.
There’s no shortage of natural beauty.
From the top of New England to the bottom you can find an outdoor spot that will leave you in awe.
Acadia National Park in Maine is a top tourist attraction. You can also visit Mount Washington State Park in New Hampshire, Burton Island State Park in Vermont, the shores of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Lake Champlain in Vermont.
The food has a fandom of its own.
New Englanders have very specific foods that they love, from the Quincy-founded Dunkin Donuts to infamous lobster rolls filled with fare from its shores.
The area is also known for Boston cream pie, cider donuts, Ben & Jer’y’s ice cream, and local maple syrup.