Best places to visit in Newton?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 01:40PM I'm not sure why we needed a state commission to come up with a list of the best 1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts and I haven't had time to read through the entire list, but skipping down to the Newton section, I was pretty disappointed. They list just two, and one of those is just part of a street. Granted, the Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead (the state messed up the name calling it "Jackson Homestead and Museum") is a fine place to visit, but Heartbreak Hill? One day a year, it is pretty exciting to see runners huffing and puffing up the hill, but the rest of the time? It's just a block of Commonwealth Ave.
Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead
I can think of a dozen nicer and more interesting places in Newton off the top of my head -- Crystal Lake, Cold Springs Park, Nonantum Village Centre, Cabot Woods, Auburdale Cove, Angino Farm, the Newton Free Library, Newton Centre Playground, the Newton Cemetery, Durant-Kendrick House, Webster Conservation area, Hammond Pond. . . If you want a street, what about Needham St.? If you want a hill, how about West Newton Hill? Or Chestnut Hill?
Newton has many interesting buildings. How about putting some of our historic churches on the list? Or City Hall? Or (dare I say it?) the new Newton North High School? There are so many great places to see in Newton. Is Heartbreak Hill really the best they could do?
Reader Comments (3)
Definitely a disappointing list. Newton actually gets 2 1/2 place. Needham's sole listing is Hemlock Gorge, half of which is in Newton.
Doug,
I just visited your site (linked from your name). Great job translating the list into usable form!
Ken
Bullough's Pond could have made the list too. It's even got a book about it: http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Bulloughs-Pond-Ecosystem-Revisiting/dp/0874519098