| this upscale, red brick hotel is off route 9, half a mile from umass memorial medical center. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. suites add living rooms; some have fireplaces. other amenities include a fitness center with a jogging track. warm rooms offer free wi-fi and cable tv, plus bars and minifridges. there's a bistro with terrace dining and weekly live music. room service is available. parking is free
Boston Logan International Airport 55 min
EcoTarium (8 min)
Ecology & conservation museum with interactive displays, a planetarium, trails & a treetop walkway. Tower Hill Botanic Garden (16 min)
A nature-lover's paradise featuring many gardens, an orchard, outdoor event space, library & more. Tougas Family Farm (15 min) Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial (7 min) Bancroft Tower (11 min)
History and architecture Davis Farmland - See You In The Spring Of 2021! (25 min)
Family destination for petting zoo with farm animals,landscaped maze & apple & pumpkin picking. Wachusett Reservoir (21 min)
Large dam with dedicated bike trails, wetland paths, shoreline fishing & winter snowshoeing. Mass Audubon's Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary (13 min)
Wildlife, nature, and outdoor recreation Purgatory Chasm State Reservation (19 min)
Quarter-mile rift between ancient granite formations provides climbing space & picnic sites. Green Hill Park (5 min)
480-acre park with sports, playgrounds, trails, a petting zoo, a golf course & picnic facilities. Salisbury Mansion (8 min)
History museum in a 1772 mansion & store (later restored to be as it was in the 1830s). Ski Ward Ski Area (14 min)
45-acre park with 9 ski slopes & 4 lifts, plus a ski school, tuba slides & a grill restaurant. Quinsigamond State Park (12 min)
Recreation area on Lake Quinsigamond with swimming, boating, fishing, sports & picnic facilities. American Antiquarian Society (9 min) Worcester Art Museum (8 min)
Vast art collection from ancient to contemporary , including European master works & a Gothic house. | 
