It's Summer!

Your guide to beaches, ice cream, seafood, local pools, family-friendly things to do, and more.

J.P. Licks

The ultimate guide to ice cream in Greater Boston

Visiting Boston 🏙️

15 great things to do along the Charles River

A guide to Boston's Freedom Trail

Recommendations

Lifelong residents on must-do city activities for Boston visitors

Summer fun ☀️

40 free outdoor movies in Boston to watch this summer

Here are the New England amusement parks to visit this summer

15 Cape Cod hiking destinations, one for every town

Ideas to stay cool 🏖️

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Mass. has one of the 10 best beaches in the Northeast, according to USA Today readers

A lifeguard jumps off a diving board into a pool in Newton, MA.

Here are 87 pools and splash pads to stay cool in Boston

Cape Cod Travel

Cape Cod towns have so many great beaches. Here's why you should visit them.

Ice cream 🍦

Where to get the best ice cream on Cape Cod

Where to get the best ice cream around Boston

Oreo frappe

Where to get the best frappes in Massachusetts, according to readers

Where to get the best ice cream in Somerville and Cambridge

21 places to get an ice cream sandwich

27 places that serve deliciously decadent ice cream sundaes

Seafood 🦞

Readers share their best tips and tricks for cracking open and eating a New England lobster

The best clam shacks in New England

We asked for the places that serve the best lobster roll. Here are your favorites.

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Topic: ICE CREAM

6 frozen treats to indulge in this summer in Greater Boston

Things to do 🤸

31 things to do in Mass., one for every day in July

10 fun things to do with kids in Boston, according to local experts

When it rains…

10 things to do in Boston on a rainy day

Topic: Readers Say

The best summer road trips in Massachusetts, according to readers

The ultimate guide to museums in Massachusetts

Red Sox ⚾️

Aaron Judge doesn’t question validity of Ted Williams seat after crushing home run

Alex Cora credits Fenway Park’s atmosphere in Red Sox’ comeback win over Yankees

Alex Cora’s decision to pinch-hit Wilyer Abreu in 8th inning pays off in wild comeback vs. Yankees

Things To Do

Exhibits opening at the MFA this fall

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 – Sunday, Sept. 29

See a show at Citizens Bank Opera House or Emerson Colonial Theatre

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 – Sunday, Aug. 25

Mount Desert Island

Visit national parks for free on these 6 days in 2024

Monday, Jan. 15 – Monday, Nov. 11

Check out 'Wordplay,' a text-inspired exhibit at the ICA

Tuesday, Jan. 30 – Sunday, Dec. 1

Check out these exhibitions at the ICA in 2024

Tuesday, Jan. 30 – Sunday, March 16, 2025

Visit an exhibit at The Castle at Park Plaza that commemorates the Holocaust

Friday, March 15 – Monday, Sept. 2

Travel Guide

5 things to do on Nantucket

New England Travel

5 things to do on Martha's Vineyard

5 things to do when visiting Provincetown

5 things to do when visiting Sandwich

5 things to do when visiting Chatham

5 things to do when visiting Mashpee

5 things to do when visiting Bourne

5 things to do when visiting Falmouth

5 things to do when visiting Barnstable

5 things to do when visiting Yarmouth

5 things to do when visiting Harwich

5 things to do when visiting Dennis

5 things to do when visiting Brewster

5 things to do when visiting Orleans

5 things to do when visiting Eastham

5 things to do when visiting Wellfleet

5 things to do when visiting Truro

Fourth of July 🎆

Fireworks explode over the Charles River during the 2022 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.

How to watch the 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

Fireworks over the Charles River during the 2022 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.

All of the fireworks shows happening in Massachusetts this summer

Confetti filled the sky at the end of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell stage on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2022.

2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular announces lineup, special guests

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