4 Best Day Trips From Boston to Salem, Newburyport, and Provincetown | Condé Nast Traveler

"There's a saying in Maine , that this state is "the way life should be," and Snug Harbor Farm is one of the purest expressions of that fantasy. Located a few minutes inland from the bustling tourist spots in Kennebunkport lies this bucolic garden center, laid out as an idyllic woodland farm complete with roaming chickens, ducks, and peacocks. It's less like a shop and more like a Martha Stewart dreamscape. And you're going to want to buy everything. If money's no object, peruse the rotating selection of local art on display, whether it's a sculpture to place in your own country garden or a landscape painting to hang up in your city apartment. At a more accessible price point, there is a range of succulents in various sizes and shapes that make great gifts and are easy to carry home." - Todd Plummer