Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
280 eliot st rte 16, south natick, ma, phone: +1 508-655-2296, (http://www.massaudubon.or...). massachusetts aududon society wildlife sanctuary and nature center. 626 acres, 9 miles of trails, 1/4 mile handicap accessible trail. open year-round. admission charged no charge for mas members.
Lake Cochituate State Park
Commonwealth rd rte 30, cochituate, ma, phone: +1 508 653-9641, (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/p...). beautiful lake and state park. lake cochituate provides a picnic area and a boat launch. you can also rent kayaks and canoes. the lake itself is divided into 3 huge sections: the north, middle, & south ponds, were you can swim, boat, windsurf, fish, or explore the parameter trails.
Lookout Farm
89 pleasant st, south natick, ma. phone: +1 508-653-0653, (http://lookoutfarm.com). "pick your own" place with a variety of crops. farmerâs market, petting zoo animals, train rides, pony rides, bee observatory, birthday parties, guided tours and more!
Natick Community Organic Farm
117 eliot st rte 16, south natick, ma, phone: +1 508-655-2204, fax: +1 508-651-7334, e-mail: [email protected], (http://www.natickfarm.org). non-profit certified organic community farm.
Natick doesn't have any colleges and universities in town. There are notable schools, including the Walnut Hill School for the Arts (http://www.walnuthillarts.org/). The High School is known for Ivy League university preparation.
Natick Historical Society and Museum
58 eliot st rte 16, south natick, ma. phone: +1 508-647-4841, (http://www.natickhistoric...). the central storehouse of natickâs history - housed on the lower level of the bacon free library building. notice the wrought-iron fence surrounding the building which has alternating crosses and arrows. the museum features among its collections the indian bible of the 17th century missionary, john eliot, founder of the natick indian community; it also includes artifacts of archaic and woodland as well as christian indian cultures.
Students of literature and history will be interested in the museum's collection of memorabilia of many of Natick's most distinguished citizens including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horatio Alger Jr., and Henry Wilson, the 18th Vice-President of the United States. The natural history collection features an outstanding array of birds of North and South America.
Pegan Hill
Pegan lane, south natick, ma off of pleasant street on the natick / dover border, phone: 781-784-0567, (http://www.thetrustees.or...). open year round, sunrise to sunset. the glacial drumlin is 410 feet and is the highest point in natick. there is a 1-mile trail up the hill with views of the great blue mountain and the neighboring farms and orchards.