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flyingsquirrelsftw t1_j52sdjo wrote

If you're here for the whole weekend, spend a day in the Clark neighborhood. Get breakfast at Annie's and dinner at Peppercorns or Da Lat. Take another day to explore other parts of Worcester. Grab breakfast at Birch Tree and explore Crompton Collective and the Worcester Public Market. Pick a restaurant along Shrewsbury Street for dinner.

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New-Vegetable-1274 t1_j52hu8t wrote

HA!!!! Kelly square once and may still have the distinction of being on the list of top 10 worst intersections in America. It was an adventure for sure, total chaos and just about everyone who drove through it were Massachusetts drivers to add to the demolition derby experience. I always told the uninitiated to close their eyes, take a deep breath and floor it. Saw a pedestrian once who was really drunk walk through the middle of the intersection. Wish I could have filmed it , this guy was like a stunt man, he came so close to getting killed but just kept going and flipping people off.

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New-Vegetable-1274 t1_j52e15b wrote

First, Worcester is a college town. There are 8 colleges and universities in Worcester. Each campus has many bars and eateries nearby. Clark is a wonderful school and has large campus that you should see to appreciate. The surrounding neighborhood could be legitimately called a Clark neighborhood, it is a mixture of Clark properties, private residences and businesses. The neighborhood has had it's ups and downs but Clark has always been a buffer against the kind of really bad things that happen in some urban areas. The city itself has been in economic decline for some time but there are a lot of people who have worked really hard to bring it back. Worcester doesn't offer the kind of amenities you'd find in Boston but Boston is only an hour or so away if you want to explore. If you're an outdoors type of person there's lots of recreation to be had outside of the city, skiing, hiking, biking, disc golf to name a few. There's also a few golf courses nearby. Once you've toured Clark you should drive around the city to get a feel for Worcester. It's pretty tame for a city, a little gritty but also a lot of charm.

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