Welcome to the City of Worcester!
Worcester is the third largest city in New England, serving a population of over one million people. Major industries in the community include education (10 colleges), medical/health, burgeoning biotechnology, electronics, insurance, and diverse manufacturing. We are small enough to be personal and friendly, yet large enough to offer much to do.
We are located nearly equidistant from Boston, Newport and Providence RI, and Hartford, CT - approximately an hour from each. Our community and surrounding area offers all of the "four-season" activities you are looking for from summer beachside resorts and fall apple picking and hiking, to winter skiing and snowboarding, and spring mountain biking. Year round you will find cultural events that are truly striking for a community of our size.
For more information about the community and surrounding towns, please see our listing below or visit www.telegram.com or the Chamber of Commerce site at www.worcesterchamber.org.
For New England vacation ideas click below:
Massachusetts: www.massvacation.com
New Hampshire: www.visitnh.gov
Vermont: www.VermontVacation.com
Rhode Island: www.visitrhodeisland.com
Maine: www.usa.visitmaine.com
City of Worcester
City of Worcester - www.ci.worcester.ma.us
Worcester Public Library - www.worcpublib.org
DCU Center - www.dcucenter.com - one of the nation's most successful arenas and Worcester’s largest venue for concerts, family shows, trade shows, sports events, and more. The attached state-of-the-art convention center includes 11 separate meeting rooms and 2 ballroooms, is fully integrated with the arena.
Art Galleries
ARTSWorcester - www.artsworcester.org - a non-profit organization that provides programs for the Greater Worcester performing, literary, and visual artist community
Winthrop Studios - www.naturegallery.com - Central New England’s leading digital fine art studio
Worcester Center for Crafts - www.worcestercraftcenter.org - a center of contemporary craft education and an institution dedicated to collectors, students, exhibitors, and shoppers
Cultural Organizations
American Antiquarian Society - www.americanantiquarian.org - a national research library of American history, literature, and culture through 1876
Worcester County Poetry Association - www.onthecommon.com/otc/wcpa - a forum for local poets, students, and others to celebrate the rich literary history of Central Massachusetts
Museums
Higgins Armory Museum - www.higgins.org - housed in a building of surprising contrasts, from its steel and glass Art Deco exterior to the vaulted Medieval Great Hall, the only museum in the Western Hemisphere entirely devoted to the study and display of arms and armor
Old Sturbridge Village - www.osv.org - 200-acre village with collections, exhibits, and programs allowing visitors to enter the everyday life of a small New England town during the years 1790 to 1840
Worcester Art Museum - www.worcesterart.org - houses more than 35,000 works of art representing more than 50 centuries of creative spirit
Worcester Historical Museum - www.worcesterhistory.org - a unique organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting Worcester's history in all time periods and subject areas
Musical Organizations
Music Worcester - www.musicworcester.org - largest non-profit concert presenter of in central Massachusetts providing many performances by world-renowned artists
Thayer Symphony - www.thayersymphony.org - provides programs for the education, enrichment and pleasure of the citizens and musicians of the region
Theater Companies
Foothills Theatre - www.foothillstheatre.com - a full-time professional theatre company
Calliope Productions Inc - www.calliopeproductions.org - a community theather located in Shrewsbury
Performance Centers
Mechanics Hall - www.mechanicshall.com - a historic landmark was built in 1857 as a site for exhibitions. Today it serves as a concert hall “par excellence,” hosting a variety of concerts, wedding, meetings and other events
Tuckerman Hall - www.tuckermanhall.org - home to the Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, contains two dazzling auditoriums with combined seating of 700
Area Colleges
Anna Maria College - www.annamaria.edu
Assumption College - www.assumption.edu
Becker College - www.beckercollege.edu
Clark University - www.clarku.edu
Holy Cross College - www.holycross.edu
Fitchburg State College - www.fsc.edu
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - www.mcphs.edu
Nichols College - www.nichols.edu
Quinsigamond Community College - www.qcc.edu
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine - www.tufts.edu/vet
University of Massachusetts Medical School - www.umassmed.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - www.wpi.edu
Restaurants
The Worcester area offers a true "melting pot" of delectable edibles from dozens of restaurants which range from steak and seafood to "fine" dining in one of the historical inns. Their menus offer a variety of ethnic cuisines, including vegetarian dishes, to satisfy all tastes:
- Brazilian
- Chinese
- Family Style
- French
- Indian
- Irish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Jewish
- Latin-American
- Mexican
- Middle-Eastern
- Singaporian
- Thai
- Vietnamese
Ski Areas
Ski Ward - www.skiward.com - offers seven trails, 5 lifts including a double chair and T-bar. They also have a 300 foot lighted half pipe, and Tubaslide facility.
Mt. Wachusett - www.wachusett.com - offers a scenic sky ride, seasonal festival events, and of course, skiing and snow boarding
The Great Outdoors
Ecotarium - www.ecotarium.org - an environmental science museum set on 60 scenic acres just two miles from downtown Worcester
Tower Hill Botanical Garden - www.towerhillbg.org - New England’s premier public garden containing many distinctive gardens, woodland trails, picnic areas, birdwatching areas, and more
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage State Corridor - www.nps.gov
Massachusetts Audubon Society - www.massaudubon.org - extends over 300 acres of hiking trails, picnic areas, natural animal habitat, which includes birdwatching, and more
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