Have you ever wondered what pops into your out-of-state friends’ minds when they think of Massachusetts? There are definitely some things that seem to be universally associated with the Bay State.
1. Gorgeous Beaches
Forget the tropics. Some of the best beaches in the world are right here. In fact, Men's World rated Wellfleet one of the best beach towns on earth.
2. Snow. Snow. And even more snow.
We have to pay for those amazing summer days somehow, right?
3. Dunkin' Donuts
The official colors of Massachusetts might as well be pink and orange.
4. The Red Sox
Massachusetts has stuck with its home team through thick and thin. And there has been a lot of thin.
5. Fenway Park
The historic park and the Green Monster has a special place in Massachusetts iconography.
6. The Kennedy Family
Almost everyone seems to know a guy who knows a guy whose cousin partied with the Kennedys.
7. Clam Chowder
Thick, white, and full of tender clams. That's the way Massachusetts does it.
8. Cape Cod & The Islands
Massachusetts natives may think of these places as the root of summer traffic, but the rest of the world sees them as amazing holiday destinations (which they definitely are).
9. World-class Schools
Boston in particular is full of incredible universities that are known the world over.
10. Parking a car in Harvard Yard. Spoiler: you can't.
11. Boston Accents
Everyone assumes people from Boston speak like Ben Affleck in "The Town."
12. Democrats
Yup. We've got 'em.
13. Bad Drivers
Got those too. Especially in Boston.
14. Del's Lemonade
It's a sweet, citrusy, summer tradition.
15. Sam Adams
Brewed in Boston and made with real Massachusetts spirit. And, you know, hops.
16. Lizzie Borden
Schoolchildren around the country know Lizzie Borden's rhyme.
17. The American Revolution
This is the state that started it all. Massachusetts is full of national landmarks that celebrate our state's part in obtaining liberty from the British.
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