The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hingham

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

Updated January 11, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Hingham

World’s End

Hingham, Massachusetts

World's End

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

Old Ship Church.

Hingham, Massachusetts

Old Ship Church

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

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Weymouth, Massachusetts

Grape Island Straw Alarm

Site of an oft forgotten and revolutionary battle.

2 miles from Hingham

Paragon Carousel

Hull, Massachusetts

Paragon Carousel

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

2 miles from Hingham

Hull, Massachusetts

Burrage Hospital Ruins

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

2 miles from Hingham

Quincy, Massachusetts

USS Salem

The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.

4 miles from Hingham

Hull, Massachusetts

Classic WWII Chapel

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

4 miles from Hingham

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