Editing Worcester, Massachusetts (section)

===Sites of interest===
[[File:turtle boy love statue.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The ''[[Burnside Fountain]]'', also known as the ''Turtle Boy'' statue, is a local landmark on the Worcester Common.]]
[[File:Elm Park Iron Bridge Worcester Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|alt=Elm Park Iron Bridge Worcester Massachusetts|The Elm Park Iron Bridge]]
Worcester has 1,200 acres of publicly owned property. Notable parks include [[Elm Park (Worcester, Massachusetts)|Elm Park]], which was laid out by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] in 1854, and the City Common laid out in 1669. Both parks are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="City Parks">{{cite web
  | url=http://www.worcesterma.gov/dpw/parks-rec/city-parks
  | title=City Parks
  | publisher=City of Worcester, Massachusetts — Public Works and Park
  | year=2007
  | access-date=August 16, 2010
  | archive-date=July 28, 2010
  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728071329/http://www.worcesterma.gov/dpw/parks-rec/city-parks
  | url-status=live
  }}</ref> The largest park in the city is the 549 acre [[Green Hill Park]]. The park was donated by the Green family in 1903 and includes the [[Green Hill Park Shelter]] built in 1910. In 2002, the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Green Hill Park. Other Parks, include Newton Hill, East Park, Morgan Park, Shore Park, Crompton Park, Hadwen Park, [[Institute Park]] and [[University Park (Worcester, Massachusetts)|University Park]]. Though not within city limits, [[New England Botanic Garden|New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill]] is operated by the [[Worcester County Horticultural Society]] and is a 20-minute drive northeast of the city in [[Boylston, Massachusetts|Boylston]]. The Horticultural Society's former headquarters is now the [[Worcester Historical Museum]], dedicated to the cultural, economic, and scientific contributions of the city to American society. As a former manufacturing center, Worcester has many historic 19th century buildings and on the National Register of Historic Places, including the old facilities of the [[Crompton Loom Works]], [[Ashworth and Jones Factory]] and [[Worcester Corset Company Factory]].

The [[American Antiquarian Society]] has been in Worcester since 1812. The national library and society has one of the largest collections of early American history in the world. The city's main museum is the [[Worcester Art Museum]] established in 1898. The museum is the second largest art museum in New England, behind the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]] in Boston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tfaoi.org/newsmu/nmus52.htm|title=Worcester Art Museum|website=tfaoi.org|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713023557/http://tfaoi.org/newsmu/nmus52.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1931 to 2013, Worcester was home to the [[Higgins Armory Museum]], which was the sole museum dedicated to arms and armor in the country.<ref name=BGHigginsClose>{{cite news|last=Edgers|first=Geoff|title=Higgins Armory Museum to close|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2013/03/08/higgins-armory-museum-close-arms-and-armor-worcester-art-museum/3Y4p45OpkfMrQxSGmlP3NP/story.html|access-date=July 31, 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=March 8, 2013|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113170438/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2013/03/08/higgins-armory-museum-close-arms-and-armor-worcester-art-museum/3Y4p45OpkfMrQxSGmlP3NP/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its collection and endowment were transferred and integrated into the Worcester Art Museum, with the collection now being shown in a new gallery which opened in 2015. The non-profit [[Veterans Inc.]] is headquartered at the southern tip of Grove Street in the historic [[Massachusetts National Guard]] Armory building.

The [[Worcester Memorial Auditorium]] is one of the most prominent buildings in the city. Built as a [[World War I]] [[war memorial]] in 1933, the multipurpose auditorium has hosted many of Worcester's most famous concerts and sporting events, and is{{when|date=April 2023}} undergoing a renovation to become a multimedia and event center.