New England Road Trip: National Park Service Freedom Trail Tour & the Boston Harbor Cruise | Boston, MA

Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market

Because I was out late the night before, I started the day later than usual. I went on the 11 am National Park Service Tours of the Freedom Trail: Meetings, Mobs, & Martyrs. The tours are free but you need a ticket to attend (they don't hand out tickets until 30 minutes before the tour begins). 

New England Road Trip: Beacon Hill PhotoWalks Tour, Boston Public Gardens, Boston Tea Party Museum, Faneuil Hall, & Quincy Market | Boston, MA

I began the day by going on a PhotoWalks tour through Beacon Hill (a historic and super cute neighborhood). The tour group was small and Saba, our tour guide, was nice. She lead us through Beacon Hill and showed us historic and current places of interest in the neighborhood. She also suggested camera angels and shots to consider and helped people choose the correct camera manual setting without being pushy. 

New England Road Trip: Old North Church, Boston Public Library, & the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA

John Singer Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882

I began my day by visiting the Old North Church. I got a later start than anticipated due to parking issues (read my tips here to avoid a similar situation) and the pouring rain. I purchased tickets online to go on the cemetery and the behind the scenes tours of the Old North Church. However, due to the rain, the cemetery tour was canceled. Even though I missed the specified time for the behind the scenes tour, the sweet lady at the ticket office put me on the next tour and refunded my ticket for the cemetery tour. 

New England Road Trip: Boston Eats | Boston, MA

Boston has amazing food!

New England Road Trip: Boston/Melrose Lodgings & Parking | Melrose, MA

While I was visiting Boston, I stayed in a charming Airbnb in Melrose, Massachusetts. The building was a historic home that has been turned into apartments. I stayed in the apartment on the second floor with the turret and leaded glass window. 

New England Road Trip: Beauport-The Sleeper-McCann House & 7 Seas Whale Watching | Gloucester, MA

Today I left Portland, Maine, and drove to Gloucester, Massachusetts. I started my day by touring the Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House. It is really cool! 

New England Road Trip: Gloucester Eats | Gloucester, MA

Day 6:
Dinner - Latitude 43
The restaurant had a cool vibe, plenty of parking, and very friendly waitstaff. I had the blackened chicken cobb salad. It was tasty and huge! 

New England Road Trip: Gloucester/Rockport Lodgings | Rockport, MA

I stayed in a cute Airbnb in Rockport, the town next to Gloucester. It was slightly in the country and the back yard and surrounding forest were so pretty!

View of the backyard