- 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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The Burlington Recreation Center is a community center and park that has a large field, baseball and softball diamonds, a wood gymnasium, multifunction community room, computer center, and conference room.
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Bldg 5 Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA 02129
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Housed inside a restored shipyard structure, the USS Constitution Museum preserves the history of the historic warship USS Constitution also known as 'Old Ironsides'. The Museum also offers visitors many hands-on activities to help them learn about early sailing experiences.
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Columbus Park is a large recreational park that features four baseball fields, a full-length basketball court, and two playgrounds behind the nearby school. There are a lot of benches to sit down that are scattered throughout the park.
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A public botanical garden, the Fuller Gardens contains a Colonial Revival Style formal rose garden, Japanese garden, and an array of English perennials.
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An indoor ice rink that hosts a variety of ice-related activities, the Burlington Ice Palace hosts hockey tournaments and leagues. Open skating is also available, as are lessons in figure skating and other kinds of skating.
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Spanning almost half of an acre, Cummings Park consists of one tot lot and a half of a basketball court. 1-4 year olds primarily use the park's playground and there is little shade in the park.
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A classic airstrip and vintage pilot's lounge, the Hampton Airfield offers plane watching, flight training, and open-air bi-plane rides in a 1930 New Standard plane.
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449 Main Street, Medford, MA 2155
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As an aquatics center, Tufts Pool - Medford Community Pool offers visitors a shallow wading pool in addition to a normal depth pool. Visitors can swim in the pool during open swim hours, or enroll their children in swim lessons.
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Located along the Mystic River, the Medford Condon Shell acts as a showcase for many local performers and musicians. The outdoor theater even has connections to the regional trail system and a canoe launch on the river.
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Being the oldest neighborhood in Boston, North End is home to a wide range of establishments including restaurants, retail stores, residential complexes as well as a number of ancient historic sites. It is nicknamed as Boston's 'Little Italy' for the majority of Italian Americans who live here.