- Our list of the best things to do in Ipswich, Massachusetts, features the top 514 nearby activities — including 232 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Ipswich, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Museums & Galleries, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 16 things to do within the city of Ipswich, MA , followed by 498 popular activities in nearby cities, including Salem, Gloucester, Lowell, Hampton, Beverly, Somerville, Newburyport, Lynn, Boston, Marblehead, Danvers, Rockport, North Andover, Haverhill, Medford, Arlington, Rye, Amesbury, Saugus, Malden, Salem, Woburn, Methuen, Exeter, Andover, Lawrence, Revere, Peabody, Burlington, Billerica, Chelsea, Cambridge, Everett, Tewksbury, Seabrook, Melrose, Essex, Derry, Lexington, Portsmouth, Dracut and North Hampton
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The Ipswich Historical Society founded the Ipswich Museum in 1890. The current collection reflects more than 100 years of acquisition and is displayed in both the 1677 Whipple House and the 1800 Heard House.
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Greenwood Farm is a historic and pastoral destination that centers on a 19th Century white farmhouse built by Thomas Greenwood. The farm is surrounded by bucolic pasture lands, and features two and a half miles of walking trails.
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Turkey Shore Distilleries offers a tour of a rum distillery so that visitors can see rum made, learn about the process from the distiller and taste the wares. Limited release seasonal rums can be sampled there also.
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Situated on a family owned farm, Marini Farm Corn Maze offers family friendly activities like inflatable bounce houses, rope and corn mazes, and hayrides. The farm stand sells fresh produce and has baked goods available.
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Part of the Ipswich Museum, the Whipple House was built in 1677 and is a National Historic Landmark. The house is a good example of first period American architecture. Visitors can tour the house -- which contains many original furnishings.
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Built in 1795, the Heard House Museum is a furnished museum/home with décor and furniture that reflects both Asian and Western styles due to the prominence of trade with China during the period of the home.
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Essex River Cruises & Charters is a local tour company which offers a variety of guided river excursions on the salt marshes around the Essex River where visitors can catch glimpses of local wildlife.
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Cogswell's Grant is a small rustic former home of renowned collectors Nina and Bertram Little. The home contains many folk-art pieces and serves as a landscape for the art itself.
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At Essex Shipbuilding Museum, visitors can view a number of maritime historical artifacts which depict the boat-building techniques from late 17th century to the present.