Events North of Boston

Walking Tour: Hopper’s Houses Downtown

Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

Cape Ann Museum  

Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required Explore the area surrounding the Museum on this walk past select Gloucester houses made famous by American realist painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions...

$10 – $20

Long Hill House & Garden Tours

Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States
Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Long HIll  

Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA

Visit Long Hill’s breathtaking gardens and stately historic house for a guided tour. Enjoy the rich history of this grand country estate, home of the Sedgwick family, as you learn about the elegant lifestyle of wealthy Bostonians on the North Shore, and the artisans who created it. The tour takes you through the Federal-style house...

$20

Passport to the Past: Stevens-Coolidge Guided House Tour

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens  

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M

Discover the stories behind the walls of one of North Andover’s historic gems. Join us for a guided tour of Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, a Colonial Revival treasure that reflects early 20th-century elegance and global influence. Once the summer home of Helen Stevens Coolidge and John Gardner Coolidge—a diplomat and descendant of Thomas Jefferson and...

$12 – $20

Daily Guided & Self-Guided Tour of Hammond Castle Museum

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States
Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

Hammond Castle Museum  

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA

Step inside the breathtaking home of one of the most prolific inventors of the 20th century, John Hays Hammond, Jr. Hammond Castle Museum is a dynamic STEAM museum,*blending its historical significance as both **a historic house museum and a lapidarium. Inside, you’ll not only discover ancient, medieval, and Renaissance architectural elements and artifacts—including stone archways,...

$4 – $10.

Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown

Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

Babson Boulder Parking  

Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA

Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required On Cape Ann, the name “Dogtown” conjures up many things — vast woodlands and trails; stone walls and cellar holes; tales of witches and widows; an ill-fated bullfighter; pastures, picnics and blueberries; a sea of rocks. Dogtown is...

$10 – $20

CoastalExplorer: Shoreline & Shipwreck Scholars

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate  

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M

Coastal exploration with a side of shipwreck! Participants will be guided on a Castle Hill hike to Steep Hill Beach, where we will explore the beach and discover treasures washed up by the waves. Piece together clues to learn what is living under the sand and below the water line. We will use field guides...

$8 – $25

Long Hill House & Garden Tours

Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States
Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Long HIll  

Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA

Visit Long Hill’s breathtaking gardens and stately historic house for a guided tour. Enjoy the rich history of this grand country estate, home of the Sedgwick family, as you learn about the elegant lifestyle of wealthy Bostonians on the North Shore, and the artisans who created it. The tour takes you through the Federal-style house...

$20

Passport to the Past: Stevens-Coolidge Guided House Tour

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens  

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M

Discover the stories behind the walls of one of North Andover’s historic gems. Join us for a guided tour of Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, a Colonial Revival treasure that reflects early 20th-century elegance and global influence. Once the summer home of Helen Stevens Coolidge and John Gardner Coolidge—a diplomat and descendant of Thomas Jefferson and...

$12 – $20

White-Ellery House Tour

Event Series White-Ellery House Tour
Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

Cape Ann Museum Green  

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. Registration Required due to limited space. The White-Ellery House, built in 1710 for the Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The...

Free and Open to the Public

Afternoon Tea in the Garden at Long Hill

Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States
Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Long HIll  

Long HIll 576 Essex Street, Beverly, MA

We’re delighted to welcome you back for our beloved Afternoon Tea in the Garden at Long Hill! In collaboration with Vintage Tea & Cake Co., we invite you to indulge in a charming assortment of tea sandwiches, freshly baked scones, and delectable mini desserts—beautifully paired with your choice of tea. Join us on the terrace...

$36 – $45

Daily Guided & Self-Guided Tour of Hammond Castle Museum

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States
Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

Hammond Castle Museum  

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA

Step inside the breathtaking home of one of the most prolific inventors of the 20th century, John Hays Hammond, Jr. Hammond Castle Museum is a dynamic STEAM museum,*blending its historical significance as both **a historic house museum and a lapidarium. Inside, you’ll not only discover ancient, medieval, and Renaissance architectural elements and artifacts—including stone archways,...

$4 – $10.

Daily Guided & Self-Guided Tour of Hammond Castle Museum

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States
Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

Hammond Castle Museum  

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA

Step inside the breathtaking home of one of the most prolific inventors of the 20th century, John Hays Hammond, Jr. Hammond Castle Museum is a dynamic STEAM museum,*blending its historical significance as both **a historic house museum and a lapidarium. Inside, you’ll not only discover ancient, medieval, and Renaissance architectural elements and artifacts—including stone archways,...

$4 – $10.