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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wellesley

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

Updated January 24, 2023

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The Babson Globe

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Babson Globe

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.
Ominous Ikon #6.

Wellesley, Massachusetts

'Ominous Ikon #6 and Yaddo Study'

Designed to represent the mushroom clouds the artists witnessed during nuclear testing.
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Natick, Massachusetts

Horatio Alger House

The American author whose "rags-to-riches" stories were popular during the Gilded Age.
2 miles from Wellesley
Jim Metcalf at Martini Junction

Needham, Massachusetts

Martini Junction

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.
3 miles from Wellesley

Natick, Massachusetts

Natick Praying Indian Burying Ground

A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.
3 miles from Wellesley
Echo Bridge

Newton, Massachusetts

Echo Bridge

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.
3 miles from Wellesley
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

Weston, Massachusetts

Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.
3 miles from Wellesley
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