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Worcester is New England’s
third largest city, and the northern gateway to the Blackstone River Valley.
Worcester was a small county seat until the opening of the Blackstone
Canal in 1828 provided it with the transportation link necessary to blossom
into one of the major industrial cities of America. Today Worcester is
the heart of Central Massachusetts.
Massachusetts
Audubon Society
Union Station
Worcester Historical Museum
Salisbury Mansion
Worcester Art Museum
Mechanics Hall
Quinsigamond Village
Higgins Armory Museum
EcoTarium
Massachusetts
Audubon Society
Broad Meadow Brook is the largest urban wildlife sanctuary in New England,
including 272 acres for hiking and education programs. Along with a trail
network, the sanctuary also offers a number of educational programs encouraging
preservation and conservation of the natural world. Hours of operation
- Conservation Center: Tuesday through Saturday, 9 - 4 Sunday, 12:30 -
4 Trails: Open every day, dawn to dusk. Fee charged.
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary and Conservation Center
414 Massasoit Road
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 753-6087
www.massaudubon.org
Union
Station
This magnificent structure built between 1909 and 1911 was originally
known as the “million dollar station.” After years of neglect,
Union Station has recently been renovated, reopened and returned to its
rightful place as a highlight of the Worcester skyline.
Washington Square
Worcester, MA
Worcester
Historical Museum
The Worcester Historical Museum collects preserves and interprets the
history of the city. It features both permanent and changing galleries
and a research library. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10
- 4 Sunday, 1 - 4. Admission charged
30 Elm Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 753-8278
www.WorcesterHistory.org
Salisbury
Mansion
One of Worcester's few surviving 18th-century buildings, Salisbury Mansion
is considered one of the best-documented historic houses in New England.
Restored to its 1830s appearance, Salisbury Mansion offers changing exhibitions,
daily tours, and special events, Thursday through Sunday, 1-4. Admission
charged.
40 Highland Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 753- 8278
www.WorcesterHistory.org
Worcester
Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum is the second largest art museum in New England.
It collection includes 35,000 items including paintings, sculpture, decorative
arts, photography and drawings, ranging from Egyptian antiquities to contemporary
works.
Wed – Sun 11-5, Thurs. 11-8, Sat 10-5. Admission charged.
55
Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 799-4406
www.worcesterart.org
Mechanics
Hall
Mechanics Hall, built in 1857 by the Worcester County Mechanics Association,
is one of the nation’s finest concert halls. Over the years speakers
such as Charles Dickens and Teddy Roosevelt have spoken here and artist
such as Caruso and Ella Fitzgerald have performed on the stage. Mechanics
hall is remarkable both as an architectural achievement and as a performance
center. Call for events.
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 752-5608
www.mechanicshall.com
Quinsigamond
Village
Quinsigamond village is where the Middle River and Mill Brook flow together
to create the Blackstone River. Quinsigamond was also home to the Southworks
of Washburn and Moen wireworks, which opened in the 1840s to produce wire
for telegraph lines, barbed wire and many other purposes. Throughout the
village, you can still see the influence of the Swedish ironworkers that
settled here beginning in the 1870s.
Millbury Street
Worcester, MA 01607
Higgins
Armory Museum
The Higgins Armory offers a step back in time to medieval and renaissance
Europe, feudal Japan and Mediterranean cradles of civilization. Here you
can experience heroic legacies of another world and time. Open Tuesday
through Saturday, 10 - 4.
Sunday, 12 - 4.
100 Barber Avenue
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 853-2444
www.higgins.org
EcoTarium
The EcoTarium, a center for environmental exploration, works to introduce
people to new ways of seeing and understanding local, global and regional
environments. Enjoy exhibits, a planetarium, the Explorer Express train,
and 60 acres of trails and wildlife displays. Open Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 a.m.-5:00-p.m.
Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m.
222 Harrington Way
Worcester MA, 01604
(508) 929-2700
www.ecotarium.org
