Travel/Road Trip Itinerary – A New England Adventure (8 Days)

So when we were preparing for our New England adventure, we knew right off the bat that we wanted to check out the city of Boston, so that was the first place we began making plans for. Next, since we had already decided at this point that we wanted to visit as many of our National Parks as possible, we were sure to include Acadia National Park (in Maine) on this trip as well. That said, we knew this was going to be a fun trip as we added a few other interesting and exciting stops along the way! This trip included stops in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. So here’s the itinerary…

• Day 1 – Fly into Burlington Intl. Airport
  • Stay overnight here in Burlington
  • “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Misery Loves Co., Bluebird Barbecue, Pizzeria Verita
• Day 2 – Drive 0:32 and take the Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour at 10:15am

• Drive 0:22 and try the Stowe Mountain Resort Zipline

• Drive 0:36 and stay overnight in Montpelier, VT
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Sarducci’s Restaurant, The Mad Taco
• Day 3 – Drive 2:00 and take a ride on the Mount Washington Cog Railway

• Drive 0:36 and check out the alpine slides and mountain coaster at the Attitash Mountain Resort

• Drive 0:12 and stay overnight in North Conway, NH
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – May Kelly’s, Muddy Moose Restaurant & Pub, Delaney’s Hole In The Wall 
• Day 4 – Drive 4:10 to Acadia National Park and park at the Cadillac Mountain North Ridge Trailhead parking area
  • Hike the North Ridge Trail (Cadillac Mountain is the highest easternmost location in America)

• Stay overnight here in Bar Harbor, ME
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – West Street Cafe, McKays Public House, Rosalie’s Pizza
• Day 5 – Drive 2:50 to Portland, ME
  • Things to do…
    • Portland Head Light

• Odyssey Whale Watch

• Stay overnight here in Portland, ME
• Dinner Ideas – Portland Lobster Company, The Lobster Shack, Three Dollar Deweys
• Day 6 –  Drive 1:40 to Boston, MA
  • Things to do…
    • New England Aquarium

• Boston Red Sox Game

• Quincy Market 

• Boston Harbor Cruises Whale Watch 

• Harvard Campus

• M.I.T. Campus

• Stay overnight here in Boston, MA
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Boston Burger, The Publick House, MJ O’Connor’s
• Day 7 – Drive 0:56 and check out Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI

• Drive 0:47 to Mystic, CT
• Visit the Mystic Seaport Museum

• Stay overnight here in Mystic, CT
• “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” Dinner Ideas – Red 36, The Captain Daniel Packer Inne, Guy Fieri’s Foxwoods Kitchen & Bar
• Day 8 – Visit the Mystic Aquarium before heading to the airport this evening

• Drive 0:38 and fly home out of Providence T.F. Green Intl. Airport