Explore Gloucester`s

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First settled in 1623, Gloucester has a long and proud
history and boasts historic architecture, beautiful panoramic vistas, scenic lighthouses, cool wooded hikes
and sun-drenched beaches. Or explore cultural sites,
stop at a local restaurant, and shop in the downtown
and Rocky Neck boutiques and galleries. Welcomethere’s so much to explore!
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Jodrey State Fish Pier, downtown
Stacy Boulevard, near Blynman Bridge
Stage Fort Park, downtown
Little River, West Gloucester
Goose Cove Pedestrian Bridge, Riverdale
Rafe’s Chasm, Magnolia
Stone Pier, West Gloucester
Public Beaches, night time only
Essex County Greenbelt Association trails, onshore fishing,
parking off Rt. 128N
Pole’s Hill unimproved trails to rocky headland, scenic
high tide only,
may be restricted to small boats only,
fee may apply
river views, parking off Riverview Road
Public boat landing; loading/unloading only
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Fremo
Goose Cove Reservation
Commuter Rail Station
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(Boston/Rockport line)
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Essex County Greenbelt Association trails, Riverdale
Dog Bar Breakwater scenic views, onshore
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parking lot, fee for parking
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Good Harbor Beach
GLOUCESTER
HARBOR
Thatcher Road, Rt. 127A
Wide flat beach excellent for walking, body surfing, volleyball. Lifeguards, food, changing rooms, fee for parking.
at Stage Fort Park.
Sandy, harbor views, excellent for families.
Lifeguards, visitor center, playground, restrooms,
picnic area, walking trails, fee for parking.
Rockport Road, Gloucester
East Gloucester
Beautiful views of harbor, Boston. Resident parking only.
Pavilion Beach
Stacy Blvd. Rt. 127A Downtown
Harbor & lighthouse views, free on street parking.
Plum Cove Beach Washington St. Rt. 127.
Small, sandy beach, sunset views. Resident parking only.
Wingaersheek Beach
122 Centennial Ave. Oldest cemetery, with graves of
earliest colonists and Civil War soldiers.
Scenic and still guiding
mariners after
hundreds of years.
Lighthouses
West Gloucester
Flour soft white sand, tide pools, lighthouse views, calm
water. Lifeguards, food, changing rooms, fee for parking.
Annisquam Lighthouse c.1801, rebuilt 1867
Carry in, carry out all trash.
Dogs allowed on city beaches
Sept. 15 to April 30th.
Eastern Point Lighthouse c.1832
Lighthouse Road, Annisquam. Tower height 45’.
Marks the entrance to the Annisquam River.
Eastern Point Blvd. Access to breakwater from parking lot.
Tower height 57’.
Marks the entrance to Gloucester Harbor.
Thachers Island Twin Lighthouses
c.1789, rebuilt 1861
left, Good Harbor Beach
below, Half Moon Beach overlooks
Gloucester Harbor at Stage Fort Park.
right, top Eastern Point Lighthouse
Beaches
Parks
& Paths
First Parish Cemetery c.1640 (Old Bridge St.
Burying Ground) and Clark Cemetery c. 1840
Half Moon Beach
Long Beach
Niles Beach
Explore
Gloucester’s
Gloucester’s cemeteries reflect the many eras of
her nearly 400 year history and are considered outdoor museums. Please enjoy the cemeteries, but
do not sit or lean on gravestones, or take rubbings
of stones.
Rocky and scenic, fee for parking.
Bass Rocks, Atlantic Road, parking near
Moorland Road
Stoney Cove and Presson Point Reservations
Public boat ramps
Cressey’s Beach at Stage Fort Park.
Stoney Cove and Presson Point Reservation
Essex County Greenbelt Association
visitor center, miles of walking trails, scenic overlook
Scenic Walk
Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
(scenic drive)
Ten Pound
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Dog Bar Breakwater, near Eastern Point
Ravenswood Park
Trustees of Reservations
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Stroll, swim, surf, sightsee
and relax.
Onshore
headland and scenic overlook. Parking on Rt. 133 at exit 14
Parking; fees may apply
Public Beaches
Try your hand with striped bass,
bluefish, flounder, pollock
and more.
Red Rocks Conservation Area trail to granite
Harborwalk
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Onshore fishing, tide pools, scenic. Limited on street parking
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Rafe’s Chasm short trail to rocky shoreline.
Onshore fishing
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Downtown
Gloucester
& Rocky Neck
Art Colony
Stevens Ln.
Rackliffe St
Stage
Fort
Park
Historic
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Visitor Welcoming
Center
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Rocky Neck
Art Colony
Cultural District
All public beaches have a
strict carry-in, carry-out
policy. Dogs are allowed
on beaches from
Sept. 15-Apr 30.
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carved sayings on boulders, old stone walls and cellar holes.
Trails are confusing; take a map and compass/GPS.
