Worcester, MA Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Forty miles west of Boston on I-90, WORCESTER is Massachusetts' second largest city and the only industrial city in the US not beside a sea, lake or river. Abbie Hoffman's hometown is definitely not a place to spend a great deal of time, but if you're nearby you could visit the remarkable Higgins Armory Museum , at 100 Barber Ave (Tues–Sat 10am–4pm, Sun noon–4pm; $6.75), which houses weapons and armor from all over the world in a bizarre steel and glass office-cum-museum (note the conspicuous riveting). The enthusiasm for metalworking of the founder of the Worcester Pressed Steel … more »