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All the United States Massachusetts Leominster

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Leominster

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

Updated April 14, 2015

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Marker at the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed

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.
Joseph Palmer’s grave

Leominster, Massachusetts

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.
Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House

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.
Johnny Ro Memorial Park

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.
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The apple weighs more than 1,000 pounds.

Lancaster, Massachusetts

The Big Apple of New England

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.
2 miles from Leominster
Rollstone Boulder

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Rollstone Boulder

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
4 miles from Leominster
Mary Had a Little Lamb statue

Sterling, Massachusetts

Mary Had a Little Lamb Statue

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.
5 miles from Leominster
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