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Gloucester: Scenic Cape Ann & Rockport Self-Driving Tour

1. Gloucester: Scenic Cape Ann & Rockport Self-Driving Tour

Start a journey through the less-explored part of Massachusetts. Discover scenic beaches and historic towns as you drive, listen to the stories provided on the tour app, and stop for photos throughout the tour whenever you like. Begin the tour in Gloucester. When you drive, the app will provide instructions on how to use it. Then, head toward State Fort Park where you will hear about the Tablet Rock. From there, move on to the Fisherman’s Wives memorial and learn about its significance. Proceed on to the Fisherman’s Memorial over the Blynnman Canal Bridge before stopping for a stroll at Gloucester HarborWalk. Enjoy the view of the sea and pay a visit to the Maritime Museum, if you want. Next, see whales from the Cape Ann Whale watchpoint before discovering one of the oldest colonies in the U.S., Rocky Neck Art Colony. Make further stops at Niles Beach, Beauport Mansion, Eastern Point Lighthouse, Good Harbor Beach, and Pebble Beach. After Pebble Beach, you will be approaching Rockport before beginning the return journey to Gloucester. This part of the tour has some trivia and interesting spots to keep you engaged. On the way back, pass Halibut Point State Park and Harvey Reservation. If you want, you can take a break at Plum Cove Beach after the park. The tour then concludes at the Goose Cove reservation.

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This was the first time that I used this guide and it was very helpful for our drive. Instead if just driving and looking around we were informe about what we were seeing with a lot if descriptors. Made the trip much more interesting.

It was a little confusing learning how to use the app however we saw places that we would never have seen if we hadn’t use the app so glad we did this.

Interesting stories and facts but the directions were kind of hard to follow. We were guessing which way to go at some of the places.