Have you ever wondered what pops into your out-of-state friends’ minds when they think of Massachusetts? There are definitely some things that seem to be universally associated with the Bay State.
- Gorgeous Beaches
Flickr/JD Forget the tropics. Some of the best beaches in the world are right here. In fact, Men’s World rated Wellfleet one of the best beach towns on earth.
- Snow. Snow. And even more snow.
Flickr/DanielCon We have to pay for those amazing summer days somehow, right?
- Dunkin’ Donuts
Flickr/Mike Mozart The official colors of Massachusetts might as well be pink and orange.
- The Red Sox
Flickr/BPL Massachusetts has stuck with its home team through thick and thin. And there has been a lot of thin.
- Fenway Park
Flickr/mgstanton The historic park and the Green Monster has a special place in Massachusetts iconography.
- The Kennedy Family
Flickr/thesmuggler- Night of the Swallow" Almost everyone seems to know a guy who knows a guy whose cousin partied with the Kennedys.
- Clam Chowder
Flickr/Simon Shek Thick, white, and full of tender clams. That’s the way Massachusetts does it.
- Cape Cod & The Islands
Flickr/m01229 Massachusetts natives may think of these places as the root of summer traffic, but the rest of the world sees them as amazing holiday destinations (which they definitely are).
- World-class Schools
Flickr/Laura B. Boston in particular is full of incredible universities that are known the world over.
- Parking a car in Harvard Yard. Spoiler: you can’t.
Flickr/Henry Zbyszynski
- Boston Accents
Flickr/Nicholas Erwin Everyone assumes people from Boston speak like Ben Affleck in “The Town.”
- Democrats
Flickr/nevermindtheend Yup. We’ve got ’em.
- Bad Drivers
Flickr/Dirk Knight Got those too. Especially in Boston.
- Del’s Lemonade
Flickr/Wally Gobetz It’s a sweet, citrusy, summer tradition.
- Sam Adams
Flickr/MOTT Brewed in Boston and made with real Massachusetts spirit. And, you know, hops.
- Lizzie Borden
Flickr/MOTT Schoolchildren around the country know Lizzie Borden’s rhyme.
- The American Revolution
Flickr/Doug This is the state that started it all. Massachusetts is full of national landmarks that celebrate our state’s part in obtaining liberty from the British.
What things come to mind when you think about Massachusetts?
Flickr/JD
Forget the tropics. Some of the best beaches in the world are right here. In fact, Men’s World rated Wellfleet one of the best beach towns on earth.
Flickr/DanielCon
We have to pay for those amazing summer days somehow, right?
Flickr/Mike Mozart
The official colors of Massachusetts might as well be pink and orange.
Flickr/BPL
Massachusetts has stuck with its home team through thick and thin. And there has been a lot of thin.
Flickr/mgstanton
The historic park and the Green Monster has a special place in Massachusetts iconography.
Flickr/thesmuggler- Night of the Swallow"
Almost everyone seems to know a guy who knows a guy whose cousin partied with the Kennedys.
Flickr/Simon Shek
Thick, white, and full of tender clams. That’s the way Massachusetts does it.
Flickr/m01229
Massachusetts natives may think of these places as the root of summer traffic, but the rest of the world sees them as amazing holiday destinations (which they definitely are).
Flickr/Laura B.
Boston in particular is full of incredible universities that are known the world over.
Flickr/Henry Zbyszynski
Flickr/Nicholas Erwin
Everyone assumes people from Boston speak like Ben Affleck in “The Town.”
Flickr/nevermindtheend
Yup. We’ve got ’em.
Flickr/Dirk Knight
Got those too. Especially in Boston.
Flickr/Wally Gobetz
It’s a sweet, citrusy, summer tradition.
Flickr/MOTT
Brewed in Boston and made with real Massachusetts spirit. And, you know, hops.
Schoolchildren around the country know Lizzie Borden’s rhyme.
Flickr/Doug
This is the state that started it all. Massachusetts is full of national landmarks that celebrate our state’s part in obtaining liberty from the British.
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