Worcester is the 114th most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 205,918 as of 2021, the city bearing the name Worcester, England, was ranked as the second most populous in New England, trailing only Boston. Providence is situated forty miles north-northwest of Worcester, fifty miles east of Springfield, and forty miles west-northwest of Boston. As a result of its proximity to the state's geographical center, Worcester is referred to as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; the city's official emblem is a heart. Worcester County Historical Seat is situated in the central region of Massachusetts.
Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, abbreviated WAM, is the repository of more than 38,000 artworks that represent cultures from around the globe and date from antiquity to the present. WAM, which debuted in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1898, is regarded as one of the nation's preeminent institutions of its kind.
EcoTarium
The EcoTarium is a Worcester, Massachusetts-based scientific and nature museum. The museum, formerly referred to as the New England Science Center, is home to a number of traveling and permanent exhibits, the Alden Planetarium, a narrow-gauge train powered by a scale replica of a steam engine from the 1860s, and an assortment of wildlife.
Green Hill Park
Green Hill Park in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a sizable public area. Parking on an area of over 480 acres, it is the largest in the city. The location accommodates the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, a structure dedicated to Massachusetts veterans who served in the Vietnam War. The dedication of the Memorial occurred in June 2002.
Elm Park
Historic Elm Park is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The park was established on land acquired in 1854, which ranks among the earliest public purchases of land in the United States designated specifically for municipal park purposes, following the acquisition of Bushnell Park in Hartford earlier that same year.
Mechanics Hall
Concert hall Mechanics Hall is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was constructed in the Renaissance Revival architecture in 1857 and refurbished in 1977.