The Hunter Mountain Fire Tower in the Catskills was frosty when we visited. The tower was the first built in the Catskills region and sits at the highest ele...

Stay a night in the Innermost Cabin on the beautiful property of Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, Massachusetts. The secluded, r...

Climb one of our favorite towers, located in Pine Plains, New York. 30 feet taller than the other fire towers in the area, Stissing Fire Tower gets you to al...

What was once the site of a furnace that produced locally mined iron for horseshoes and mill parts is now a state owned park with a three-mile trail traversi...

Visit the oldest property of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, established in 1916 and located in Sharon, Massachusetts. Moose Hill has a well-marked networ...

The Capital District of New York State has a ton of good hikes and many great views, especially in autumn when the foliage is colorful. We swung through Graf...

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary is a Mass Audubon property in Topsfield, Massachusetts. The land consists of swamps and marshes, meadows, drumlins, pines, a...

Climb a fire tower and explore caves in Sunderland, Massachusetts, just south of Montague on the eastern side of the Connecticut River. The mountain is about...

Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, CT sits on the Connecticut River about fifteen miles north of Long Island Sound. The unique castle was once the ho...

Sakonnet Point in Little Compton, Rhode Island is the perfect end to a day trekking through Pardon Gray Preserve and Weetamoo Woods in Tiverton. Pardon Gray ...

Hike to an iconic waterfall near Palenville, New York with two tiers of cascades falling a total of 231 feet. Climb a short trail up to the base of the falls...

Red Hill Fire Tower in Claryville, New York is the sturdiest, most well-maintained fire tower we've ever been on, and the trail up is easy and fairly short- ...

You'll head through the cores of all the best towns, and find all the nooks and peninsulas leading to the coolest historical sites. US Route 1 up the coast o...

Lynn Woods in Lynn, Massachusetts is a beautiful place to hike, and you'll feel extremely lucky if you stumble upon open doors to both the stone tower on Bur...

Two climbs, both with amazing views of the lake. Lake George is an iconic lake nestled amidst the Adirondack Mountains. It's deep, clear and long- 32 miles f...

Thacher Park near Albany, New York is a very scenic part of the Helderberg Escarpment with more than twelve miles of trails. You'll find many panoramic views...

Explore Browning Mill Pond and the Mt. Tom Trail in Exeter, Rhode Island. Arcadia Management Area has access points in Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton, and West ...

Drive out Route 2 to Mount Greylock and North Adams, with some mill towns in-between. Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires are an easy trek from the coas...

Climb a fire tower off of Route 9 in Wilmington, Vermont, about half-way between Bennington and Brattleboro. The fire tower at the peak is one of our favorit...

Kittery, Maine & Portsmouth, New Hampshire have been historically linked for centuries, as they share the mouth of the Piscataqua River. The harbor and the t...