- Our list of the best things to do in Essex, Massachusetts, features the top 496 nearby activities — including 221 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Essex, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 3 things to do within the city of Essex, MA , followed by 493 popular activities in nearby cities, including Boston, Salem, Gloucester, Cambridge, Beverly, Somerville, Hampton, Newburyport, Lynn, Marblehead, Rockport, Danvers, Medford, North Andover, Haverhill, Ipswich, Arlington, Amesbury, Malden, Saugus, Woburn, Methuen, Lawrence, Revere, Andover, Hull, Peabody, Burlington, Chelsea, Everett, Seabrook, Tewksbury, Melrose, Billerica, Exeter, Salem, Rye, North Hampton and Lexington
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La Cantina Wine School is operated by experienced winemakers, and teaches visitors how to make their own wines. Visitors select the vineyard from which their grapes come as well as the grapes themselves, then make wine in their chosen style.
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Herring Cove Beach is known for its gentle surfs and numerous sand dunes which allow for many outdoor acitivities such as swimming, picnics, dune hiking and more. Occasionally, visitors can also catch glimpses of marine life around them.
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First established in 1826, visitors can reach the lighthouse at Long Point by ferry or through a strenuous hike. The beach near the lighthouse offers swimming and beach combing activities.
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210 Lancaster Street, Leominster, MA 1453
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Leominster, Massachusetts is known as the Plastic City and rightfully home to the National Plastics Center and Museum. The history of the plastics industry is laid out in the displays, ranging in topic from pink flamingos to the inventor of Tupperware.
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Route 6 north toward Provincetown, Provincetown, MA
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A favorite of bicyclists, Cape Cod Provincelands Trail is 5.25 mile loop with available trail extensions providing an additional two miles. Visitors will see marshland, saltwater kettle ponds and shore views. Route maps are available at the entrance.
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Doyle Field is a large recreational park offering various outdoor sports and activities. It includes a playground for kids, a football/soccer field complete with bleachers, a lighted baseball field, multiple tennis courts and two running tracks.