Recommended Places to Visit: Acton

Recreation

Water Bodies
Ice House Pond
131 Concord Road

Lake Nagog
558 Great Road


Biking
Assabet River Rail Trail
Maple Street and Stow Street

Waterfalls

Powdermill Dam

End of Old High Street

Events
Kite Flying Festival


Parks

NARA Park
25 Ledge Rock Way

Gardner Field

530 Massachusetts Avenue

Jones Playground

54 Martin Street

Goward Playground

486 Main Street

Arts Performances
Theatre III
250 Central Street

Candlepin Bowling
Acton Bowladrome
257 Main Street

Museums
Discovery Museum
177 Main Street

Acton Historical Society

300 Main Street

Hiking
Recommended:
Grassy Pond Conservation Land
Nagog Hill Road near Main Street

Nashoba Brook Conservation Land
~45 Davis Road

Acton Arboretum
10 Taylor Road

Will's Hole Bog
End of Nagog Park Drive

Assabet River Blue and Green Trail

311 Old High Street

Tried:
Pratt's Brook Conservation Land
119 Parker Street

Stoneymeade
45 Stoneymeade Way

Great Hill Conservation Land
54 School Street

Guggins Brook Conservation Land
Massachusetts Avenue and Birch Ridge Road

Jenks Conservation Land
390 Central Street

Nagog Hill
Nagog Hill Road, 42.500387, -71.439134

Robbins Mill Conservation Land
78 Canterbury Hill Road

Architecture

Schools
Raymond J Grey Jr. High School
16 Charter Road

Merriam Elementary School

11 Charter Road

Monuments

Davis Monument
Concord Road and Wood Lane

Places of Worship

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish
89 Arlington Street

Church of the Good Shepherd
164 Newtown Road

South Acton Congregational Church
35 School Street

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
472 Massachusetts Avenue

Faith Evangelical Free Church
54 Hosmer Street

Acton Congregational Church
12 Concord Road

West Acton Baptist Church
592 Massachusetts Avenue

St. Matthew's United Methodist Church
435 Central Street

Historical Buildings
Old Building
543 Massachusetts Avenue

276 Great Road
276 Great Road

Exchange Hall
2 School Street

9 Central Street
9 Central Street


Town Facilities

Town Hall
472 Main Street

South Acton MBTA Station
4 Central Street

Acton Water District
693 Massachusetts Avenue

Acton Memorial Library

486 Main Street

Fire Department Station 1

7 Concord Road

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Chinese

Spicepepper Garden

36 Great Road

Recommended Dishes:

Ma La Lamb

Peapod Leaf with Garlic Sauce

Zha Jiang Pork Noodle Soup

Seafood

Atlantic Sea Grill

77 Great Road

Recommended Dishes:

Berry Moscow Mule

Clam Chowder

Shrimp Scampi

Soup and Lobster Sandwich

Western

Le Lyonnais
416 Great Road
Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Livers
Vegetable Soup
Meringue with raspberry and vanilla ice-cream

Rapscallion Table and Tap (chain)
5 Strawberry Hill Road
Recommended Dishes:
Blackened Chicken
House Salad
Salmon Burger


Tried:
Breakfast
Spruce Street Cafe (closed)
5 Spruce Street
Recommended Dishes:
Brian Bridgesx
Napoleon
Donuts
Lemon Cannoli
Hazelnut Cannoli

Legend Cafe

5 Spruce Street

Recommended Dishes:

Blueberry Muffin

Wildeberry Smoothie

Raspberry Croissant

Western
Po's Ribs and BBQ
344 Great Road
Recommended Dishes:
Beef and Vegetable Soup
Ribs and Crabcake Combo