The New England area of the United States takes pride in the fact that the descendants of the people from the first settlements of the immigrants from England (particularly the original settlers off the Mayflower) still live there to this day. These are the original modern Americans as we know it. Since for the most part their rural lifestyle has been maintained through the years, a visit to the New England states would give you a good image and a feel of how the Pilgrims (that’s what the settlers are called) lived back when they have just arrived in this place they used to call The New World.
Of course, two of the most popular destinations in the New England area are centers for education: Yale University in New Haven, and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. These two universities are packed with museums depicting the history of the early settlers, and they also offer a lot of cultural activities which will introduce you to this history and make you experience it. Another popular destination is the hook-shaped Cape Cod in Massachusetts, which is where the Mayflower docked when it arrived to America in 1620.
There are many museums all over the states included in New England, such as the Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, MA and the Shelburne Museum in Burlington, VT, which depict the history of the early European settlers and show many things related to the Pilgrims. Try and visit the area if you want to get a feel of the Pilgrims’ life there – the six states included are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.