Over the last year, we’ve delved deep into New England’s hiking culture. Using a combination of Google search data (to measure monthly search volume) and interviews with New England hiking experts, we’ve determined: Connecticut’s Most
Continue ReadingConnecticut’s 20 Most Popular Hikes (According to Google)
When you feel the call of the wild, you have to express it and get out into nature. In today’s world, you also have to figure out how you’re going to get to said nature.
Continue ReadingThe 23 Most Popular Hikes in Vermont (According to Google)
Whether or not there’s a pandemic going on, hiking is one of the best activities that you can be doing; for your physical and mental health, for your wallet, and for your collective bonds with
Continue ReadingRhode Island’s 18 Most Popular Hikes (According to Google)
Rhode Island has a surprising amount of hiking packed into it. We tallied up each hiking location’s average monthly Google searches and then interviewed local hiking experts about each place. Please note that although you
Continue ReadingMaine’s 17 Most Popular Hikes (According to Google)
When faced with time off from work and being cooped up at home, many people’s first instinct has been to get out and enjoy nature. Although it has led to some trails becoming overcrowded, states
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire’s 28 Most Popular Hikes (According to Google)
New Hampshire is a state that is serious about hiking, and even the government is in on it: they’ve had a “First Day Hikes” program going for ten years running, where state parks workers organize
Continue ReadingThe 28 Most Popular Hikes in Massachusetts (According to Google and Instagram)
We’ve covered the most popular Instagram tourist locations in Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod and Nantucket; where do people go in Massachusetts when they want some peace and quiet, and to reconnect with nature? We collected
Continue ReadingSantorini’s 42 Most-Instagrammed Places
For a tiny island in the Aegean Sea, Santorini is pretty famous; the Nation recently referred to it as the “Instagram Island.” Tourism is almost too big a part of their economy, but they’re branching
Continue ReadingCape Cod’s 69 Most-Instagrammed Places (According to Data)
Nestled in the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, Cape Cod is a magical land of fudge, dance clubs, lobster rolls and beaches. It’s about 340 square miles in area, which is about 5.5 Martha’s Vineyards for
Continue ReadingVisiting Nantucket’s 31 Most-Instagrammed Places
Like Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket is primarily known as a vacation island that swells to a population of 50 or 60,000 during the summer, but retains about 10,000 people year-round. It’s one of the most sought-after
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