Melrose MA Landmarks & Monuments

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ALongfellow National Historic Site

Longfellow National Historic Site
  • 105 Brattle Street Cambridge
    MA, 02138
  • +1 617 876 4491
4.0
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview Longfellow National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. The house also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776. In addition to its rich history, the site ... more on Nps.gov
  • Overview Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet whose stirring tales of the Village Blacksmith, Evangeline, Hiawatha, and Paul Revere's midnight ride thrilled 19th-century America, once lived in this elegant mansion. If there's one historic house to visit in Cambridge, this is it. The house was built in 175... more on Fodor's

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Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street Cambridge
MA, 02138

BBoston Public Library

  • 700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA , USA
  • +1 617 536 5400 x2317
  • Overview Boston Public Library regularly screens free family, foreign, classic, and documentary films in the Rabb Lecture ... more on Fodor's
  • Overview This venerable institution is a handsome temple to literature and a valuable research library. When the building was opened in 1895, it confirmed the status of architects McKim, Mead & White as apostles of the Renaissance Revival style while reinforcing Boston's commitment to an enlightened c... more on Fodor's

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Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St.
Boston, MA , USA

CSaugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
  • 244 Central Street
    Saugus, MA, 01906
  • +1 781 233 0050
  • Highlights: visitor center, restrooms more
  • Location: Saugus, Massachusetts (3.0 miles from Melrose)
  • Overview "A Worthy Prototype of American Heavy Industry" Explore this place where European iron makers brought their special skills to a young Massachusetts colony. Three hundred year old artifacts, working waterwheels, and mill machinery ... more on Nps.gov

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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
244 Central Street
Saugus, MA, 01906

DCity Hall

  • Congress St. at North St.
    Boston, MA , USA
  • Overview Over the years, various plans—involving gardens, restaurants, music, and hotels—have been floated to make this a more-people-friendly site. Possibly the only thing that would ameliorate Bostonians' collective distaste for the chilly Government Center is selling it. But for the moment,... more on Fodor's

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City Hall
Congress St. at North St.
Boston, MA , USA

EBunker Hill Monument

  • Monument Avenue
    Charlestown, MA 02129
4.0
12+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts (5.4 miles from Melrose)
  • Sitting back and thinking about it for a moment, the Bunker Hill monument is a curious way of memorializing the battle. Not that I don't like the obelisk ... more on Yelp
  • Oh, dear Monty. more on Yelp

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Bunker Hill Monument
Monument Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129

FProspect Hill Monument

  • Munroe St at Bigelow St
    Somerville,MA,02143
4.5
8+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Ths hidden gem is small, but has a good view of Boston skyline. It is a nice place to rest and relax in the summer months and in the spring/fall as ... more on Yelp
  • Love love love this place. more on Yelp

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Prospect Hill Monument
Munroe St at Bigelow St
Somerville,MA,02143

GNew England Holocaust Memorial

New England Holocaust Memorial
  • Congress St
    Boston, MA 02210
  • 6176354505
4.5
21+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Located along the Freedom Trail across from City Hall, this stunning reminder of one of history's most horrific periods was designed by San Francisco artist ... more on Yelp
  • no, it's not terezin. more on Yelp

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New England Holocaust Memorial
Congress St
Boston, MA 02210

HMemorial Hall

  • 45 Quincy St
    Cambridge,MA,02138
  • 6174964595
4.5
4+ reviews, 1 sources
  • A pretty sublime place to hear music. While its 1200 seats aren't the most comfortable, acoustics are awesome and it just feels nice and intimate ... more on Yelp
  • Quote: Inspired by Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, England, Sanders Theatre is famous for its design and its acoustics. A member of the ... more on Yelp

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Memorial Hall
45 Quincy St
Cambridge,MA,02138

IMadonna Queen National Shrine

  • 111 Orient ave
    East Boston,MA,02128
  • 6175692100
4.5
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • I don't exactly know the history, but I went to this for the first time and it was huge. Plus the views from the top of the hill are awesome. ... more on Yelp
  • Before or after visiting some of the yummy affordable restaurants in East Boston, take a peek a ol' Mary. I'm not a religious zealot by any means, or ... more on Yelp

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Madonna Queen National Shrine
111 Orient ave
East Boston,MA,02128

JStoughton House

  • 90 Brattle St
    Cambridge,MA,02138
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Archetypal Shingle Style house by H.H. Richardson, the architect of Trinity Church in Copley Square. Circa 1882-1883. more on Yelp

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Stoughton House
90 Brattle St
Cambridge,MA,02138

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