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All the United States Massachusetts Medford

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Medford

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Medford, Massachusetts

Updated October 3, 2022

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Memorial to the Black Dahlia near the spot where she was born

Medford, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Short (Black Dahlia) Memorial

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Medford, Massachusetts

Site of 'Jingle Bells' Composition

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.
Wright’s Tower

Medford, Massachusetts

Wright's Tower

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

Medford, Massachusetts

Sagamore John Burial Monument

The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.
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The stone marker, with replicas of the company’s original jars.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Emerson’s Pickle Factory Plaque

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
1 mile from Medford
The Old Power House

Somerville, Massachusetts

Old Powder House

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
1 mile from Medford
Museum of Modern Renaissance

Somerville, Massachusetts

Museum of Modern Renaissance

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
1 mile from Medford
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