21st century Boston presents visitors with plenty of scope to mix the old with the new. For a birds-eye view of the city and the New Hampshire hills beyond, take a trip to the top of New England’s tallest building, the Skywalk Observatory. Those who remember the TV sitcom ‘Cheers’ may want to pay a visit to the bar that started it all, ‘Cheers on Beacon Hill’, whilst the Gillette Stadium, home to the New England Patriots, is only 45 minutes away so if you're a fan, try to catch a game if you're in Boston during the NFL season.

We reckon that this is one of New England’s ‘must-see’ attractions. Old Sturbridge is the recreation of a 19th century rural village, comprising around 40 restored structures from around the region. As you walk amidst the antique buildings, water-powered mills and country stores, costumed historians will ply the trades of their ancestors whilst explaining the methods they are using. Spend some time in the working farm, where even the livestock has been bred in such a way as to reflect the techniques of almost 200 years ago.

A 2-hour drive from Boston will bring you to the dramatic Atlantic Coastline and to one of the country’s most picturesque regions – Cape Cod. The Cape Code National Seashore is 40-miles of protected beaches and dunes which draws visitors from far and wide. Take the fast ferry to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard, take a trip up to the thriving art and music scene that is Provincetown, or saunter around Sandwich, the Cape’s oldest town set on the shores of magnificent, unspoilt beaches.