Acton
Acton is a town in Massachusetts.
Understand
Get in
Map of Acton (Massachusetts)
By car
Acton is five miles (8 km) from I-495 and ten miles (16 km) from I-95/MA-128 or around 21 miles (34 km) from Boston. Massachusetts Routes 2, 2A, 27, 62, 111, and 119 run through the town.
By train
The MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line train stops at the South Acton station. South Acton is a major station on the line at which many trains terminate. Besides the urban stops at Cambridge (Porter Square) and Boston (North Station Terminal), it is the only station on the line at which all trains stop. The MBTA Fitchburg Line provides service to Fitchburg, Leominster, Shirley, Ayer, Littleton, Concord, Lincoln, Weston, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, and Boston.
Get around
See
- The Discovery Museums, 177 Main Street, ☏ +1 978-264-4200. The Discovery Museums are two separate science museums located on the same site. The Children's Discovery Museum has exhibits suitable for younger children, while the Science Discovery Museum focuses on older children. The location is well guarded by Bessie, the large dinosaur statue and museum mascot, located in the front grounds of the facility.
Do
Buy
Eat
- Atlantic Sea Grill, 77 Great Road (Route 2A), ☏ +1 978 263-3162. Seafood, take-out available.
- Bickford's Family Fare, 20 Nagog Park, ☏ +1 978 263-0442. Breakfast, sandwiches, good variety.
Drink
Sleep
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Acton |
| Fitchburg ← Littleton ← | W  E |
→ Concord → Boston |
| Fitchburg/Rindge ← Littleton ← | W   E |
→ Concord →  to Boston |
Jct N  S / N  S ← Hudson ← |
W  E |
→ Concord → Danvers |
| Harvard ← Boxborough ← | N  E |
→ Concord → Ends at   |
| Fitchburg ← Littleton ← | NW  SE |
→ Concord → Boston |