The wait for brunch at this cafeteria-style joint in the historic Beacon Hill area is amply rewarded by malted Belgian waffles or feta cheese, spinach & tomato omelettes. - Green Guide Editor
265-acres of child-friendly scenery close to Boston. Food vendors and picnickers are not permitted in the park, except once a year on Lilac Sunday. Leashed dogs welcome. - Green Guide Editor
The trees lining this lake (where Thoreau built his famous cabin) offer gorgeous autumnal colors. There is a $5 parking fee. Enter the reservation on Rte. 126. - Green Guide Editor
Stop into this inviting bakery for a quick treat. Try the pecan-studded sticky buns or peanut butter cookies with a chocolate kiss. Takeout only. - Green Guide Editor
While most famous for Author's Ridge (where the Alcotts, Hawthorne, Emerson and Thoreau are buried), Sleepy Hollow's trees are an attraction all their own in fall. - Green Guide Editor
This replica marks where colonial farmers advanced on the British and fired the “shot heard 'round the world.” Emerson immortalized the bridge in his poem “Conord Hymn” - Green Guide Editor
The first confrontation between British soldiers and Minutemen took place in this triangular park. Henry Kitson's statue looks best against a backdrop of fall foliage. - Green Guide Editor
Established in 1636, America's first college is also one of the world's finest. Use the garden chairs available on the Yard to take in the beautiful architecture and foliage. - Green Guide Editor
Reinventing Southern dishes with local ingredients, the kitchen sends out beef tongue on toast, grits and shrimp and rabbit rillette with coriander and honey. Dinner only. - Green Guide Editor
Serious sweet-tooths should make tracks to this swanky dessert cafe for the decadent, if pricey, creations. Their signature molten chocolate cake is a real crowd-pleaser. - Green Guide Editor
