- 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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Located within Canobie Lake Park, Untamed Rollercoaster is an operating steel roller coaster with a forest and wilderness theme. Untamed is the steepest roller coaster in the Northeastern United States.
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Run by volunteers at the Rye Historical Society, Square House Museum features artifacts from the settlers of the 17th century until present day. The exhibit displays Native American artifacts, Revolutionary War letters, agricultural tools, and more.
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Known for its lighted softball fields, Domenic Flippello Park provides visitors with sports courts and other recreational activities. The park has a picnic area where visitors can use the grills for private events.
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Located in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Coolidge Corner Theater is one of the oldest and largest functioning cinemas in the eastern United States. The opulently-decorated theater plays art films, foreign movies, independent projects and special broadcasts of operas, ballets, and other large-scale performances.
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Salem Town Forest is a park that is home to various wildlife and provides 3.7 miles of trails to visitors for walking, riding horses or mountain biking. Seasonally the park also can be used to hunt, snowshoe or ski.
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Starting from Canobie Lake Park, Blue Heron Lake Cruise takes visitors on a scenic cruise of the lake during the summer season. When the cruise is over, visitors can enjoy amusement park rides at the park.
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Coolidge Corner Theatre is an independent movie theater that plays a selection of classic, mainstream, and indie films and has midnight showings too. The concession stand has a bar with premium beers, wines and liquors and local baked goods.
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Squantum Point Park is a leisure park that is open from dusk until dawn all year round. The park was originally used as a Naval airfield and has opportunities for activities such as fishing, birding, running, and inline skating.
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Situated on the Boston Harbor, Freedom Boat Club provides visitors with direct access to the water from its marina. Visitors can travel to regional islands and rivers like Spectacle Island and Lovell's Island.
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Featuring both pebbled and grass fields, Lowell Dog Park offers a safe, fenced in area where dogs can run off-leash. The park also stocks a supply of balls for owners and their dogs to play a game of fetch.