Acton Travel Guide

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      Cats will be cats.
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  • Fox with some of her cubs
      Fox with some of her cubs
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  • NOT The lion we have .. I hope!!!
      NOT The lion we have .. I hope!!!
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Things to Do  

Childrens Discovery Museums
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From their web site :
The Children's Discovery Museum
A wonder-filled 120 year old Victorian house with rooms, corridors, and closets creatively transformed into ten hands-on exhibit areas especially for toddlers and pre-school children and their families. Because of the small spaces in the building, we suggest that you use back pack carriers or SnuglisĀ® in place of strollers.

The Science Discovery Museum
A creative and challenging interactive experience designed especially for school aged children, filled with innovative theme spaces for hands-on experimenting with the basic sciences and math. All spaces in the building are handicapped accessible. There is also an elevator for your convenience.

Updated Nov 10, 2004

Address: 177 Main Street Acton, MA 01720

Phone: 978.264.4200

Website: http://www.discoverymuseums.org/

Related to:
 Family Travel
 Museum Visits

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Hotels  

The Concordian Motel

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Restaurants  

Atlantic Sea Grill: Seafood

Atlantic Sea Grill: Seafood, Acton

 frank_delargy Says:  This is a reasonably priced seafood restaurant that also sells fresh seafood. The clientèle usually are on the older side and the decor is subdued.Service is usually good and in general it has a somewhat laid back atmosphere.The food is simple, consistent and very... 

Le Lyonnais Restaurant Français: French

Le Lyonnais Restaurant Français: French, Acton

 frank_delargy Says:  Excellent French cuisine for that special evening or date. 4 small rooms so that dining can be semi-private and when you share a room, tends to be friendly.Good service and as expected higher prices.Great tasting food.. it's French, so it can be rich. Each time I go here I... 

The Acton Jazz Café: Jazz

The Acton Jazz Café: Jazz, Acton

 frank_delargy Says:  They serve a light menu from 8-10 p.m. on Tuesdays, a full menu from 6 pm until 10pm, Wednesdays through Saturdays, and from 4pm until 10pm on Sundays. It is primarily a Jazz club and they do have a cover charge after certain times and a minimum charge at other times.It can... 

Nightlife  

The Acton Jazz Club: Best Jazz club in the area
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Various jazz performers make their way out to Acton to perform at one of the islands of this culture outside of a major metropolitan area. Every seat is a good seat.
On some nights it's open mike and you never know what you might hear, but most nights it's the best jazz talent around.
They do serve food and drinks and there is room for some dancing too.
Check out their web page for a performance schedule.

Written Nov 11, 2004

Address: 452 Great Road (Rte. 2A), Acton, MA

Phone: (978) 263-6161

Website: http://www.actonjazzcafe.com/

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 Music
 Theater Travel

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Transportation  

The train comes through Acton
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map of FItchburg line

Yep,
You can actually get a train from Boston (North Station) to Acton. The South Acton stop is just after the West Concord stop.
Handy if you don't have a car or don't want to bring one into Boston.
However, you will need someone to pick you up at the train 'station/stop'. There are no buses or any other forms of transport except walking and cars otherwise. Maybe a taxi is an option, but I have never seen one waitig at the train station (er.. train stop)

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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Local Customs  

Top HS Football team in the State
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Acton-Boxborough HS is the #1 ranked HS team in Massachusetts with 45 or so consecutive wins.
This doesn't matter much to me, but it seems significant.

Written Nov 10, 2004

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 Arts and Culture

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Warnings and Dangers  

Watch out for Mountain Lions! :-)

Watch out for Mountain Lions! :-), Acton

 frank_delargy Says:  The police have put up one of those big light up traffic signs to alert people that there is a mountain lion in town. This is exciting stuff.They have also posted a policeman to hang out by the school closest to where it was last seen.BTW .. It was a dog!!! 

And other cats!

And other cats!, Acton

 frank_delargy Says:  Cosmo, our cat has a tendency to act like a cat and bring home critters. Here we found him with a new 'friend'. 

Off The Beaten Path  

Squirrel party
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Squirrel party

One day I looked out the window and saw about 20 squirrels romping around the yard across the street.
That's a lot of squirrels!
In the picture I was only able to identify about 15 of them.

Written Nov 11, 2004

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Favorites  

Our own Flying Kiwi
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Kiwi the Love Bird

Favorite thing: Yes, VT has it's flying kiwi (see Flyingkiwi tour )and we have ours too. Kiwi is a lovebird who likes to get out of his cage and fly around the house buzzing the cat.
Maybe he'll get a chance to meet the other world traveling flying Kiwi??

Updated Feb 20, 2005

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