Best Things to Do in Gloucester
51 places Β· Museums, landmarks and the experiences worth your time.
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Cape Ann Historical Museum
The Cape Ann Historical Museum is located in the Central Gloucester Historic District and offers a look into local history through its exhibits.
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Cape Ann Museum
Located at 27 Pleasant Street, the Cape Ann Museum showcases art and historical collections focused on local artists and art colonies. The exhibits also feature objects related to Gloucesterβs fishing, maritime, and granite quarrying history.
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Hammond Castle Museum
Hammond Castle Museum sits on a rocky cliff in the Central Gloucester Historic District, overlooking Gloucester Harbor. Built between 1926 and 1929, it served as the home, laboratory, and museum of inventor John Hays Hammond Jr., who held more than four hundred patents.
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Sargent House Museum
The Sargent House Museum sits in the Central Gloucester Historic District and welcomes visitors on weekends between Memorialβ―Day and Columbusβ―Day.
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Maritime Gloucester
Maritime Gloucester is an attraction located in the Central Gloucester Historic District.