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Plan a Road Trip > Explore America > Massachusetts > Gloucester |
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Time Zone
Eastern
Latitude/Longitude
42.61° /-70.66°
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This leading fishing port is also a resort center and home of the famous artists' colony of Rocky Neck. The bronze Fishermen's Memorial, a statue dedicated to fishermen lost at sea, is a landmark of the town harbor. Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a waterfront mansion, features 26 rooms of pre-Revolutionary furnishings. The Cape Ann Historical Museum has a collection of works by Fitz Hugh Lane and a maritime history collection. The Hammond Castle Museum, a medieval castle built by inventor John Hays Hammond, Jr., is a treasure trove of rare art objects; hear organ concerts on an 8,200-pipe organ in the Great Hall. Visit Sargent House Museum, with John Singer Sargent paintings, or take whale-watching trips in summer.
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