The Atlas Obscura Guide To Montague

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

Updated August 6, 2010

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Unusual Attractions in Montague

The structure retains a lot of the charm of centuries past.

Montague, Massachusetts

The Montague Book Mill

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

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New England Peace Pagoda - Josh Latham

Leverett, Massachusetts

New England Peace Pagoda

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

3 miles from Montague

Deerfield Massacre Mass Grave

Deerfield, Massachusetts

Deerfield Massacre Mass Grave

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

3 miles from Montague

The Rock and Fossil and Dinosaur Shop

Deerfield, Massachusetts

The Rock and Fossil and Dinosaur Shop

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

4 miles from Montague

Poet’s Seat Tower

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Poet's Seat Tower

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

4 miles from Montague

The Buttonball Tree

Sunderland, Massachusetts

The Buttonball Tree

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

5 miles from Montague

Northfield Mountain Trailhead.

Northfield, Massachusetts

Northfield Mountain

The largest battery in New England sits atop a Massachusetts mountain.

7 miles from Montague

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