- 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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Get a history lesson at Jabez Howland House. This historic landmark was built in 1667 and purchased by the son of Mayflower passengers. The museum, decorated in period furnishings, is open Memorial Day through Columbus Day. Tours are available.
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Spanning over 1,000-acres of land, F Gilbert Hills State Forest is a pine and oak forest that has 23-miles of trails. The trails can be used for running, walking, and biking.
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An indoor play center and party place designed for children between the ages of 1 and 8 years, Imagination Island features a variety of play equipment and creative play stations. The center hosts birthday parties, as well.
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Unique ales for the New England market are created at Mayflower Brewing Company. This craft beer microbrewery, founded in 2007, is located in historic Plymouth with ties to those on board the Mayflower.
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Located next to the Dacey Field playground, the Franklin Dog Park is a fenced, double-gated park for dogs, open from dawn until dusk. The park offers shaded areas, picnic tables and supplies for clean-up and disposal.
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From personal training to fitness classes, The Adirondack Club offers its members an aquatics facility, gyms, and tennis courts. During the summer, the club hosts various youth camps for tennis, arts and crafts, and swimming.
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Offering riding classes to visitors of all ages and skill levels, Clarion Farm, Inc. teaches grooming, handling, and horseback riding. It also offers boarding to sports horses and rehabilitation programs.
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Plimoth Plantation is a living museum which features the original settlement of English Colonists at Plymouth during 17th-century. The replica of 17th-century English village houses numerous historic artifacts and interpreters dressed in period costume who play out the daily-to-day activities of the early Colon…
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Consisting of 3 miles of shoreline, Plymouth Long Beach offers visitors panoramic views of the ocean and the surrounding peninsula. Visitors can walk on the coast or look for fish caught in the rocky tide pools.
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Located roughly one mile from the Provincetown center, the Province Lands Visitor Center is open daily from Memorial Day through the end of October. Exhibits about local animals and plants along with displays about the Pilgrims are featured at the site, and there is an observation deck.