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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Natick, Massachusetts

Updated June 19, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Natick

Welcome to one of New England's most iconic diners.

Natick, Massachusetts

Casey’s Diner

Order the extra snappy, steamed hot dogs at this fourth-generation-run New England diner.

Natick, Massachusetts

Natick Praying Indian Burying Ground

A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Henry Wilson Shoe Shop

Natick, Massachusetts

Henry Wilson Shoe Shop

A small, red building located along a state highway where the 18th Vice President made shoes in his youth.

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Natick, Massachusetts

Horatio Alger House

The American author whose "rags-to-riches" stories were popular during the Gilded Age.

Natick, Massachusetts

Eliot Indian Bible

The first Bible to be printed in the Western Hemisphere which was once used for colonization, has now become an important tool for reclamation

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Sherborn, Massachusetts

Emily the Cow Statue

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.

2 miles from Natick

Speculative portrait of what Attucks might have looked like.

Framingham, Massachusetts

Crispus Attucks Bridge

This bridge is dedicated to an escaped slave and one of the first people killed in the American Revolution

3 miles from Natick

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Natick

Welcome to one of New England's most iconic diners.

Natick, Massachusetts

Casey’s Diner

Order the extra snappy, steamed hot dogs at this fourth-generation-run New England diner.

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