"Welcome to Worcester, MA! (pronounced "wuh'-stah")" Worcester by Phildagr8

Worcester Travel Guide: 30 reviews and 47 photos

Top of the hill on Rt 9 - fog over Lake Quinsigamo

The 2nd Largest City in New England

Worcester is the 2nd largest city in New England, and I believe it's in terms of 'square miles'. I had a house less than a mile from the Worcester Regional Airport, which is right off Rt. 122. Worcester borders Paxton on the west and Shrewsbury on the east. Lake Quinsigamond is the natural border between Worcester and Shrewsbury. It's very hilly in certain areas, and this town has it's good areas to live and its bad areas to avoid. There's the best bagel place in town on Park Ave, and there's Blue Jeans Pizza, which is the hole-in-the-wall place to get awesome pizza. They have some amazing restaurants, colleges, and I lived there for 5 yrs... happily.

The road between Worcester and Boston is Rt 9

Sunrise on Rt. 9

Route 9 has all the shops and views you can imagine. If they're not in Worcester, then they're everywhere in between Worcester and Westborough, a 20 minute drive. The road can be hilly and wavy, and it has more than it's share of traffic lights, so it's definitely considered 'city driving'.

The Eastern View from my Livingroom

Winter Wonderland in Worcester

In this picture, you can see for miles!! The house is on a hill, and on a clear day, you can see Boston! The sunrises were amazing, and the view of Worcester was very nice, too! The only drawback was that this road was near the last to get plowed and you needed a 4 wheel drive vehicle to get up the road. If you think THAT is bad, you should've seen how steep my driveway was! :o)

Pros and Cons

Pros:Great place to live, lots of action and activities
Cons:Make sure you stay in the good part of town.
In a nutshell:Great place to go to do stuff, live and be merry.

Last visit to Worcester: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Nov 18, 2005
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This is the map of the grounds. - Worcester

Check out the Ecotarium! Things to Do (1)

This is a cool place to check out. This place is like a mini-zoo/planetarium/artsy-fartsy culturistic place to go. There... more travel advice

Here's the map! This is I-290 exit 10 off I-90 - Worcester

The Best Bagels in a 60 mile radius! Restaurants (2)

These bagels are made the old fashion way... they're kettled ( boiled). By submerging the dough in boiling water, it... more travel advice

Here's a 20,000 foot view of the restaurant (red s - Worcester

Don't Miss the Fresh Seafood! Restaurants (2)

This place is probably in the Top 5 restaurants of this town. This has the freshest fish in town, and they also have a... more travel advice

All dressed up and places to go and see!! - Worcester

Get out and see a movie! Nightlife (1)

You can easily do the traditional "dinner and a movie" date...and then whatever, in Worcester. The theater is north of... more travel advice

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eyeloveu Dec 8, 2005 at 11:16 PM

I climbed on the mountain, but the time was late for the sunrise, 8:30am. it was same like on the ground, there is no different on the peak. I will get a another early morning, then I 'll get the sunrise. just like your picture. but by my own eyes. 8)