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Overview of Massachusetts (Massachusetts (MA))
Massachusetts (Massachusetts (MA)) features major hubs at Boston, Cambridge, Cape Cod & Salem. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include Boston Freedom Trail, Fenway Park & Harvard Square, Cape Cod National Seashore, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Salem, Plymouth & the Berkshires.
How to get to Massachusetts
Boston Logan Airport (BOS), Amtrak Acela & Northeast Regional to Back Bay/South Station, MBTA T subway/ferries, and I-90/I-95. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.
Signature local food in Massachusetts
When visiting cities and towns across Massachusetts, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:
- New England clam chowder & fried Ipswich clams
- Boston baked beans & North End cannoli
- Boston cream pie & cranberry bog tarts
- Wellfleet oysters & lobster bisque
- New England hazy IPAs & cranberry ciders
Best time to visit Massachusetts
Best time to visit Massachusetts: May–Oct (Sep–Oct for foliage).
Featured cities & towns in Massachusetts (31 featured · 367 total)
Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:
| City / Town | County & Type | Population | Elevation | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Boston, MA | US City | 653,833 | 14 m (46 ft) | City guide → · Flagship guide |
| Worcester Worcester, MA | US City | 206,518 | 147 m (482 ft) | City guide → |
| Springfield Springfield, MA | US City | 154,341 | 25 m (82 ft) | City guide → |
| Lowell Lowell, MA | US City | 110,699 | 36 m (118 ft) | City guide → |
| Cambridge Cambridge, MA | US City | 110,402 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| New Bedford New Bedford, MA | US City | 101,079 | 29 m (95 ft) | City guide → |
| Dorchester Dorchester, MA | US City | 97,826 | 36 m (118 ft) | City guide → |
| Brockton Brockton, MA | US City | 95,314 | 35 m (115 ft) | City guide → |
| Fall River Fall River, MA | US City | 94,000 | 33 m (108 ft) | City guide → |
| Quincy Quincy, MA | US City | 93,618 | 10 m (33 ft) | City guide → |
| Lynn Lynn, MA | US City | 92,457 | 12 m (39 ft) | City guide → |
| Newton Newton, MA | US City | 88,817 | 30 m (98 ft) | City guide → |
| Somerville Somerville, MA | US City | 80,318 | 28 m (92 ft) | City guide → |
| Lawrence Lawrence, MA | US City | 80,231 | 14 m (46 ft) | City guide → |
| Framingham Framingham, MA | US City | 68,318 | 53 m (174 ft) | City guide → |
| Framingham Center Framingham Center, MA | US City | 65,413 | 79 m (259 ft) | City guide → |
| Waltham Waltham, MA | US City | 63,378 | 20 m (66 ft) | City guide → |
| Haverhill Haverhill, MA | US City | 62,765 | 16 m (52 ft) | City guide → |
| Malden Malden, MA | US City | 61,068 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Brookline Brookline, MA | US City | 58,732 | 10 m (33 ft) | City guide → |
| Medford Medford, MA | US City | 57,403 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Taunton Taunton, MA | US City | 56,789 | 5 m (16 ft) | City guide → |
| Chicopee Chicopee, MA | US City | 56,741 | 26 m (85 ft) | City guide → |
| North Chicopee North Chicopee, MA | US City | 55,179 | 47 m (154 ft) | City guide → |
| Weymouth Weymouth, MA | US City | 54,395 | 31 m (102 ft) | City guide → |
| Nantucket Nantucket, MA | US City | 7,446 | 13 m (43 ft) | City guide → |
| Edgartown Edgartown, MA | US City | 4,306 | 2 m (7 ft) | City guide → |
| Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs, MA | US City | 3,778 | 1 m (3 ft) | City guide → |
| Provincetown Provincetown, MA | US City | 2,642 | 10 m (33 ft) | City guide → |
| Monterey Monterey, MA | US City | 950 | 388 m (1273 ft) | City guide → |
| Springdale Springdale, MA | US City | 0 | 20 m (66 ft) | City guide → |