Cemetery
Playground
Dog Park
Dogtown parking off Cherry St. Miles of walking trails,
Public park / conservation land
Inner Harbor
Greasy Pole
Boston, harbor,
seabirds, lighthouses
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World War II
Memorial
Stacy Boulevard downtown, scenic, on street parking
Stage Fort Park and Dog Park visitor center,
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Fishermen’s Wives
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Coast Guard
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Public Tennis
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Maritime Heritage Trail downtown, scenic,
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Man at the Wheel Statue
Fishermen’s Memorial
Blynman Bridge (drawbridge)
Historic downtown strolls,
deep woods hikes, playgrounds,
and places to picnic and relax.
on street parking
Fitz Henry Lane Park
Captain Solomon Jacobs
Park
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HarborWalk downtown, scenic, historic markers,
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Joan of Arc Statue
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Fire Station
Dale Ave
Sawyer Free
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Off the coast of Rockport; visible from Atlantic Road,
Gloucester. The lights were built to mark the Londoner
Ledge southeast of the Island. The last lighthouses built
under British rule, they were the first to be seen by Europeans travelers coming into Massachusetts Bay. Grounds
and North tower open to the public; access via boat from
Rockport. Towers height 123’.
Englishman Anthony Thacher & his wife were the only
survivors of a 1635 shipwreck on the island that claimed
their four children and his cousin’s entire family.
Cove Hill Cemetery c.1720 1052 Rear Washington St.
Bayview Cemetery c.1728 Rt.127, Bayview
Bray Cemetery c.1820 379 Essex Ave., private
Sumner Station Cemetery c.1850
42 Sumner St., West Gloucester
Magnolia Cemetery c.1850 61 Magnolia Ave,
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Oak Grove Cemetery c.1855 Washington St.,
private
Oak Hill Cemetery c.1860 Maplewood Ave., private
Locust Grove/Seaside Cemetery c.1857
94 Langsford St., Lanesville
Wesleyan Cemetery c.1865 15 Wesley St., private
Cherry Hill Cemetery c.1865 13 Marsh St.
Beachbrook Cemetery c.1878 Essex Ave., Rt. 133,
West Gloucester. Contains Fishermen’s Rest
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery c. 1869 25 Mt. Pleasant St.,
East Gloucester
Calvary Cemetery c.1890 151 Eastern Ave., private
Ten Pound Island Lighthouse c.1821, rebuilt 1881
In Gloucester Harbor. Grounds open to the public; access
via boat from Gloucester Harbor.
Tower height 57’.
Early settlers bought the island from Native Americans for
ten English pounds. Island once used to corral sheep.
Straitsmouth Island Light c. 1835, rebuilt 1896.
Off the coast of Rockport. No public access. Tower height
46’. Marks the entrance to Rockport Harbor.
Funded by City of Gloucester
Tourism Commission
Carolyn A. Kirk, Mayor
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Favorite
sites on
Cape Ann
1 Magnolia
A section of summer
homes, estates and
boutique shops.
Gorgeous ocean
outlook and rugged
shoreline.
2 Rafe’s Chasm
A short path to a
rocky headland with
views of Salem,
Marblehead and
Boston. Excellent
onshore fishing and
tide pools.
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Twin Lights
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Mt. Pleasant
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East Gloucester
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Babson
Boulders
Lanesville
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Seaside Cemetery
Cove Hill
Cemetery
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Miles of wooded hiking
trails. Paths are
confusing; take a map
and compass/GPS.
Fishermen’s
Park
Blackburn Circle
Babson
Reservoir
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Post office
City Hall
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Once a thriving settlement,
Dogtown was abandoned
after the Revolutionary War.
Empty cellar holes and stone
walled lanes are all that
remain.
Carter
Reservation
Bayview
Bayview
Cemetary
Goose Cove
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Conservation Area
Seabirds,
Open ocean
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McCann House (1907)
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
978-283-0800
Summer home of one of America’s
first professional interior designers.
Forty rooms of lifetime collections.
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Sawyer
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Oak Grove
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Boston
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22 Cape Ann Museum
(1873)
southern
Massachusetts
coast
1605 Explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Lighthouse
declared the area
Cove
“Le Beau Port” the beautiful harbor.
1775 Locals drive off British
warship Falcon. It is the first
American naval victory of the
Revolutionary War.
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Boston
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GLOUCESTER
HARBOR
Cressey’s
Beach
Stage
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Park
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Cherry Hill
Cemetery
Poles
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Wheeler’s
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river views
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Dog park
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Norman’s Woe Reef
visible at low tide,
was immortalized in
Longfellow’s poem
“The Wreck of the
Hesperus”, based on
an actual shipwreck.
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Long Wharf Landing/
Stone Pier
Boynton Island
& Causeway
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Stoney Cove
Presson Point
Reservation
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Miles of wooded hiking trails
West Gloucester Station
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Beachbrook
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Magnolia Cemetery
Magnolia
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Rafe’s
Chasm
Park
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Lighthouse
& Ipswich Bay
Gloucester MA America’s Oldest Seaport
Public park / conservation land
Night fishing only
All public beaches
have a strict carry-in,
carry-out policy.
