- 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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As a fitness center, Longfellow Sports Club offers its members courts for basketball, tennis, and racquetball. In addition to a gym stocked with cardio machines, the club offers fitness classes such as yoga and Zumba.
36.0 Miles
Skiing is popular throughout New Hampshire, but many courses only offer downhill slopes. The Windblown Cross Country Ski Area, however, bucks that trend. It's the place to go for cross country ski and snowshoe hikes.
36.1 Miles
The Nashua Parks & Recreation Department has its headquarters in Greeley Park. The park is great for afternoon strolls, leisurely bike rides and other outdoor activities. ATVs are not permitted.
36.1 Miles
Westford Sportsmen's Club offers a wide variety of activities including both indoor and outdoor pistol ranges. The club also features a 100yd rifle range, two trap fields, a sporting clays course, 3-D archery and a stocked trout pond.
36.3 Miles
For a miniature golf adventure with a patriotic motif, Golf On the Village Green is both fun and educational. The Freedom Trail themed holes have signs containing historical information and the obstacle buildings and statues are colonial replicas.
36.4 Miles
Nashua's Holman Stadium is a sports field with bleacher seating. It accommodates baseball and the football games. Holman Staium is an open-air stadium, so games may be cancelled due to heavy rain or snow.
36.4 Miles
Affiliated with the University of New Hampshire, the UNH Observatory hosts free public sessions as well as free private sessions by advance appointment. The observatory also hosts special events, like the New England Astronomy Festival.
36.4 Miles
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900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 2482
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Enjoy a slow stroll through the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's Gardens at Elm Bank. Several different varieties of floral and plant life are on display. Open daily. Special occasions can be booked.
36.4 Miles
The multiple elements of estate landscaping in the Elm Bank Reservation helped it to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Spread over 182 acres, the site has a museum within the old estate property, fishing, kayaking, and hiking paths.
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Multiple trampolines have been put together to make up the large Main Court section of the Launch Trampoline Park. The venue also boasts a Kid's Court made of nine floor trampolines and four wall trampolines in addition to a Dodgeball Court and Foam Pit.