Newburyport is a town that visitors fall in love with and many end up living here. The town is friendly, open to outsiders and easy to navigate. The town name comes from adjacent neighbor, Newbury, which decided in the mid 1700s it had enough of the rowdy port along the Merrimack. Newburyport prospered from shipbuilding and the maritime trade. The new town quickly became home to many of the country's wealthiest families. Newburyport’s bed and breakfast establishments, such as the Greenleaf Inn, have become the modern equivalent of the old guesthouses and taverns for sailors and traders. Many of today’s bed and breakfast are located in historic houses, many the former homes of captains, shipwrights and merchants. The Greenleaf Inn is one of those properties. Each of these homes has a unique provenance. The Greenleaf Inn actually was moved two blocks and joined to a colonial home! The inn was lovingly restored approximately ten years ago and today displays many of its original features—wainscoting, Indian shutters, wide pine floors and Rutherford Fireplaces. For visitors, the history is important, but the area abounds with tourist entertainment from whale watching, bird watching, sailing, fine dinning to shopping and museums. Nearby Salem and Boston offer many of the world’s most attractive sights. New Hampshire and Maine are only minutes away. Everyone who comes to Newburyport can find plenty to do!