Dogs are allowed
on beaches from
Sept. 15-Apr 30.
Privately owned park / green space
Cemetery
Public beach
Playground
Scenic views
Photo spot
Onshore fishing
Public buildings
high tide only, may be
restricted to small boats
Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
(scenic drive)
Parking; fees may apply
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Public boat ramps
fee may apply
Public boat landing; loading/unloading only
Bray St.
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Thompson Street
Reservation
West Gloucester
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Haskell Pond
(Reservoir)
Dyke’s
Pond
(Reservoir)
Red Rocks
Conservation
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Sumner Station
Cemetery
(Boston/Rockport Line)
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Dolliver Memorial
Cemetery
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to Essex, Ipswich,
Newburyport
to Boston,
Portland ME,
Portsmouth NH
& White Mountains
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Summer St.
Norman Ave.
Boston
Southern
Massachusetts coast
Shore Rd.
23 Maritime Gloucester
(2000)
Gr an
3 Norman’s Woe
Rocky reef, visible at
low tide, that doomed
many coastal ships.
Made famous by Longfellow’s poem, “The
Wreck of the Hesperus,”
based on actual events.
4 Ravenswood
Park
Trustees of Reservations managed; 500
untouched acres with
more than 10 miles of
foot paths and carriage
roads, scenic views,
swamp boardwalk,
mossy granite boulders
and deep, cool woods.
Visitor Center, parking,
closes at sunset.
5 Stage Fort
Park
Early colonists erected
fishing stages to dry
and salt fish for export.
Cannons are from its
days as a fort, now
used as a park with
Visitor Welcoming
Center, restrooms, two
beaches, walking trails,
playground, ball fields,
picnic grounds and
historic site.
6 Fishermen’s
Wives Memorial
Honors the faith,
diligence, and fortitude
of the wives and families of fishermen.
7 Fishermen’s
Memorial
and Cenotaph
The iconic “Man at the
Wheel” statue overlooks the harbor and the
bronze plaques that bear
the names of over 5,000
fishermen lost to the sea
over Gloucester’s
long history.
8 Ten Pound
Island
& Lighthouse
Winslow Homer lived
and painted here.
The current light is
automated. The first
Coast Guard Air Station
opened here in 1925
with 3 seaplanes used to
enforce prohibition.
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Museum (1782)
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978-283-0455
Collections that represent the history
and culture of Cape Ann.
Fine art collection.
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978-281-0470
A working waterfront museum. Fisheries
exhibits, kiosks, educational and child
friendly, with touch tank aquariums.
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49 Middle Street
978-281-2432
Built for Judith Sargent Stevens, writer
and early advocate of women’s equality.
Her second husband John Murray, was
founder of American Universalism.
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25 Hammond Castle (1926)
80 Hesperus Avenue
978-283-2080
Built by inventor Dr. Hammond.
A Medieval-style castle, with
collections of Roman, Medieval,
and Renaissance artifacts.
Hesperus Ave.
Lincoln St.
9 The Fort
Once a companion to
Stage Fort, now a mixture
of homes and businesses
on a scenic peninsula.
10 Joan of Arc
Statue
A gift from the people
of France in gratitude
for Gloucester’s role
in beginning the
Ambulance Corps in
World War 1.
11 Gloucester
City Hall
Built in 1870. City Hall
is built in the style of
Independence Hall in
Philadelphia and is in the
National Register of
Historic Places. Tile
mosaics and depressionera murals grace the
interior.
12 HarborWalk
A free, self-guided tour of
downtown. Signs direct
visitors around harbor,
parks, and the commercial
heart of the city.
See map on reverse.
13 Rocky Neck Art
Colony in East
Gloucester
Shops, galleries, working studios, restaurants
and more in a compact, walking friendly
neighborhood.
14 Dog Bar Breakwater and Eastern
Point Lighthouse
Fish from, or walk the
half-mile long granite
breakwater that guards
the mouth of the harbor. Access from parking lot. Parking fee.
15 Bass Rocks
Scenic rocky coast with
ocean views. Locally
referred to as Back Shore.
16 Good Harbor
Beach
Lifeguards, changing
rooms, concession stand.
17 Thacher
Island and Twin
Lights
Views from Bass Rocks.
18 Granite
Quarries/Halibut
Point State Park
In nearby Rockport; visitor center, walking trails,
rocky shoreline.
19 Dogtown
Common
Abandoned Revolutionary War settlement; 3000
acres, miles of hiking
trails, some trail markers,
carved sayings on granite
boulders. Trails are
confusing; take map, GPS
or cell phone.
20 Wingaersheek
Beach
Lifeguards, changing
rooms, concession stand
and lighthouse views.