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Marion, MA, Travel Review

New England's best kept travel secrets: Marion, MA

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Article and Photo by Eric H.

(MARION, MA, NEW ENGLAND USA) -- The small Town of Marion might just be one of New England's true hidden travel gems. Yes, Geraldo Rivera has a summer home here, but most others bypass this southeast Massachusetts gem on Buzzards Bay en route to their planned vacation destinations on nearby Cape Cod. The funny thing is that Marion is about as Cape Cod

as Cape Cod itself. The town is graced with weathered, but well-maintained Capes and Colonials and their white picket fences and American flags, shaded tree-lined streets perfect for walking, an old-time general store, the polished and scenic Beverly Yacht Club, splendid water views of Sippican Harbor, and a sweet, salt-air breeze that all makes you want to check out the local real estate. Marion is a quiet town, void of commercial trappings and full of old-time New England character. It is also home of a well-known prep school, Taber Academy, that has the quintessential New England private school look with neatly manicured grounds and proud, old academic buildings. The Academy is a perfect fit for the town center's true New England look, which is getting harder and harder to find in many increasingly overdeveloped parts of New England. We highly recommend taking a trip back to yesteryear by visiting Marion. It is, after all, about as authentic as New England gets.

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