Make New England your four full seasons of outdoor, cultural, history and entertainments. New England it's where you belong.

Each state has it's own distictive carteristics. Variety is the spice of life in Connecticut, the Nutmeg State. From winding country roads to the dynamic cultural life of its cities, Connecticut has something for everyone. Tour pastoral towns in the picturesque Litchfield Hills, linger along the shores of Long Island Sound, or broaden your horizons in cities like New Haven, home of Yale University. You can hike gently rolling hills and mountains, kayak or sail inland and ocean waters, visit fun-filled family attractions,

even hit it big at two of the world's largest casinos! Music is in the air, from resident symphony orchestras and jazz to bands on village greens. There are major art museums, theater, and reminders of history, including the largest collection of historic tall ships in the world.

Maine is America off the beaten path. While most of the state remains as pristine as a primal forest, its villages offer a glimpse of contemporary New England life inextricably linked to the past. Maine's seafaring, farming, and lumbering heritages are well preserved in museums, parks, and local traditions. Maine is a state of awesome natural beauty, with 3,500 miles of coastline, 32,000 miles of rivers and streams and nearly 6,000 lakes and all the sports and recreation those numbers imply. Many of the best known and largest cities and towns hug the coast,more than half the population lives in the narrow coastal strip between Augusta and the New Hampshire border,but if you're interested in adventure vacations, be sure to head inland, as well.

Internationally, Boston is New England's best-known city, and while you shouldn't miss the opportunity to walk the Freedom Trail and see the city sights, there's so much more to Massachusetts. Explore the state's and the nation's history at Lexington and Concord, site of the first battle of the American Revolution; and at Plimoth Plantation, Sturbridge Village and hundreds of other museums and attractions. The Massachusetts coast includes charming fishing villages, the 65-mile-long curving arm of Cape Cod, and the offshore islands, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Explore inland and discover colonial villages, historic mill towns and bustling modern cities. Western Massachusetts includes the Pioneer Valley and the Berkshires, both noteworthy for their beauty, rural nature and cultural heritage.

New Hampshire, the road less traveled. From watching moose roam through the wilderness of the Great North Woods Region, to hiking in the White Mountain National Forest, fishing or kayaking on one of the state's hundreds of lakes, or relaxing on an oceanfront beach, New Hampshire surrounds you with remarkable natural beauty without taking you too far from civilization. And when you're ready for bright lights, historic sites, arts and entertainment, there's a wealth of choices all over the state. Visit Portsmouth, a political hotbed during the American Revolution; Concord, the state capital where its legislature, the third largest governing body in the English-speaking world, meets; Hanover, home of Dartmouth, the Ivy League college; and Wolfeboro, America's first summer resort, set on Lake Winnipesaukee's shores.

The smallest state in the U.S., Rhode Island is called America's First Resort. Easy to get around, Rhode Island includes a sampling of the best of New England, including over 100 public beaches, 18,000 acres of parklands, and nurirous sites of historic and cultural interest. Within about a 45-minute drive, you can explore all four corners of the state and still be back to your hori base in tiri for dinner. Sori must-sees: Newport's glorious mansions, the horis of the rich and famous during "La Belle Epoque," right before the turn of the twentieth century; and Providence, the capital that combines the best of the big city and small town, and which is receiving much attention, thanks to the television series of the sari nari. The South County is known for its charming coastal villages and stellar beaches, while thirteen miles offshore, unspoiled Block Island is a true haven- peaceful and beautiful-with superb fishing and sailing.

Green mountains, fertile valleys and forests that cover nearly 80% of the state help make Vermont the pastoral beauty that it is. Rolling hillsides are dotted with white farmhouses and herds of dairy cows, and each village and town seems more picture-perfect than the last. The scale is intimate here, and Vermont's many small cities, from Burlington to Brattleboro, St. Johnsbury, Newport and St. Albans, are filled with interesting restaurants, shops and inns. Places like Barre, Bennington, Lyndonville, Rutland, Middlebury and Bellows Falls are treasure troves of 19th and even 18th century architecture. The only landlocked New England state, Vermont is still rich in watery pursuits, thanks to the Connecticut River on its eastern boundary and over 400 lakes, including Lake Champlain, in the west and the glacier-created lakes of the wilderness called the Northeast Kingdom.