Worcester MA is a fabulous city!! Yet, strangely, it is invisible!! Worcester is located in the indistinct Far West of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (i.e., past I-495). Its gauzy hills are studded with classic New England villages, and its vales teem with sparkling fresh waters (but I digress...) The city itself shows an ugly side to those whizzing past from New York to Maine. This is a clever ploy on the city's part to keep the Rest of the World at bay.