West Newton

Worth seeing in and around West Newton

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
   Brandeis University

   Brandeis University is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the Greater Boston area.

   2.8 km · private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   2.7 km · Light rail stop in Newton, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Middlesex University

   Middlesex University, known primarily for its medical and veterinary schools, operated from 1914 until 1947, first in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, later in Waltham, Massachusetts.

   2.7 km · university in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Boston College Law School

   Boston College Law School is the law school of Boston College, a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It is situated on a 40-acre campus in Newton, Massachusetts, about 1.5 miles from the university's main campus in Chestnut Hill.

   3.4 km · law school of Boston College · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Lasell University

   Lasell University is a private university in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by Edward Lasell in 1851 as a women's seminary.

   1.3 km · private university in Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   National Center for Jewish Film

   The National Center for Jewish Film is a non-profit motion picture archive, distributor, and resource center. It houses the largest collection of Jewish-themed film and video outside of Israel.

   3 km · motion picture archive, distributor, and resource center located on the campus of Brandeis University · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   3.7 km · lake in Newton, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Rose Art Museum

   The Rose Art Museum, founded in 1961, is a part of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, US. Named after founding benefactors Edward and Bertha Rose, it offers temporary exhibitions, and it displays and houses works of art from its permanent collection of 9,000 objects. The museum has one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary art in New England.

   3 km · art museum in Waltham, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   3.9 km · state park in Massachusetts, USA · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    4 km · bridge in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to West Newton

Airports

Boston Logan (BOS), 19 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 71 km · Bradley (BDL), 128 km

Stations

Eliot station, 3.7 km · Newton Highlands station, 3.8 km · Riverside station, 2.1 km · Woodland station, 2.1 km · Newton Centre station, 4 km

• Providence/Warwick → West Newton

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · $7–10
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  3504 km · quickest by air, 11h 54m · $480–720
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• Hartford → West Newton

  136 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $12–16
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