Escape the heat with a splash in one of the most inviting swimming spots in your state. Some of these top picks, based on online rankings and reviews from visitors, are spring-fed, drawing water ...

It’s 95 degrees in the shade, the time when the rubber meets the road on deciding where to go to cool off. There are questions to be answered. Do I brave the traffic on Route 3A to get to Nantasket ...

For generations, swimmers packed Mendon Ponds Park for a summertime dip while sunbathers soaked in the rays in the park’s beach area. The park had a staff of lifeguards, a bathhouse for changing and a ...