Location: Gloucester
Top Things to do in Gloucester
The 10 Best Museums in Gloucester, Massachusetts (MA)
With its sandy North Shore beaches, rocky outcrops, green parks, hemlock woods and wild estuaries full of shorebirds, it is no wonder that Gloucester has attracted such a rich and diverse artists' community. Fitz Hugh Lane, Winslow Homer and John Sloan are just some of the artists who have taken inspiration from Gloucester's beautiful surrounds. Still boasting dozens of galleries and boutiques, as well as museums, theaters and an artists' colony, the city's art scene clearly continues to thrive.
Restaurants in Gloucester
1. Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
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5.0 based on 240 reviews
Also called the Beauport Sleeper-McCann House, this fantasy mansion of more than 40 rooms is perched on the rocks overlooking Gloucester Harbor.
Reviewed By george4880 - Bradford, United States
Very interesting house. Room after room kept the way Sleeper designed it. Lots of his collections and recycled floors and walls etc. With Covid only four people to a tour which was great. Unfortunately the gardens were neglected due to the museum not being allowed to open. Great view of the water.
2. Local Colors
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5.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By sheilannjones
Stained glass, jewelry, sea glass, treasures from all around the Cape Ann area, personalized and handcrafted, very creative and interesting place to shop.
3. Melody Phaneuf Paintings
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Celebrate your Gloucester experience with a Melody Phaneuf Painting. View Cape Ann through the eye and hand of the artist. Oil paintings, fine art prints, tile coaster sets, notecards. Commission a painting of your favorite place to mark a special birthday or celebrate an anniversary. Open 12-6 most weekends, Memorial Day through Christmas.
4. Lexicon Gallery & Studios
5. Stephen Lapierre art gallery
6. Elynn Kroger Gallery
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
7. City of Gloucester Archives/Gloucester City Hall
8. Goodlinens Studio
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Located in downtown Gloucester, America's oldest working seaport, Goodlinens Studio offers beautiful, useful products for kitchen, bath and home. Our unique mix of products includes our own line of 100% linen bath and kitchen towels (goodlinens.com), quality kitchen goods, indispensable brushes, Amish corn brooms, indoor plants, and coveted gadgets for home and travel. Established in 2016.
9. The Dive Locker
10. Hammond Castle Museum
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4.5 based on 614 reviews
Hammond Castle Museum is now open for the season! The Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not handicap accessible. The Museum’s architectural style is mix of medieval castle, French chateau, and Gothic cathedral. It was custom built to encompass Hammond’s private residence, laboratory and museum quality collection of architectural elements such as the facades of medieval shops and doorways from chateaus. Hammond’s extensive list of patents, and his work on radio control and on echo guided torpedoes for the military are also on display. It is available for weddings and private rentals.
Reviewed By 922dlp - New Jersey, United States
We visited Columbus Day weekend and they were doing a haunted house on the weekend and bussing people from a nearby parking lot. It was so much fun! The grounds were so nice to explore and the castle was decorated for Halloween. Even thought you were walking through a haunted castle you could get a very good feel of what the castle is like and it was really cool. Just as you would imagine a medevil castle, right down to the drawbridge.
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