| off interstate 495, this modern hotel in westford technology park is 3 miles from nashoba valley ski area and 5 miles from hiking and farm tours at great brook farm state park. there's also a gym, a basketball court and an outdoor pool, plus a snack shop and a business center. relaxed rooms offer free wi-fi and custom-designed beds, plus flat-screen tvs with premium channels, coffeemakers, and both full and lap desks (for working on the bed). check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. suites add microwaves, minifridges and pull-out sofas. freebies include hot breakfast (with a breakfast bag option on weekdays) and parking
Boston Logan International Airport 40 min
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (8 min)
Leafy paved trail along a disused railway route, for walking, cycling, jogging & rollerblading. Walden Pond State Reservation (23 min)
Dog-free park with trails & swimming on the site where Henry David Thoreau wrote the book Walden. Nashoba Valley Ski Area (8 min)
Ski area with restaurant, 17 trails & various lifts offers lessons, rentals & giant snowtubing park. Lowell National Historic Park (16 min)
1800s textile mills & the waterways that powered them, with canalside walks & interpretive displays. Walden Pond (23 min)
Retreating glaciers created this kettle hole lake that inspired Henry David Thoreau's writings. Great Brook Farm State Park (10 min)
An expanse of trails through fields & woods, centered around a working dairy farm, open for tours. The Butterfly Place (14 min)
Regional & tropical butterflies, birds & koi fish housed in an indoor garden with a walking path. Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House (22 min)
Tours & special events in the heirloom-filled home where Little Women was both written & set. Minute Man National Historical Park (19 min)
This historic bridge in a national park marks the spot of the first Revolutionary War battle. Fruitlands Museum (18 min)
Farmland-set circa-1914 museum with Native American artifacts, Shaker documents, paintings & more. Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm (28 min)
Farmyard with animal barns, kid-friendly educational activities & native wildlife exhibits. North Bridge (20 min)
Historic replica 1775 bridge & site where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (31 min)
Museum focusing on American contemporary & modern artists, with a 30-acre sculpture park outside. Concord Museum (21 min)
Museum showcasing Concord's political & cultural history including pieces from the Thoreau family. The Old Manse (21 min)
Guided tours of a historic Georgian house where Ralph Waldo Emerson & Nathaniel Hawthorne lived. | 
