ALT With handcrafted ice cream and historic lodging, Alamode Café and the Watson Boutique Inn invite travelers to savor small-town New England life.

ALT In 2007, Classic Chronicle explored Douglas, Massachusetts, from the rare cedar swamps of Douglas State Forest to a family-run sawmill across the Rhode Island border

ALT In 2007, Classic Chronicle explored Thompson, Connecticut, a small-town corner of New England known for its racing history, scenic roads and vintage cars

ALT In 2007, Classic Chronicle visited Fort Hill Farms in Thompson, Connecticut, where a historic farm used its annual corn maze to combine education, recreation and local history

ALT Massachusetts stays tight-lipped on total spent hosting the tournament

ALT Coco Fernandez started with $5 haircuts at MassBay Community College. Now the Waltham barber’s clients include Celtics players and France soccer stars Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué

ALT Scottish fans Andrew Dobbie and Danny Campbell placed a cone marked “Boston” on a Glasgow statue. The viral photo helped inspire a fundraiser for mental health charities

ALT Nearly 39 million people watched the Spain-Argentina final, while the Revolution and Boston Legacy reported record crowds of their own

ALT Visitors to Red Apple Farm can pick apples, try house-made cider and barbecue, and order seasonal pizzas from Timber Fire Pizza

ALT Plimoth Patuxet explores the history of Flint corn and local food

ALT More than 200,000 people attend the eight-day fair, where traditions like the pig scramble bring families together

ALT Cider Hill makes cider donuts by the thousands, while Best Bees installs hives for homeowners and conducts research

ALT The Downtown Grocery now seats up to 12 guests a night, while the family behind Singleton’s General Store has opened a children’s clothing shop