Massachusetts has a long political history; earlier political structures included the Mayflower Compact of 1620, the separate Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, and the combined colonial Province of Massachusetts.

Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Geographical and historical treatment of Massachusetts, constituent state (officially called a commonwealth) of the United States, located in the northeastern corner of the country.

Description: This map shows states boundaries, the state capital, counties, county seats, cities, towns, and islands in Massachusetts.

Boston is the eastern terminus of I-90, which in Massachusetts runs along the Massachusetts Turnpike. The Central Artery follows I-93 as the primary north–south artery that carries most of the through traffic in Downtown Boston.

Massachusetts is a state in the northeastern United States, within the region known as New England. Officially styled a commonwealth rather than a state, it covers approximately 10,554 square miles, making it the 44th largest state in the country and the seventh smallest.

Massachusetts has all the geographical features of the other states, from skiing and fall foliage drives in the western Berkshire Mountains to the beaches of Cape Cod and vacation islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

But if you want to narrow it down a little, our travel guide has some must-sees for each region in Massachusetts, a highway map, and some really pretty photos. To receive a free Massachusetts Travel Guide in the mail, please fill out this form.

Massachusetts was the place of many events which caused the American Revolution, such as the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington and Concord. It was also a center of the anti-slavery movement.

Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the United States of America. Massachusetts is known as "The Bay State" because of its three large bays which dominate and shape the coastline, which have always attracted travelers beginning with the Pilgrims and continuing to this day.