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Yankee's Top 20 events in Massachusetts

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Ye Olde Forge Restaurant

Best Bargain Choices, choices: With 18 beers on tap and 300 in bottles, Ye Olde Forge gives thirsty patrons plenty to think about. Many different styles and nations are represented, but the biggest selection is from regional and domestic microbreweries. Complement your drink with "Dean's recipe" chicken wings, a buffalo style so delicious you'll probably end up ordering seconds. [DETAILS]

Mansion House Inn

Best Bargain Outwardly, this six-year-old hotel on Martha's Vineyard tips its architectural hat to the Victorian past, but inside it hews to a clean Californian sun-drenched look. Modern construction means spacious rooms with central air, soundproofing, full-size bathrooms, and WiFi. Toss in a good restaurant, full spa, indoor pool, well-equipped health club, steps-from-the-ferry location, and you end up with an unparalleled package for the price. Rates: from $99, including full breakfast and access to health club. [DETAILS]

Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography

Best Bargain Since opening its doors to the public in 2005, the Hallmark Museum has grown to occupy the street-level storefronts of two historic buildings in the sleepy downtown of a 19th-century factory village. Its spacious galleries are an attractive oasis of fine-art and documentary photography presented in ever-changing exhibits featuring the work of the medium's leading practitioners. [DETAILS]

Mike's Maze

Best Bargain Every year when the maize is as high as an elephant's eye, the GPS-guided artists here unveil their latest elaborate labyrinth carved out of an eight-and-a-half-acre cornfield. A variety of sideshow attractions are guaranteed to keep the entire family entertained, from hayrides and pony rides to pumpkin picking to practicing your tuber-targeting skills with the "spudzooka," a compressed-air potato cannon. Don't miss the homemade doughnuts. [DETAILS]

Artcliff Diner

Best Bargain A local institution beloved by celebrities and plumbers alike, the ArtCliff eschews fancy airs for casual, honest, from-the-heart square meals with a Martha's Vineyard touch. That means fresh-squeezed OJ, fine breads, plenty of vegetarian options, organic yogurt with the granola, and even a dish for Atkins dieters who can't be tempted to bend the rules for those delicious home fries. [DETAILS]

Ten Tables

Best Bargain Ten Tables is the mouse that roars: a tiny, candlelit space and chef David Punch's elegant fixings: a menu created with local and/or house-made ingredients. Even better are the prices: We love the three-course prix-fixe dinner offered weekly for $28. Entrées: from $19. [DETAILS]

James Joseph Studio

Best Bargain Every last hair stylist and staffer knows his or her stuff backwards and forwards, whether that's refined color, stylish-but-workable cuts, conditioning treatments, or updos that will knock the socks off any date night. [DETAILS]