Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Around
Getting to New England is easy, but once you arrive you'll need a car if you want to ex-
plore the region thoroughly. The coastal I-95 and the inland I-91, the main north-south
highways, transverse New England from Connecticut to Canada. Public transportation is
operates the most extensive bus service.
nects Boston, Providence, Hartford and New Haven with New York City; smaller region-
al services operate elsewhere in New England.
Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS) is New England's main hub. TF Green
Airport (PVD) in Providence, RI, and Manchester Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire -
both about an hour's drive from Boston - are growing 'minihubs' with less congestion
and cheaper fares.
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Seafood Specialties
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Clam chowder
Or, as Bostonians say,
chow-dah;
combines chopped clams, potatoes
and clam juice in a milk base
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Oysters
Served raw on the half-shell or, for the less intrepid, broiled; sweetest are
Wellfleet oysters from Cape Cod
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Steamers
Soft-shelled clams steamed and served in a bucket of briny broth
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Clambake
A meal of steamed lobster, clams and corn on the cob
DON'T MISS
Don't leave New England without cracking open a steamed lobster at a beachside
seafood shack, such as the Lobster Dock (
Click here
)
in Boothbay Harbor.
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Fast Facts
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Hub cities
Boston (population 636,000), Providence (population 178,000)
