Needham

Worth seeing in and around Needham

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Waban station

   Waban station is a surface-level light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line D branch, located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. The station is located below grade; access to both platforms is via Wyman Street on the outbound side of the tracks or a stairway from Beacon Street.

   4.7 km · Light rail stop in Newton, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

   The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, commonly known as the Olin College of Engineering, is a private college for engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1997.

   2.8 km · private undergraduate engineering college in Massachusetts, USA · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cutler Park

   Cutler Park Reservation is a state-owned nature preserve and public recreation area that lies between Route 128/I-95 and the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts. The state park's 772 acres contain the largest remaining freshwater marsh on the middle Charles River.

   2.9 km · state park in Massachusetts · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Elm Bank Horticulture Center

   The Gardens at Elm Bank, home of Massachusetts Horticultural Society, occupies 36 acres of Elm Bank Reservation, a 175-acre recreational area of woodlands, fields, and former estate property on the Charles River managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The estate's entrance is located at 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, with the major portion of the grounds located in the neighboring town of Dover.

   5.7 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Babson Globe

   The Babson Globe is a globe located in the campus of Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Weighing 25 tons and with a diameter of 28 feet, it was the world's largest rotating globe when it was built in 1955.

   3 km · Giant globe on the Babson College campus · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Crystal Lake

   Crystal Lake is a 33-acre natural great pond located in Newton, Massachusetts. Its shores, mostly lined with private homes, also host two small parks and a designated swimming area with a bathhouse.

   5.6 km · lake in Newton, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Hebrew College

   Hebrew College is a private college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, the college conducts Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic, trans-denominational academic environment.

   5.9 km · private college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hemlock Gorge Reservation

   Hemlock Gorge Reservation is a state-owned, public recreation area and urban wild comprising 23 acres on the Charles River in Newton and Needham, Massachusetts. The reservation is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

   3.6 km · state park in Massachusetts, USA · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Echo Bridge

   Echo Bridge is a historic masonry bridge spanning the Charles River between Needham to Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, and Ellis Street in Newton. The bridge carries the Sudbury Aqueduct and foot traffic, and is located in the Hemlock Gorge Reservation.

   3.5 km · bridge in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Waban Library Center

    The Waban Library Center is a library located in a historic building at 1608 Beacon Street in Newton, Massachusetts. The building is a modest 1½ story Tudor Revival brick building, with a gabled slate roof and raised end walls.

    4.9 km · library in Newton, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to Needham

Airports

Boston Logan (BOS), 20 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 64 km · Bradley (BDL), 126 km

Stations

Eliot station, 4.2 km · Newton Highlands station, 4.9 km · Woodland station, 5.6 km · Newton Centre station, 5.9 km · Needham Center station, 400 m

• Providence/Warwick → Needham

  67 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · $6–9
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  10 km · quickest by road, 35 min · $1–1.5
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• Hartford → Needham

  133 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · $12–17
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