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New Bedford
New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center.
Get in
Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston and T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Warwick (Rhode Island) are the airports serving the area.New Bedford Regional Airport , . Small regional airport mostly used for flights to Nantucket nad Martha's Vineyard. Interstate 195, Route 140 and Route 6 run through the city.
See
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Daily 9AM-5PM. Free.
:Annual Summerfest,, Early July 11AM-8PM.
New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, Phone: +1 508-997-0046, Fax: +1 508-997-0018, . Daily 9AM-5PM, Th until 9PM in summer. Adults $10, senior citizens and students $9, children (6–14) $6.
Buttonwood Park Zoo, 425 Hawthorne St., Phone: +1 508-991-6178, . Daily 10AM-4:30PM (Summer F,Sa until 6:30PM. Adult: $5; Senior or Student: $3.75; Child 3-12 $2.50; under 3: Free; Family: $15.
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, 396 County St., Phone: +1 508-997-1401, .
Schooner Ernestina, New Bedford State Pier, Phone: +1 508-992-4900, fax 508-984-7719, .
'New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant Street, Phone: +1'' 508-961-3072, info@newbedfordartmuseum.org, . Daily 10AM-5PM, Thursdays until 7PM. Second Thursday of each month is "Aha! Night" -- free from 5PM-9PM. $3/$2, under 17 free.
Your Theatre, 136 Rivet St. at St. Martin's Church Hall, 508-993-0772, . Community theatre group.
Do
Balloon Adventures of New Bedford, see Dartmouth.Stephen Hetland Memorial Skating Rink, 310 Hathaway Blvd., Phone: +1 508-999-9051. Call for public skating hours. Whaling City Expeditions, Phone: +1 508-984-4979, . Harbor tours, sunset cruises, private charters.
Visit Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket by ferry.Go to East or West beaches on Rodney French Blvd.
Eat
Isaiah's Restaurant, Union and Pleasant Streets, Phone: +1 508-999-6037. Su 8AM-1PM; M-W 7AM-3PM; Th 7AM-7PM, F 7AM-8PM, Sa 7AM-1PM. Great cheap eats. Breakfast, sandwiches, variety of entrees under $8. $5-$15 for dinner.Davy's Locker, 1480 E. Rodney French Blvd., Phone: +1 508-992-7359. Su-Th 11:30AM-9PM, F,Sa until 10PM. The place for seafood. Water view. $9-$20.Freestones City Grill, 41 William Street, Phone: +1 508-993-7477, . Nice facility with a large copper top bar and displayed artwork. Award winning fish chowder. $12-$22.Candleworks Restaurant, 72 North Water Street, Phone: +1 508-997-1294. Lunch M-F 11:30AM-2:30PM; dinner Su-Th 5PM-9PM; F,Sa 5PM-10PM. Fine dining.
Sleep
New Bedford Days Inn, 500 Hathaway Rd. (Rt. 140 exit 3), Phone: +1 508-997-1231, Fax: +1 508-984-7977, . 153 rooms.
Try nearby towns for other hotels/motels.
Bed and Breakfast
Captain Haskell's Octagon House, 347 Union St., Phone: +1 508-999-3933, Email: Stay@TheOctagonHouse.com, .
Davenport House Bed & Breakfast, 124 Cottage Street, Phone: +1 508-999-1177, .
Orchard Street Manor, 139 Orchard Street, +1 508-984-3475, . 3 rooms in 1850s three story whaling captain's home. Continental breakfast.
Get out
Fairhaven and Westport are neighboring towns. Boston, Cape Cod and Newport (Rhode Island) are popular tourist destinations.
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