Want the inside scoop on Massachusetts history? Nothing brings the past closer quite like a tour.
Choose from one of Boston By Foot’s historical and architectural walking tours, all conducted by guides with an intimate knowledge of the city. Explore Gloucester, America's first seaport, on one of four self-guided Maritime Trail Walks. Or wait until the sun goes down and join a Colonial Lantern Tour of historic Plymouth.
Whatever type of tour you take, whether it's guided or self-guided, you're sure to discover a world of interesting sights, sounds and even people, every step of the way.
Check out Concord Walking Tours for a look into the town's colonial, revolutionary, literary and natural heritage...Ben Franklin's Boston is a one-mile guided walk along the Freedom Trail and through Ben Franklin's boyhood neighborhood...Plymouth's Tailored Tours focus on abolitionists and Pilgrim ancestry.

Franklin County Fair
September 4, 2007Through September 7. Agricultural fair with many exhibits and events, stage shows and a giant midway.
Great New England Air Show
September 6, 2008Through September 7. Attractions include many of the most sophisticated aircraft in the Air Force inventory.
Marthas Vineyard International Film Festival
September 11, 2008Through September 14. Imagine four days filled with amazing films from around the globe.
North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival
September 20, 2008Through September 21. "The Festival That Stinks" More than 50 artists, musicians & events.
