New England Guide

Your guide to Harvard’s neighborhood and beyond—featuring dining, events, museums, and cultural happenings in the Greater Boston area.

A lively concert in a modern auditorium with an audience seated on multiple levels.

Concerts and Carols at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Tuning into one of Boston's best chamber music halls 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Illustration of a ghostly green monster and two children looking scared

Curiosities: A Fantasy Trip

 “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration,” at the Norman Rockwell Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

True North

Here’s where to plan your next fall adventure in Vermont and Maine.

by Kara Baskin

Two blue surfboards and an orange on rest on end against a weatherbeaten wall.

Here comes the sun

Where to explore, relax, and renew this season, from the Berkshires to the beach

by Kara Baskin

Photo of Bonnie Tsui standing on a pier

A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book

In the swim with Bonnie Tsui

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Aerial view of historic downtown New Bedford buildings

New Bedford

Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene

by Nell Porter-Brown

Boat cruising on Boston harbor at twilight

Curiosities: Boston’s Cycleboat Cruises

Enjoying inner harbor views and history

by Nell Porter-Brown

View of summer garden in bloom with walking path

The Gardens at Elm Bank “Get People Growing”

Massachusetts Horticultural Society renews its mission.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Where to Gift Your Grad

They've got the mortarboard—now support these worthy brick-and-mortars. 

Wide view of formal gardens with a historic mansion in the background

Highfield Hall & Gardens, on Cape Cod

The renewed community life of a grand Cape Cod estate

by Nell Porter-Brown

Two hanging bird feeders plus a hanging nesting basket dangle from a tree branch.

Spruce up your own outdoor spaces

Turning your al fresco space into a springtime oasis

by Kara Baskin