“The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England.” Those words, written about New Bedford some 170 years ago by Herman Melville Not only was New Bedford once the whaling capitol of the world, it was the seaport that inspired the novel Moby Dick
Take a ferry to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard to experience quintessential New England summer.
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor
Rent a kayak or SUP and spend some time out exploring Buzzards Bay
Spend the day at one of southern New England's largest beaches.