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Places in Acton

Antiques, Main Street & more in Acton

1,222 places in Acton: 93 places to eat and drink, 112 shops, 122 things to do and 3 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
1,222
51 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
93
3.9 per 1,000 residents
Shops
112
15 gifts · 8 antiques · 4 books
Things to do
122
40 outdoors · 17 arts · 11 landmarks
Places to stay
3
0.1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Acton have?

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The map

Where Acton gathers

113 of Acton’s 1,222 places sit within a five-minute walk of Massachusetts Ave.

Massachusetts Ave
113places in a five-minute walk of Massachusetts Ave9% of Acton’s places
★ What stands out · Shops

112 shops

27 home & hardware, 15 gifts & boutiques, 12 clothing. Local spots first.

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Things to do

122 things to do

54 fitness & sports, 40 parks & outdoors, 17 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 17 arts & culture →
Eat & drink

93 places to eat & drink

59 restaurants, 21 cafés & treats, 7 farms & markets. Local spots first.

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See all 7 farms & markets →
Places to stay

3 places to stay

3 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

759 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

133 schools, churches & public places

Where Acton learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Acton and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Concord73Littleton52Acton51Westford46Stow40Boxborough35Carlisle21

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.