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mazur@inmet.camb.inmet.com (Beth Mazur) writes:
>Any opinions about the amusement parks that are driving distance from
>Boston?  I'm looking for a place with "real" rides, not like your
>dinky carnival rides.  I was thinking Riverside, but maybe there is
>a better one (I haven't been to any of the parks here)?

I've been to Riverside, but I prefer Canobie Lake Park, in Salem NH, about
45 minutes drive once you get on the highway.  So 45-90 minutes depending
on which side of Boston you live on.

I like the grounds, and they have a wide variety of nice rides and other
things to do.  They have a very nice swimming pool, they're right on a
lake (there's a paddle-wheel boat ride into the lake), there's a mini train
around the park; plus a lovely ferris wheel, several rollercoasters (which I
stay away from, but people seemed to enjoy them), bumper-cars (my favorite),
a really nice glass-and-mirror maze that slowly rotates so you can't judge
where you are by looking outside, a very nice carousel....  Overall, it was
a nice place to spend an afternoon.  I'd bring a picnic lunch, though, next
time -- I didn't like the food much, nor the prices, nor the lines to buy it.
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