- TripBuzz found 405 things to do with kids in or near Essex, Massachusetts, including 402 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Salem, Gloucester and Cambridge.
- From Cogswell's Grant to Essex Shipbuilding Museum, the Essex area offers 114 different types of family activities, including: History Museums, Specialty Museums, Boat Cruise and Parks.
- A small town outside of Boston, Essex is a popular tourist destination in New England. Located on the Essex River, the city has its economic roots in both shipbuilding and clamming; and its rich history is recorded at its local museum. Other attractions in the area include a variety of antique shops, fishing charters, walking trails and public parks.
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With half a mile of shoreline available, Peggotty Beach offers visitors a beach to catch the waves and go swimming in. Visitors often bring blankets for picnics and lounge chairs for sunbathing.
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A scenic area, Auburndale Park is included in the conservation lands of Newton Parks. The park features 40 acres of ball fields, a horseshoe pit, playgrounds, grills, and river frontage with ice skating in the winter.
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With the help of the Gundalow Company, guests can sail on a traditional reproduction of a flat-bottom gundalow barge that was once so prevalent in the local waterways. Cruises run during three separate times during the day from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.
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Visitors are introduced to the Portsmouth Harbor Trail with a one-hour guided tour exploring the history of the Portsmouth Area. The trail begins in Market Square and winds past boutiques, shops and homes, including several historic landmarks and buildings.
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The Portsmouth Athenaeum Library is a non-profit organization that has the goal of promoting learning and advance useful knowledge. The library exhibits a number of old artifacts including antique shoes.
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Heart Pond is a small, picturesque beach with lifeguards only on duty from the last Saturday in June through the last Sunday in August. The beach is open daily from dawn until dusk.
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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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Seacoast Repository Theater has youth camps and classes focused on involving youth in performing arts. They also offer senior opportunities for older adults to perform, along with professionally produced musicals and plays.
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Home of perhaps one of the most famous American Literary pioneers, the Ralph Waldo Emerson House allows visitors the chance to view the surrounding muse of the writer. The property is well maintained, allowing the rooms to remain as they were from the time of Emerson's use.
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Near the location of the first shots fired during the Revolutionary War, The Old Manse is riddled with history. The Old Manse was the hub or great brains that drove the political and cultural revolutions of early America.