Anyone taking a trip to New England will want to make the most of their visit to this beautiful region, and ideally, they will take their time to see as much as possible. That’s why we’ve created the ultimate New England Road Trip!
One of the most tightly packed regions in the continental United States, New England covers roughly 71,000 square miles (most of which is Northern Maine). You could take a quick drive, passing briefly through every state, and it would take you less than a day to hit all of them. But what would be the fun in that? When you road trip New England, you’ll want to spend time seeing the sites, enjoying local activities, and crossing items off of your New England bucket list.
New England is one of the oldest parts of the USA, and even predates the American Revolution by some 150 years. Modern-day New England was included among the first 13 original colonies, and its first European settlement was at the famous Plymouth, where the Mayflower landed in 1620 bearing Puritans seeking religious freedom. Plymouth Colony was the 2nd English settlement founded on the continent.
Of course, prior to the colonization of the region by Europeans, there were many Native American tribes who called this part of the Northeast their home. In particular, the Wampanoag tribe, who had lived in southeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years, was the tribe who encountered these first pilgrims. To learn more about the history of Plymouth as told from the perspective of the region’s indigenous peoples, check out 400 Years of Wampanoag History.
