NEW ENGLAND

The Audubon Environmental Education Center is a state-of-the-art natural history museum and aquarium offering many natural wonders to explore. Look inside a 33-foot life size Right Whale, discover life in a tide pool, observe Narragansett Bay 's marine life, visit a rare blue lobster, or even explore a cornfield at night. The Center's interactive exhibits feature local habitats and offer many fun ways to enjoy nature.Audubon protects nearly 9,500 acres of wildlife habitats throughout Rhode Island, making the organization the state's largest private landholder. Our conserved lands shelter and preserve watersheds, coastline, meadows and woodlands, maintaining pristine habitats where multitudes of wildlife species thrive. Attracting visitors to Rhode Island in every season are the Audubon’s scenically diverse refuges, conveniently located throughout the state. The Society owns or protects nearly 9,500 acres of wildlife habitat, making the non-profit organization Rhode Island’s largest private landholder.

A fifth generation farm in Bolton Massachusetts, Bolton Orchards is much more than a country store. Today, 250 acres are in active production, yielding many varieties of apples, peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash and pumpkins. The Orchard also produces two unique varieties of fresh pressed cider. A full line of groceries, baked goods, and a deli compliment the produce. The deli offers daily specialties, a variety of prepared foods, meats, cheese and salads. Bolton Orchards also offers fruit baskets, shippable gifts, fresh flowers, seasonal bedding plants, Christmas Trees and in season potted plants. We are now serving, Bliss Dairy’s old fashioned hard scooped ice cream. Open year round 8 – 6, seasonal extended hours for Ice Cream Window (please call ahead).

A great place for family fun! Keown Farms is a 4th generation family business located on 175 acres of pristine farmland in Worcester County. Open daily from April through Christmas, the farm offers a wide variety of apples as well as pears, peaches, and many other fruits and vegetables. The farm hosts birthday parties, wagon rides and conducts tours by tractor or trailer by appointment only. Keown Farms makes their very special brand of apple blossom & wild flower honey from the farm's hives. The farm grows herbs, annuals & perennials and has fresh-cut flowers daily in season and, Pick-Your-Own apples and pumpkins in the Fall.

Stay at a working dairy farm with 150 head of cattle and generous amounts of kittens! This farm vacation offers lodging with meals (both dinner and breakfast) served with Vermont charm at the family table. Guests can visit the barn, swim or fish in the river, hike or snowshoe in the woods. Trails start right at the front door. Our 150-year old house has seven guest bedrooms and four shared baths. Sitting areas throughout the house provide plenty of space to relax. This is a great place to schedule a family reunion or find new best friends. Come and see why we've been featured in Family Fun, Yankee Magazine, Gourmet, VT Life, and Travel and Leisure.

Our farms come to life for you to enjoy the scenery, excite the senses or soothe the soul. This is your gateway to local foods and greenery, verdant fields and pastures, waterways and wildlife. Visit our vineyards and orchards, beautiful landscapes and settings, the inspiration for art and photography. There’s fun for young and old, things to learn and buy and keep, places in the heart, revealing and restorative. And there is history here — agriculture's history, New England's history, America's history. The stone walls, barns and buildings along New England FarmWays frame famous landmarks and heritage attractions — authentic places and real people with stories to tell. Best of all, you can visit several FarmWays destinations in a single day.

Newport Vineyards is a family owned winery, founded in 1978. Paul and John Nunes, whose local roots date back to 1917, purchased the winery in 1995. Since that time, the winery has grown to 50 acres of varietal and hybrid grapes. These include a tour in the vineyards, a behind the scenes look at the winemaking process and a tasting of five wines. The winery features an art gallery and retail shop with wine accessories and signature clothing. Private tours and tastings for groups of ten or more are available. Newport Vineyards specializes in rehearsal dinners, corporate affairs and custom labels. The winery hours are Monday thru Saturday 10-5 and Sunday noon-5 year around. Visitors are offered public tours at 1 and 3 pm, seven days a week.