We stayed in boston for 3 nights. did not have any issues with people being rude, everyone we ran into were friendly as can be. Went to the Harbor, did the Tea Party tour, at ate the oldest resturaunt in the country, etc. Had a blast. And they loved us being from Texas

Man, they are snakes. Remember, I worked in Boston for three years. Open hostility towards me, keyed my truck. If you are a tourist, they smile, take your money, and spit in your food.

Once I got out of Boston proper, things were much better but I still didn’t trust them. My contractors all lied to me.

Thanks everyone...keep the suggestions coming

What else to see or avoid driving thru the New England states?

I have family in Vermont and have visited several times. Fall if my favorite time of the year to visit. Shelbourne Farm in Vermont is a very cool experience. Buy some local maple syrup. Yes it is expensive, but so is buying Fredericksburg peaces here on the side of the road at $1/each. Almost every gas station has an aquarium in it with lobster 2nd's. These are the biggest lobsters, but they are $2-$3 each. Buy a bunch and cook them yourself.

If you drive the Lake Champlain region you need to stop at Fort Ticonderoga.

Casco Maine north of Portland is very nice, by the lake there. Lots of moose around there too. Upper 70s for highs in July was right up my alley

Great thread Jes. You stalking me ? Doing the same thing in August. Toronto to Niagra through upstate NY then a few day's in Portland Maine.

We’ve done Niagra and the finger lakes. I’ve spent a little bit of time in New England but never had much time to explore...also going back to Ft Myer where I was stationed with The Old Guard...Lecia’s not been to DC or New England .....will add a few more states to her travel list....I already have the lower 48....

J's oyster house in Portland. Wife and I ate there a couple times. Outstanding Lobster and fairly inexpensive. Place was on an episode of Anthony Bourdain, not that I liked the guy.

The LL Bean outlet has changed a lot since we were there in 1998. It used to be a warehouse. Now it looks a lot like a Cabela's.

Around the corner from LL Bean is a Orvis outlet. Watch out at that place, I spent a s*** ton of money there.

I'm taking notes and studying maps.....

Or just take a trip to the Guadalupe National Park and stroll through McKittrick Canyon.

Oh, is it White Mountain in NH that has the weather station on top? Some of the worst weather in the nation up there. Go see that.

Mt Washington there's a very famous inn there also.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington_Hotel

That is it! Mt Washington. If you can get to the weather station and look around it would be a rare occurrence. The winds up there are amazing. Weather fronts tend to merge there and wind can be from several directions at once sometimes. Violent weather up there is common. I never got the chance to visit. Wish I coulda.

The cog train is the easiest but I'm not sure how long it runs in the fall. There's an auto route also.

The cog train would be a blast. It has been in service 150 years. Not cheap though.

I have been trying to figure out a route to go into Maine and Canada and back with my LTC pistol. Plans would be to find a location in the states to drop off and pick up the pistol, so not to have issues in Canada. I have totally avoided some states. The difficulty of legal travel with a pistol in some states makes route planning a necessity and complex.

DC....next year we will be going back out to west Texas....

So far we've made trips to:

West Texas trip
The American Southwest...Carlsbad, Grand Canyon, Vegas, Death Valley, Zion...
Central East Coast...Niagara Falls to the Outer Banks to the Okefenokee Swamp
North Western States...10,054 miles in 18 days
Florida Coast...Pensacola to Ferandina beach via Key West....

This one will be the mostly the New England states, upper east coast to lower central east coast

Next spring will be another west Texas trip with more time and no kids.....

That's another reason we will not be going into Canada....

Snake Wrangler you might want to check this site out for planning https://www.myscenicdrives.com/regions/new-england

Where can I find a list of unfriendly states to Texas LTC holders?

Super mega thanks for that link....

One more bump...New England and east coast down to SC....whatcha got?