Fun Summer Massachusetts Things to Do

The summer months offer a perfect time to take a trip locally and discover some hidden gems that you've never experienced before. It's the phenomenon of being a tourist in your own town, with the chance to hit the road and discover some glorious spots that others have traveled far and wide to experience but are really just in your backyard. So, get ready to have a fun summer, because the official travel season is here. Now, one travel outlet has picked out five "bucket-list" things to do in the state, so these items should make for a pretty comprehensive summer to-do list.

The crew at Moon Travel Guides has a feature out with three exciting bucket-list things to do in each state, including this one. "Experiencing the best of the United States can inspire, change perspectives, transform—and hopefully encourage us all to keep contributing to making this country's great experiment a success," they state in the feature.

The three bucket-list things to do for Michigan are so perfect. Moon Travel Guides loves the idea of following the famed Freedom Trail, exploring Cape Cod National Seashore or taking in the beautiful art at the state's many museums. You haven't really lived in this state until you've done at least two of those three things, so why not make it all three this summer?

Summer officially starts, according to Britannica, during "the summer solstice, which occurs on June 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and on December 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere." For 2025, that falls on June 20, and it lasts for three months.

"The summer solstice marks the official start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year," Space adds in a feature about summer solstice and what it means. "It occurs when one of Earth's poles is tilted toward the sun at its most extreme angle, and due to Earth's tilt, this happens twice a year." Plus, in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice falls in June, but that's actually winder solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.