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Apologies for the hijack but I'm also travelling New England way in a few weeks with my husband and thought I'd ask here for suggestions rather than make a separate thread! Our itinerary is: October 1st: Arrive Boston October 2nd: Hire a car, travel to Brattleboro October 3rd: Burlington October 5th: Jackson October 8th: Bar Harbor October 11th: Portland October 13th: back in Boston,drop the hire car off and stay there fore a few days before flying home on the evening of 16th I note the advice to avoid interstates (those are the 'I95' type roads right?) so will try and work our GPS out to avoid those. We're pretty nervous about driving over there but hopefully we'll be OK. Any other suggestions for things going on, stops to make or routes to try/avoid most welcome! I'm imagining that drives between places will be 3 hours or so, and I imagine we'll want to stop off on our travels so any suggestions of good stops between places would also be good.
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Noise Complaint posted:The route up from Brattleboro to Burlington is a gorgeous drive once you get off of I-91. The interstates aren't bad and do have views, but you're much better off taking side roads. Both Long Trail and Harpoon Breweries are on your way up near White River Junction. The Vermont Country Store is also right off of I-91 a few exits up from Brattleboro. It's definitely very touristy that caters towards people looking at the foliage and it's very kitschy but it can be a fun stop with an awesome food truck just outside. Ludlow is a fun little town near the Okemo ski resort that has a winery and some nice places to stop and get a bite. Definitely make your way up the ski areas and see if they have a gondola or lift running for some awesome views. Killington, near Rutland, is the best for this. It's generally pretty dead until ski season so much of the famous night life won't be open, but if you're there late enough in October and the nights have started getting nippy, they'll be making snow which is fun to see. Thanks for the suggestions Noise Complaint, will definitely have a look at those places! I will leave the driving in and out of Boston to the other half (I think he has a good level of road rage to fit in well...) Riptor posted:So just to be clear, this advice was just to clarify that the drive from Fairfield to Boston isn't very scenic - a lot of people tend to make an assumption that all parts of New England are beautiful and picturesque. Some interstates are very scenic, and most are a mixed bag, with the benefit being that they generally get you from point A to point B quicker. On the whole I would definitely advise you take the interstates between your destinations as the signage is better, there'll be (hopefully) less traffic, etc. Don't avoid them as a matter of course. Hmm interesting, I would have assumed there would be more traffic on the Interstates, do the smaller roads get busier because of all the tourists doing fall road trips?
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