- The list below includes 403 free or cheap things to do in or near Essex, Massachusetts, including 109 different types of inexpensive activities like History Museums, Specialty Museums, Parks and Movie Theaters.
- From Cogswell's Grant to Essex Shipbuilding Museum, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Essex and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Gloucester, Cambridge and Salem.
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An ice skating facility named for former mayor William Shea, Shea Memorial Skating Rink offers open skating sessions along with ice rental and hockey games. The facility also provides skate sharpening, skate rental and a snack bar.
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North Scituate Beach is an often overlooked beach beloved by locals. The beach has a mile of shoreline with a gentle slope and clean soft sand. Sunbathe or swim while enjoying beautiful views of the Atlantic ocean and surrounding coastlines.
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51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 1773
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The deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum is an outdoor contemporary and modern art museum which features a range of artworks and scupltures, especially those made by local and regional artists.
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Labrador Fishing Charters is a deep sea fishing charter company that leads fishing trips for a variety of fish, including tuna and shark. The company offers afternoon, half day, and full day trips.
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175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA
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Find humpback whales, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, harbor porpoises, and the harbor seal in the waters of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary protects living and non-living resources and offers fishing, diving, bird watching, education, and sanctuary exhibits
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Once home to the famed American poet and his family, the Robert Frost Farm is now a museum. The museum offers guided and narrated tours of the house and grounds, various exhibits, and periodic poetry readings.
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Mass Bay Guides offers fishing charters aboard the Fortuna and For2na, a pair of 32 foot Glen Hollands. They offer trips that target cod, striped bass, tuna, and monster sharks.
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Fortuna Fishing Charters is an excursion company that offers whale watching tours, shark fishing trips, cod fishing excursions, and striped bass fishing expeditions. The Fortuna boat can seat up to six passengers at a time.
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There are many activities that Cold Spring Park hosts, with different areas for tennis, soccer, basketball and softball. A running trail circles the park, which also contains a dog park as well as a seasonal farmer's market.
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At the Seacoast Science Center, visitors can play on a playground, take nature walks, and see four lighthouses. Visitors can also participate in educational programs to help them understand sea life better with most programs being geared to children.