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New Bedford Travel Guide
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North America : United States of America : New England : Massachusetts : SouthCoast : New Bedford
New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center.
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Get in
- Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston and T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Warwick (Rhode Island) are the airports serving the area.
- Interstate 195 runs through the city.
Get around
See
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park[1], Daily 9AM-5PM. Free.
- Annual Summerfest,[2], Early July 11AM-8PM.
- New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, Phone: +1 508-997-0046, Fax: +1 508-997-0018, [3]. 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, [4]. 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, [5].
- Schooner Ernestina, New Bedford State Pier, Phone: +1 508-992-4900, fax 508-984-7719, [6].
- New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant Street, Phone: +1 508-961-3072, info@newbedfordartmuseum.org, [7]. 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, [8]. 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, [9]. Harbor tours, sunset cruises, private charters.
- Visit Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket by ferry.
- Go to East or West beaches on Rodney French Blvd.
Buy
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, [10]. 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.
Drink
Sleep
- New Bedford Days Inn, 500 Hathaway Rd. (Rt. 140 exit 3), Phone: +1 508-997-1231, Fax: +1 508-984-7977, [11]. 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, [12].
- Davenport House Bed & Breakfast, 124 Cottage Street, Phone: +1 508-999-1177, [13].
- Orchard Street Manor, 139 Orchard Street, +1 508-984-3475, [14]. 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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