There’s a moment of pure, unadulterated joy that happens when you bite into perfectly fried seafood – that magical crunch giving way to sweet, tender clam or scallop.
The Clam Box of Ipswich has been creating these moments for Massachusetts residents and seafood pilgrims for generations, and it’s not just because of their iconic building shaped like, you guessed it, a clam box.
When you’re driving along Route 133 in Ipswich, you can’t miss it – a gray-shingled structure literally designed to look like an open cardboard clam box, complete with that distinctive trapezoidal shape that’s as much a part of New England’s visual identity as lighthouses and covered bridges.
The red-and-white striped awnings flutter in the coastal breeze, beckoning hungry travelers like maritime flags signaling “Fresh seafood ahead!”…