Free & Cheap Things to Do in Gloucester, MA

  • The list below includes 262 free or cheap things to do in or near Gloucester, Massachusetts, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Beaches, Parks, Fishing and Hiking Trails.
  • From Good Harbor Beach to Wingaersheek Beach, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Gloucester and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Hampton.
  • The list below includes 262 free or cheap things to do in or near Gloucester, Massachusetts, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Beaches, Parks, Fishing and Hiking Trails.
  • From Good Harbor Beach to Wingaersheek Beach, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Gloucester and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Hampton.
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35.8 Miles
100% 2 votes
Horseback Riding 124 Proctor Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 MoreLess Info
A stable with a focus on children's riding, Flying Change Stable offers lessons for children of all ages. It features gentle horses, individual and group lessons, and riding camps, and hosts birthday parties.
35.9 Miles
Observatories & Planetariums 1904 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186 MoreLess Info
The Blue Hill Observatory offers public tours where visitors can browse all kinds of weather equipment and also see amazing views from atop their tower. It is inaccessible by car and requires a mile-long walk up a hill.
35.9 Miles
82% 28 votes
Historic Homes 399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742 MoreLess Info
As the former home of the author of the famous literary work, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House offers guided tours of the historic home by reservation only. During the tour, visitors can learn about the author's life.
36.0 Miles
95% 316 votes
History Museums 399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742 MoreLess Info
Orchard House is the historic home of the famous author Louisa May Alcott as well as the setting of her novel, 'Little Women'.
36.0 Miles
84% 32 votes
Natural History Museums 1904 Canton Ave., Route 138, Milton, MA 2186 MoreLess Info
The Department of Conservation and Recreation's Blue Hills Trailside Museum is a state-owned, natural history museum. The museum features outdoor wildlife exhibits including species such as snowy owls and rescued river otters.
36.1 Miles
100% 6 votes
Historic Homes Rockingham Road, Derry, NH 03038 MoreLess Info
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.
36.2 Miles
95% 207 votes
Cemeteries Bedford Street, Concord, MA MoreLess Info
Being the final resting place of many notable personalities including Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott and more, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a local attraction both for its famous gravesites as well as its beautiful and tranquil atmosphere lined with trees and walking trails.
36.2 Miles
91% 23 votes
Historic Homes 511 Dedham Street, Dedham, MA 02026 MoreLess Info
Built in the early 1640s, The Fairbanks House is thought to be the oldest standing house made of timber in the US. The house remains furnished to reflect the original Puritan immigrant homeowners lifestyle.
36.2 Miles
- 0 votes
Skating Rinks 240 North Street, Randolph, MA 2368 MoreLess Info
Commonwealth Figure Skating Club provides instruction, practice and advancement in moves in the field, free skating, pair skating, dancing, synchronized skating and all types of figure skating. CFSC also assists in the production of figure skating competitions, exhibitions or shows.
36.3 Miles
86% 167 votes
Specialty Museums 200 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742 MoreLess Info
Established in 1886, the Concord Museum is home to a number of literary, decorative and historical artifacts including Emerson and Thoreau memorabilia, Native American stone tools, artifacts of the Revolutionary War and more.
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