Metropolitan State Hospital (MSH)
Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

📜 Opened in 1930, Metropolitan State Hospital (MSH) in Waltham, Massachusetts, was once the largest and most sophisticated facility for treating the mentally ill in New England. It closed in 1992, and its history is controversial due to patient treatment and neglect allegations.

Why Go

👻 Popular for ghost-hunting and abandoned place enthusiasts
🚶‍♀️ Grounds are open to the public for hiking and as a public space
🎶 Dr. William F. McLaughlin Administration Building served as a music video backdrop

Why Avoid

🚫 Interior of Administration Building is not open to the public
Permanently closed as a hospital

Tips

🗺️ Follow directions to Avalon at Lexington Hills in Lexington, Massachusetts

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