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Gloucester - History and culture

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History and culture

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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 4 of 24 attractions in Gloucester

Also called the Beauport Sleeper-McAnn House, this fantasy mansion of more than 40 rooms is perched on the rocks overlooking Gloucester Harbor.

Attraction type: Museum; Historic home; History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 5 of 24 attractions in Gloucester

Hammond castle was built by John Hays Hammond Jr. inventor of the remote control. The castle is a place to house a unique collection of medieval artifacts. In fact, the building itself contains a...

Attraction type: Historic home; Art museum; Castle; History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 7 of 24 attractions in Gloucester

Serving as a guide to ships entering the scenic and commercial Gloucester harbor from the Atlantic Ocean, this 36-foot tall cylindrical brick tower was built in 1832 and automated in 1986.

Attraction type: Lighthouse
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 8 of 24 attractions in Gloucester
Attraction type: History museum; Art museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 10 of 24 attractions in Gloucester
Attraction type: Street
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 11 of 24 attractions in Gloucester
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 14 of 24 attractions in Gloucester

Rocky Neck Art colony is a charming artists colony located in Gloucester, MA, north of Boston.  It is the oldest working artist colony in the United States.  It came to prominence in the 1840's and...

Attraction type: Neighborhood; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: # 15 of 24 attractions in Gloucester
Attraction type: Monument
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Home of equal rights activist Judith Sargent Murray and her husband, Rev. John Murray, a founder of Universalism in America.

Attraction type: Historic home
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Downtown working-class section of Gloucester.

Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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This gallery in the Rocky Neck Art Colony offers distinctive artwork.

Attraction type: Art gallery
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Shop-lined street along the water in Gloucester.

Attraction type: Street
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History and culture

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