Best places: Tourist attractions in Essex, United States

Lavish, English-style mansion with manicured gardens & a broad lawn sloping down to the seashore.

Beaches, tennis courts, a restaurant, dog park & more on the site of Gloucester's first settlement.

77-acre wildlife preserve offers views of nesting terns & plovers, plus beachcombing & fishing.

Circular theater opened in 1955, now hosting Broadway revivals & concerts with pre-show dining.

Conserved coastal wetlands spanning 25,500 acres designated in 1979 with diverse wildlife.

Former estate offering 721 acres of green space & trails, plus a wading pool & early-1900s mansion.

Small, crescent-shaped beach tucked away in a historic park with picnicking & seasonal lifeguards.

Hemlock groves, magnolia swamp, miles of trails & old carriage roads offered on 600 secluded acres.

Public beach featuring a summertime bathhouse with a snack bar & sand that makes sound when dry.

👍👍 Don't be mistaken by the Google address as this will take you to a Private property. The entry to this park is through 140 Hesperus Ave and you can see a small parking available here. A small walk through the trees and then you can see the magnificent rocks along the water. People do come and fish...

👍 A hidden gem museum in the North Shore. It has interesting model train installations, antique toys, historic preservation sections and activities for children

Creekside neighborhood recreation space with a baseball field & playground, plus a pavilion.

👍👍 We had an amazing time here! We went on a Sunday afternoon in July and it was quiet, so we had the chance to talk for a long while with one of the staff. They were so kind and answered our questions about their mead and the process of making it. The tasting flight was a great way to taste 6 of their...

👍👍 Park in the small lot if you are lucky enough to find a space. Then walk up the 1-mile woodland trail that passes by a coastal pond and through stands of mixed trees. Once you come out onto the ocean lawn and catch a glimpse of the Atlantic, your jaw will drop. There are some impressive, enormous tr...

👍👍 Beautifully maintained island by the trustees. Bathrooms, trails, nice beach area, public moorings. Neat ruins to explore as well. Trees lovely for climbing. Nice shade.

👍👍 This place is awesome, and I wish I had known about these trails when I used to mountain bike more. I will still have to make it back here at some point to ride the trails instead of walking them. Trails are well kept and pretty well marked with different colored paint for the 3 different trail loop...

👍 Decent playground, but the choice of the town to make it a "carry in, carry out" park has caused it to look terrible, with trash and plastic cups and bottles everywhere. I had to tell my two year old to put down trash a number of times . Put two trash barrels in, and have the city truck come by on...

😐 Fairly easy hike. Took about an hour to do entire route. Very well marked. Nothing too exciting to see but it's usually quiet here so it is a peaceful spot. Good stroll with a dog or post lunch.