Central Massachusetts is filled with many small towns with farms, orchards, and inns, as well as the second largest city in Massachusetts - Worcester.
Sites
Davis Farmland and Maze - Endangered farm animals and a cornfield maze with a different theme each year
Herbert Candies - A roadside candy store and candy factory in a Tudor stone mansion; tours of the factory are available
Higgins Armory Museum - A five-floor museum in Worcester exhibiting armor, swordplay, and medieval pageantry
Mechanics Hall - A concert hall in Worcester that was visited by Teddy Roosevelt and Ella Fitzgerald
Old Sturbridge Village - A living museum exhibiting life the way it was in New England from 1790 to 1840
Tower Hill Botanical Garden - Includes several gardens such as the "Secret Garden" and the "Wildlife Refuge Pond"
Wayside Inn - Historic inn that Longfellow once wrote about in "Tales of a Wayside Inn"