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6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Medford, Massachusetts

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Memorial to the Black Dahlia near the spot where she was born

Medford, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Short (Black Dahlia) Memorial

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Medford, Massachusetts

Site of 'Jingle Bells' Composition

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

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Wright's Tower

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

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Amelia Earhart Home

The aviator lived here from 1924 until she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane in 1928.

Medford, Massachusetts

Sagamore John Burial Monument

The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.

Medford, Massachusetts

Royall House and Slave Quarters

The preserved historic home of the largest slave-owning family in Massachusetts serves as a memorial and a testament to the history of enslavement and abolition in the state

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The stone marker, with replicas of the company’s original jars.

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Emerson’s Pickle Factory Plaque

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

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