Leominster (Massachusetts) - city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

Leominster is a town in Massachusetts. Monument Square

Understand

Leominster Piano Case Company Building Leominster is a former industrial town with a number of National Register of Historic Places-listed buildings that used to be factories — such as for shirts, baby carriages or piano cases — in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and also some from its earlier period as a farming community. Leominster now is a major retail center and houses some people who commute to Worcester and Boston.

Get in

By car

From Boston, take State Route 2 West.

From Worcester, take I-290 East and I-190 North.

Get around

On foot

Easy enough for downtown attractions. Leominster covers a surprisingly large area though so you may discover that your destination is quite a long walk away.

By car

This is you best bet and you will likely need a car to get here any way. Parking is easy to find and either free or very cheap.

See

Do

  • Starburst Festival. Held in mid-June as a kick off to summer. Fireworks, music, and food.
  • Sholan Farms, 1125 Pleasant Street, +1 978 840-3276. Visit the last working orchard in the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed. Pick your own available in the fall.
  • Doyle Community Park, 464 Abbott Avenue. 157 acre open space with 3.5 miles of trails. Also contains: 2015-02-22
    • Doyle Center. Green building built in 2004 to house a Trustees of Reservations office and training center. Tours of the building are available. 2015-02-22
    • Pierce Meadow. Pierce Meadow is a 10 acre parcel of the former Pierce Estate containing huge specimen trees and open space. 2015-02-22

Buy

Eat

Drink

Leominster is not a major nightlife destination. Most pub style restaurants will have a bar if you really need a drink. Rye & Thyme in addition to being one of the city's better known restaurants also has a well known bar. There's even a basement room. Leominster also has locations of major coffee chains Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks.

Sleep

Go next

  • Worcester is about 25-30 minutes' drive to the south.
  • Boston is an hour to the east by car without traffic, but expect to hit traffic and allow at least an extra half hour.
  • The state of New Hampshire is very close by to the north, and Vermont, to the northwest, is not that much further.

Leominster

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Postal code:01453Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/New_YorkPopulation:43,782Coordinates:42.52, -71.76

Worcester County

2nd-order administrative division

Massachusetts

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
NEMA 14-30NEMA 14-50