- 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.
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Home to a veterans memorial, Memorial Park is situated on 13 acres and features a synthetic turf athletic field along with two baseball diamonds. The park also offers a gazebo, restroom facilities, meeting rooms and concession stands.
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Museum of Bad Art is a unique museum which features a number of 'bad' artworks by established as well as emerging artists.
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Established in 1938 the Kittery Trading Post is a three-story complex that offers equipment and apparel for the great outdoors. They have all sorts of gears from rock climbing to winter and aqua sports.
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Servicing the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Rivers, South Bridge Boat House offers an assortment of canoe and kayak rentals to take out on the water. It also organizes guided kayak tours where visitors can see frogs, turtles, and other animals.
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The Dedham Historical Society has collected and preserved many items that piece together a story of local history. Collections include pottery, antique chairs and clocks, and jeweled boxes and decorations.
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Known for their quality productions, Fiddlehead Theatre is an asset to the Greater Boston community. Along with live performances such as plays and musicals, the theater offers an educational program for youth interested in the dramatic arts.
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The Blue Hill Observatory
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1904 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186
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The Blue Hill Observatory offers public tours where visitors can browse all kinds of weather equipment and also see amazing views from atop their tower. It is inaccessible by car and requires a mile-long walk up a hill.
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Dedham Community Theatre is an independent cinema founded in 1927. The theatre offers art-house films, events, music, and comedy while helping independent filmmakers to thrive in the age of digital downloads. The theatre also offers first run movies all year.
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The 200-acre Verrill Farm comprises of both primary farmland as well as wildlife habitat, wetlands and woodlands. The farm offers fresh produce comprising of fruits and vegetables and also maintain a restaurant and a bakery which is best known for its pies.
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1904 Canton Ave., Route 138, Milton, MA 2186
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The Department of Conservation and Recreation's Blue Hills Trailside Museum is a state-owned, natural history museum. The museum features outdoor wildlife exhibits including species such as snowy owls and rescued river otters.