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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Updated December 19, 2014

Unusual Attractions in Fitchburg

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Dean Hill Cemetery

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Rollstone Boulder

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

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Grave of Joseph Palmer

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

4 miles from Fitchburg

Leominster, Massachusetts

Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

4 miles from Fitchburg

Westminster, Massachusetts

The Spite Wall

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.

5 miles from Fitchburg

Leominster, Massachusetts

Johnny Ro Veterans Memorial Park

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

5 miles from Fitchburg

Leominster, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

6 miles from Fitchburg

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Fitchburg

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Updated December 19, 2014

Unusual Attractions in Fitchburg

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Dean Hill Cemetery

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Rollstone Boulder

Leominster, Massachusetts

Grave of Joseph Palmer

Leominster, Massachusetts

Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House

Westminster, Massachusetts

The Spite Wall

Leominster, Massachusetts

Johnny Ro Veterans Memorial Park

Leominster, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed

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