Medford
Medford is a city in Massachusetts. It is home to Tufts University.
Get in[edit source]
Given that Medford is relatively close to Boston, please refer to the Get In and Get Around sections of that article for most of the details. Medford is not that far from Logan Airport.
By public transit[edit source]
There is no direct subway line to Medford. However the Lowell commuter rail line from North Station does have a station at West Medford. The 96 bus can take you the rest of the way to Medford from Davis station of the Red line, and the 134 bus from Wellington station of the Orange line. From Sullivan Station the 101 and 95 do go to Medford. The 101 can also be accessed from Malden Center station.
By car[edit source]
You can take exit 31 (Route 16 exit) or exit 32 (Medford/Malden exit) from Interstate 93 to Medford. Local routes that go into Medford include Route 38 form the southeast, Route 16 from the east and west, and Route 60 from the northeast.
Get around[edit source]
By public transit[edit source]
The 101, 95, and 134 buses all cross throughout Medford. The 100 bus mainly serves more residential areas of Medford.
By car[edit source]
It can be difficult to use the car to get around in the Medford city center, given the difficulties of finding parking and the one way streets. Further away from the city center, towards the residential areas of Medford, a car can be more useful.
Route 28 runs along the eastern edge of Medford, next to the Fellsway Plaza. Routes 60, 16, and 38 all travel throughout Medford.
See[edit source]
- 1 Grandfather's House. the house mentioned in the song "Over the River and Through the Woods".
- Jingle Bells Plaque. This plaque, located on the site of Simpson Tavern, a 19th-century boarding house, commemorates the birthplace of "Jingle Bells" and claims that James Pierpont wrote the Christmas carol after watching a sleigh race.
Do[edit source]
Learn[edit source]
- Tufts University, Phone: +1 617 628-5000, [1].
Buy[edit source]
Eat[edit source]
- Yoki Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, 62 Station Landing, ☏ +1 617 381-6688. Located in a new development close to the Wellington T stop on the Orange Line. Great Japanese food, with fresh sushi and clean, subdued atmosphere. $$.
Drink[edit source]
Sleep[edit source]
- [dead link] AmeriSuites, 116 Riverside Avenue, ☏ +1 781 395-8500. Near Logan International Airport and only four miles from downtown Boston.
- Hyatt Place Medford, 116 Riverside Avenue NE, ☏ +1 781 395-8500, fax: +1 781 395-0077.
Go next[edit source]
| Routes through Medford |
| Manchester ← Stoneham ← | N  S
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→ Somerville → Boston |
| Newton ← Somerville ← | W  E
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→ Everett → Revere |
| Lawrence ← Stoneham ← | N  S
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→ Somerville → Boston |
| Waltham ← Arlington ← | W  E
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→ Malden → Revere |
| Wilmington ← Winchester ← | N  S
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→ Boston → END |