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Waltham, MA 02452

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Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning, spawning what became known as the Waltham-Lowell system of labor and production. The city is now a center for research and higher education, home to Brandeis University and Bentley University. The population was 60,632 at the census in 2010.

Waltham is commonly referred to as Watch City because of its association with the watch industry. Waltham Watch Company opened its factory in Waltham in 1854 and was the first company to make watches on an assembly line. It won the gold medal in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. The company produced over 40 million watches, clocks and instruments before it closed in 1957.

The name of the city is pronounced with the primary stress on the first syllable and a full vowel in the second syllable, "wall-tham", though the name of the Waltham watch was pronounced with a reduced schwa in the second syllable. As most would pronounce in the British way, Walthum, when people came to work in the mills from Nova Scotia, the pronunciation evolved. The "local" version became a phonetic sounding to accommodate French speakers who could not pronounce in the British way.

Nearby cities include Stoneham, Melrose, Chelsea, Framingham, Revere.

Places in Waltham

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

Mapo Tofu

Aries Noodle & Dumpling

90

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Peshawri Kebabs

83

$

Chicken Wing

Asia Wok

149

$

Watch City Grill

10

$

Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

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Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation

47
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Boston Tours Day Tours

15

Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

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1888 Guest Home

10

Crescent Suites Hotel

35

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Fairfield Inn & Suites Boston Waltham

30
Breakfast Area

Hyatt House Boston/Waltham

74

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