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Waltham ( / ˈwɔːlθæm / WAWL-tham) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the labor movement as well as a major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution.
Located in Middlesex County just 10 miles west of Boston, Waltham (the evolved & local pronunciation is "wall-tham") is home to just over 62,000 residents. It was incorporated a town in 1738 and further incorporated a city in 1884. Administration is via a mayoral system and City Council.
- Hal157. Boston, MA9 contributions. A Fascinating Museum. We took a guided tour of this small museum in Waltham. It's a fascinating place which not only provides an overview of the many industries that called Waltham home, but also gives an overview of the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the United States.
- drtr95. waltham, ma18 contributions. High quality. Broadway quality with pros and locals at local high school. Classic musicals, and some not done as often. Not to mention Lizzys ice cream available at intermission.
- Sgrdn3. Ithaca, NY65 contributions. Nice easy hiking. Gem, of a park close to town. Lots of trails and the ridge trail affords great views of the area including downtown Boston.
- Traci F. 4 contributions. Beautiful grounds and home. It is beautifully peaceful at the estate. When you park, there is a short walk to the house and sweeping lawn.
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
- Gore Place
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- Stonehurst, The Robert Treat Paine Estate
- Charles River Greenway
- Lyman Estate
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- American Waltham Watch Company Historic District
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If you had to pick a setting for a museum about industry in the 19th and 20th century, you couldn’t do better than the riverside Boston Manufacturing Company mill. Established in 1814 by Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817), this innovative, integrated textile mill housed the technology for every step in the process to turn raw cotton into finished clo...
One of a few historic estates in Waltham is the summer residence of the lawyer and Federalist politician Christopher Gore (1758-1827). On 50 acres, Gore Place was completed in 1806 and counts the Marquis de Lafayette, James Monroe and Daniel Webster in its long list of notable guests. Touring Gore Place you’ll get to see the largest and finest coll...
Concentrated almost entirely on Moody Street, Waltham has a central commercial area that is attractive, easy to visit on foot and loaded with shopping, restaurants and entertainment. This strip stands out most of all for its awesome choice of eateries, and in the space of five blocks there are spots for tapas, sushi, pho, Indian, East African, Mexi...
Dedicated to modern and contemporary art, this excellent free museum on the Brandeis University campus is free and open to the public. Renovated just over a decade ago, the Rose Art Museum was founded in 1961 and has a reputation for groundbreaking exhibitions going back to the first exhibition for video art in the United States, held in 1970. The ...
The summer home of social reformer Robert Treat Paine (1835-1910) is in Waltham just west of the Bentley University campus. In 1883 Paine, the great-grandson of the signer of the Declaration of Independence, hired two preeminent names to design the property in a unique collaboration. The architect for the house Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), ...
In Waltham much of the Charles River is traced by a continuous bike path, often on both banks. This is the 23-mile Charles River Greenway, connecting the western suburbs with Boston at the Museum of Science. Waltham is towards the western end of the path, and was part of a multimillion-dollar project to extend the greenway from Watertown Square to ...
In the care of Historic New England, this refined country house dates to 1793, and was built for Boston merchant Theodore Lyman. Once on 400 acres, the Lyman Estate was enlarged in 1882 and then given a Colonial Revival facelift in 1917. Thanks to its rare state of preservation, the house has been used as a shooting location several times, most rec...
One of the highest points within a 12-mile radius of downtown Boston is in this wooded municipal park in Waltham. The main summit here is Big Prospect at an elevation of 485 feet, but there’s also Little Prospect at 435 feet. Both offer inspiring views of Boston and the surrounding basin. On a clear day you can see as far as Mount Monadnock, more t...
Since 1989 the seat of the Waltham Watch Company (1850-1957) has been designated a U.S. Historic District. It’s worth making the short stroll southwest from downtown Waltham to check out some of this architecture. The Romanesque Revival complex has remarkable dimensions, continuing for almost 1,000 feet along Crescent St. It even resembles a palace...
Waltham is one of those fortunate cities to have a multiplex movie theater downtown, a few steps from the many restaurants on Moody St. The Embassy Cinema first opened in 1998, and belongs to the Landmark Theatres chain, with 35 locations across the country at the time of writing. In keeping with the brand, this six-screen theater shows first-run H...
Feel welcome in one of our fine hotels and explore a city with a rich history and plenty to do and see including world class restaurants, renowned learning institutions, museums, art galleries, music, theater, parks, walking and bike paths, outdoor farmers market, concerts on the common, and much, much more….
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