Local Attractions for New England Fall Foliage

Massachusetts

Harvard University Arnold Arboretum
Outdoor museum founded in 1872 with extensive collection of woody plants, bonsai and lilacs from around the world. Dedicated to the curation, maintenance and education of botany and horticulture. Handicapped accessible.

125 Arborway
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone 617-524-1781
http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/
arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu

Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge
1908 trolley bridge converted into a 400-foot flowered pathway; art exhibits.
Rt. 112
Colrain, MA 01340

Bridge of Flowers
16-22 Water St.
off Rt. 2
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Phone 413-625-2526

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Farm animals, hiking trails, sleigh and hay rides. Picnicking. Handicapped accessible. Marked trails. Admission fee.
208 South Great Rd.
Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone 781-259-2200
http://www.massaudubon.org
drumlinfarm@massaudubon.org
Interperative exhibits of natural resource history and the Connecticut River.

Great Falls Discovery Center
2 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Scenic trail along Rt. 2 between Harvard and Montague commemorates folk hero John Chapman, known as "Johnny Appleseed." The trail traverses the region's orchards and charming small towns. The Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center is at the eastern end of the trail in Lancaster.

Phone 413-863-3221
http://www.greatfallsma.org

Johnny Appleseed Trail
Nature and walking trails on 354 acres. Route 2
Lancaster, MA 01523
Phone 978-534-2302
http://www.appleseed.org
johnny@appleseed.org
Nature and walking trails on 354 acres.

Laughing Brook Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
Sixty-three mile touring road; legendary Indian trail; 50,000 acres of state forests, parks, and reservations; popular for fall foliage viewers; "Haill to the Sunrise" statue.
793 Main St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Phone 413-566-8034

Mohawk Trail
Rt. 2, Millers Falls/Williamstown
Millers Falls//Williamstown, MA 01349
Phone 413-664-6256
http://www.mohawktrail.com

Natural Bridge
Water erosion formed this 550-million-year-old marble bridge.
Rt. 8
North Adams, MA 01247
Phone: 413-663-6392

Poets Seat Tower
Miles of woodland trails; bird watching and eagle viewing; spectacular views.
Mountain Rd. and Maple St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone 413-773-5463
http://www.co.franklin.ma.us
Purgatory Chasm
Seventy-foot gorge with caves and hidden chambers. Popular with picnickers and rock-climbers; trails lead to a variety of rock formations. Marked trails; handicapped accessible.

Purgatory Rd.
Sutton, MA 01590
Phone: 508-234-3733
http://www.massparks.org

Wachusett Mountain Skyride
Foliage skyride; festivals; hiking trails.
499 Mountain Rd.
Princeton, MA 01541
Phone: 978-464-2300
Webster Lake
Indian name is Lake Chargoggagogmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (longest geographic name in the US; translation: I fish on my side of the lake, you fish on yours and no one fishes in between).
Webster, MA 01570

Bissell Covered Bridge
Rt. 8A North (off Rt. 2)
Charlemont, MA 01339
Hancock Shaker Village
www.hancockshakervillage.org/
Shelburne Falls
http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/berkshiressights/a/aashlburnefalls.htm Yankee Candle
http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/macentralsights/a/aayankeecandle.htm
Basketball Hall of Fame
http://www.hoophall.com/
Plimouth Plantation
http://www.plimoth.org/
Old Sturbridge Village
http://www.osv.org/

Vermont

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company
Rt. 7
Shelburne, Vt.
Phone (802) 985-3001

ECHO Center on Lake Champlain
1 College Street
Burlington, Vt.
Phone (802)864-1848

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
153 Main Street
Burlington, Vt.
Phone (802) 86-FLYNN

Shelburne Museum
Rt. 7
Shelburne, Vt.
Phone (802) 985-3346

Shelburne Farms
Bay Road
Shelburne, Vt.
Phone (802) 985-8686

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory
Rt. 100 North, Off I-89 Exit 10 (Waterbury)
Waterbury, Vt.
Phone (802) 882-1240

Rock of Ages Granite Quarry & Visitors Center
Off Exit 6, I-89,
Barre, Vt.
Phone (802) 476-3119

New Hampshire

Fall Foliage Routes
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Foliage Viewing Trains
Lincoln, N.H.
Runs Sept. through Oct.
foliagetrains.com

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm
58 Cleveland Hill Road
Tamworth, N.H.
Remick Museum

Smith Orchard
184 Leavitt Road
Belmont, N.H.
603 524 9000

Applecrest Farm Orchards
133 Exeter Road (Route 88)
Hampton Falls, N.H.
Open Year Round
603 926 3721

Windy Ridge Orchard
Route 116
North Haverhill, N.H.
Open Aug. 24-Dec. 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
603 787 6377

Poverty Land Orchard
98 Poverty Lane (Off of US Route 4, west of exit 19 on I-89)
Lebanon, N.H.
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekends, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
603 448 1511

Maine

Foliage Viewing Trains
Rockland, ME Runs Through Oct. 25 foliagetrains.com

Fall Foliage Routes foliagetrains.com

Bradbury Mountain
Bradbury Mountain State Park
528 Hallowell Road
Pownal, ME 04069
207-688-4712

Wallingford's Fruit House
1240 Perkins Ridge Road
Auburn, ME 04210
207-784-7958

Dole's Orchard
Doles Ridge Road
Limington, ME
> 207-793-4409