Northeast Massachusetts (Salem)

The ragged coastline of the North Shore begins in the shipyards on Boston’s north edges. As the crow flies, it stretches for 30 miles, up and around the fist of Cape Ann, in and out of Ipswich Bay, and so along to the New Hampshire border. Along the way are the historic towns of Saugus, Lynn, Marblehead, Salem, Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, and Newburyport. Families flock to the museums of old Salem to hear the dark tales of the country’s early history, retold here onsite and in chilling detail. Enchanting Marblehead’s narrow streets and dollhouse-like buildings stand in stark contrast to the workaday fishing villages of Gloucester and Rockport. Beautiful beaches and state parks...
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