Weekend Walks in Historic New England: Walking Tours in More Than 30 Historic Cities
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Book Description
A step-by-step walking guide takes you through picturesque New England villages, towns, and city neighborhoods, with an emphasis on local history and architecture.
An invitation to explore the best of New England on foot, and at your own pace, this guide will lead you to the most popular and picturesque destinations in all six New England states. Each chapter includes directions to the starting point, step-by-step walk routes, a helpful map, and fascinating, knowledgeable commentary about points of interest you'll see. Whether you amble along Beacon Hill's cobbled byways, across the covered and trestle bridges of Woodstock, Vermont, venture along Maine's windswept seacoast or through Yale's ivy-covered gothic quads, you'll find Weekend Walks in Historic New England a good walking companion.
Featured tours include: Boston, Massachusetts, Concord, New Hampshire, Newport, Rhode Island, and many more. 30 black & white photographs, 45 maps, index.
About the Author
Robert J. Regalbuto graduated cum laude from Harvard University. An inveterate New Englander, Regalbuto has lived in Boston's Back Bay and New Hampshire's mountains, now making his home by Rhode Island's rocky shores. He is the founder and director of About Newport, a company offering customized walking tours. An historian, lecturer, and docent, Regalbuto has authored four editions of A Guide to Monastic Guest Houses and an upcoming Weekend Walks guide to the Washington, DC area.
Weekend Walks in Historic New England: Walking Tours in More Than 30 Historic Cities,Robert J. Regalbuto,Countryman Press,0881505277,Museums, Tours, Points of Interest,Travel,Travel - United States,United States - Northeast - New England (General),Walking
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