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FRYEBURG

Providing accommodation on a bed & breakfast basis, this historic inn lies in seven acres of its own grounds.

Historic Significance: Built circa 1865, the house was once home to Robert E. Peary who claimed to have been the first explorer to reach the North Pole (April 6th, 1909).

ELLICOTT CITY

Somewhere in the region of 200 years old, The Wayside Inn is a former farmhouse located on two acres of private grounds. It provides accommodation through five guest rooms on a bed & breakfast basis, and is conveniently located near to both Washington DC and Baltimore.

Historic Significance: Local legend maintains that both George Washington and John Quincy Adams rested at the property.

TANEY TOWN

Built in 1844, this country house hotel is located at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains and within 15 minutes of Gettysburg. It features 9 bedrooms within the original property, and a further 27 within outbuildings. Formerly a plantation, it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Significance: It was here that General George Meade of the Union Army based his headquarters in the run up to his victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

BOSTON

Boston has far more than its fair share of quality hotels, and this is most certainly one of them � its 383 guest rooms and suites have all been recently restored as part of a $34 million overhaul. Situated in the city�s historic Back Bay, the hotel is ideally located for both business and leisure travellers.

Historic Significance: It might not even have yet reached its centenary (it was built in 1912), but almost every US President since William Taft has stayed here.

BOSTON

First welcoming guests in 1855, Omni-Parker House is said to be America�s longest continually operating luxury hotel. And with 551 rooms it�s a pretty grand one, too.

Historic Significance: The hotel is the beginning stop on the celebrated New England Literary Trail for good reason - it is, after all, where Charles Dickens gave his first reading of A Christmas Carol. More, it has also been patronised by such figures as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, all of whom took part in a literary round table.

SPENCER

Unsurprisingly listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this 220-year-old building epitomises New England Colonial Architecture. It boasts six uniquely furnished rooms and, unusually, its own regular cookery school.

Historic Significance: It is said that George Washington attended a reception here during the first year of his Presidency (his second visit to the town).

CONCORD

Originally built in 1716 and added to over the past two centuries, this landmark building has been operating as an inn since 1889. It offers 56 guest rooms within both the historic main building, the recent Prescott Wing, �Rebecca�s Guest House� and other buildings within a few steps of the inn.

Historic Significance: Henry David Thoreau lived here for two years between 1835 and 1837, while it was later visited by such figures as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan (as well as a whole host of celebrities over recent years). It is also worth noting that one of the original structures on the site was used to store arms and provisions prior to the War of Independence � when British troops attempted to seize the supplies stored therein they were met by Massachusetts Militiamen at nearby North Bridge. This event immediately followed the very first battle of the American Revolution at Lexington Green.

LENOX

A number of buildings make up this highly-regarded spa, but history-enthusiasts will be most interested in staying in the Tudor-esque house built over a century ago.

Historic Significance: If you�ve heard the phrase �From here I can see the very hills of Heaven� then you�ll be interested to know that it relates to here. Henry Ward Beecher - brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe � bought the land where the mansion now stands in 1853; the views from the terrace are those which inspired his legendary phrase.

YARMOUTH PORT

In architectural terms, the inn is what might be described as �Greek Revival� and befitting of the man who paid great sums for its construction � but Joshua Sears was, after all, one of the richest people in Massachusetts.

Historic Significance: Built in 1820, the house eventually became an inn and stagecoach stop where several famous writers have sojourned. One of these is known to be the author of Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau.

ROCKPORT

Dating back to the 1850�s, the hotel offers 36 guest rooms many of which benefit from ocean views.

Historic Significance: The name gives it away: the inn�s most celebrated guest is Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is said that he found much inspiration in the local scenery.