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Best Things to Do in Gardner

By travelguylife.com

Dunn State Park

John Ainsworth Dunn, a Gardner furniture maker who died in 1915, left the town this priceless piece of land to the east of the city's center.

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West Gardner Square Historic District

Gardner's town centre moved gradually westward and down the hill starting in the middle of the 19th century to be nearer to the furniture mills along the streams.

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Gardner Museum

The town's original library, built in 1886, is one of the most beautiful sights in the Gardner Uptown Historic District up the hill.

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Gardner Bicentennial Chair

Gardner has built a series of enormous novelty chairs to celebrate its history as a furniture manufacturer.

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Mount Wachusett Community College

A little distance from Gardner Center, Mount Wachusett Community College was established in 1963 on a lush rural campus dotted with contemporary buildings.

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Priscilla Candy Shop

This third-generation candy store at 4 Main St. is another of the seasoned establishments in downtown Gardner.

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Smith’s Country Cheese

This dairy farm and creamery, famous for its prize-winning Gouda, Cheddar, and Havarti, is located only ten minutes from Gardner Center.

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Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary

The Massachusetts Audubon Society manages a sparsely populated area of grasslands and red spruce and balsam fir forest to the north of Gardner.

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Brian’s Bowlaway

Candlepin bowling is primarily played in New England and Canada's Maritimes and was created not far away in Worcester a little over 140 years ago.

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Gardner Cinemas

Here, the newest first-run films are shown on eight screens, frequently for a fraction of the cost of other theaters.

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