- The list below includes 222 free or cheap things to do in or near Rockport, Massachusetts, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Art Gallery, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Hiking Trails and Movie Theaters.
- From Loblolly Point to Front Beach & Back Beach, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Rockport and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Gloucester, Salem, Beverly and Hampton.
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Roughly 7,000 acres of open space is available at the Houghton's Pond Recreation Area. The 24-acre pond offers fishing and swimming while land-based recreation includes mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, and cross country skiing in the winter.
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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.
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Charles River Canoe & Kayak offers canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and more boat types for rental. This full-service shop also carries new and used boat types for purchase, and free demos are offered. Shuttled river trips are an option, and group bookings are available.
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Cutler Park is a wetland preserve that offers visitors the opportunity to go fishing or canoeing. Those who wish to remain on land can also go hiking or observe the nearby birds.
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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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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.
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Houghton's Pond rests within the Blue Hills Reservation, offering 7,000 acres of open space. While the focus of the recreational area is a spring-fed kettle hole pond, there is also a playground, concession pavilion, and visitor's center.
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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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Believed to have been formed by retreating glaciers thousands of years ago, Walden Pond is best known as the place where the famous writer Henry David Thoreau spent two years of his life and recorded his experiences in a inspirational book titled 'Walden'.