- Our list of the best things to do in Gloucester, Massachusetts, features the top 318 nearby activities — including 154 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Gloucester, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 29 things to do within the city of Gloucester, MA , followed by 289 popular activities in nearby cities, including Salem, Beverly, Lynn, Newburyport, Hampton, Marblehead, Rockport, Danvers, Ipswich, North Andover, Haverhill, Amesbury, Saugus, Malden, Revere, Peabody, Andover, Hull, Chelsea, Seabrook, Melrose, Essex, Everett, Lawrence, Woburn and North Hampton
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Located along the Eastern Canal near the Merrimack River, Eastern Canal Park is part of the larger Lowell National Historic Park. The park offers trolley tours, canal tours, exhibits about Lowell's cotton mills and a visitor center.
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100 Robert Treat Pane Drive, Waltham, MA 02452
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Also known as Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate was designed as a collaboration between Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson. Stonehurst sits on 109 acres of land, and is available for wedding ceremonies and tours.
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Whether one rides for show or for pleasure, Horseplay Stables offers a scenic and friendly experience. The stables offer riding lessons and training for both adults and children, as well as offering boarding options for equine owners.
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Located nearby the Merrimack River, Boarding House Park features an outdoor stage used to host a summer concert series. The park offers open grass fields used for seating during events, trees and paved walkways.
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Social reformer Robert Treat Paine's 1886 Stonehurst Manor sits atop a secluded hill overlooking 109 acres of conservation land. Hiking along woodland trails, self-guided walking tours for kids and adults, Museum Manor exhibits are available. Available for weddings and events.
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At Simon Kidgits Clubhouse, visitors can let their children explore play structures shaped like houses, airplanes, and cars. The playground is located in a shopping center and has a seating area for adults watching their kids.
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Boott Cotton Mills Museum, once a functioning mill which was at the center of the world's cotton textile industry, functions as an interpretive museum today featuring one of the largest industrial exhibits in the country that includes power canals, authentic mill equipment, rail systems and more.
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Kerouac Park is a local monument park erected in the memory of the famous Beat generation author, Jack Kerouac, and features multiple commemorative granite plaques with excerpts from Kerouac's works etched on them.
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Lowell National Historical Park was established in 1978 and encompasses a number of sites which relate to the days of textile manufacturing boom in Lowell during the Industrial Revolution. The site also includes a museum, powerhouses, gatehouses and more.
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New England Quilt Museum is a local museum which exclusively features the unique art of American quilt with a collection of both antique and contemporary designs.