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Unusual Attractions in Newton

Newton, Massachusetts

Echo Bridge

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Newton, Massachusetts

Star Market

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

Newton, Massachusetts

Battle Dioramas at Newton City Hall

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

Newton, Massachusetts

John Eliot Memorial

Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.

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Watertown, Massachusetts

The Plumbing Museum

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

2 miles from Newton

Watertown, Massachusetts

Art of Jack Kevorkian

The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."

2 miles from Newton

Watertown, Massachusetts

Armenian Museum of America

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

2 miles from Newton

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