Food, drinks, shopping, waterfront! What else could you ask for? Pop around downtown Newburyport and have a little bit of everything.
Gardens and plantings, rolling meadows and towering pines... It's the perfect place for a walk, bike ride or picnic!
Crane Beach is a beautiful place to sit out on the sand, get some sun, or swim in the ocean. They have facilities to get changed, a snack bar , and four-miles of beach to walk. Greenheads are a nuisance on the North Shore so pick up some Avon's "skin so soft" either beforehand or at the Crane Beach shop to keep the buggers away! Parking on site for a fee - check the website!
Snag a trip to Jeffreys Ledge or Stellwagen Bank, find some whales, and enjoy a trip out on the ocean!
"Inventor of the fried clam!" ~ It all began in 1914, and it's still delicious to this day. Check it out!
More beach and opportunities to spend some time outside! Swim, walk the 11-mile long beach, check out the lighthouse or charter a boat!
Built in the 1920’s by James Hays Hammond, Jr., the inventor of the remote control, this mansion is a sightseeing must. You can explore the medieval stylings of the house and gardens and see the unique collection of Roman, medieval and Renaissance artifacts collected by the Hammonds. There’s even a secret passage!