A shared heritage bonds the nine states in the U.S. Northeast, marking them as culturally and historically unique. Bordered to the north by Canada, to the west by the Midwest, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the South to the south, the Northeast has more than a bit of everything from the most cosmopolitan of cities, New York City and Boston, to unspoiled island playgrounds of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Equally attractive are the shoals, cliffs and port towns of Maine, the historical richness of Pennsylvania and Washington DC, the mountain parks of The Adirondacks, Vermont and Lake Placid, the colorful trees and rolling hills of the Hudson Valley and Greenwich, Connecticut, and the cozy bed and breakfast inns of The Berkshires and New Hampshire.

Many of the country’s oldest and most esteemed universities are here. Literary greats from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Arthur Miller honed their talents in Northeastern states. Known for vibrant colored foliage in autumn, mild summers and winter snows which feed the region’s ski resorts, the American Northeast is both distinctive and diverse.