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Gloucester City Exploration with Hammond Castle
Enjoy a wonderful city exploration of Gloucester including a visit to the Fisherman’ s Memorial. Follow the exploration with a stop at Hammond Castle. The Hammond Castle, sitting atop a rocky cliff overlooking Gloucester Harbor, was the home and laboratory of John Hays Hammond, Jr., a pioneer in the study of remote control and inventor with over 400 patents to his name.
Maritime Gloucester
Maritime Gloucester is a working waterfront, maritime museum, sea pocket aquarium, and so much more all rolled into one exciting destination. Learn about the rich maritime heritage of Gloucester along with its unique marine environment through interactive exhibits, the visitor center and more. The museum is a nonprofit educational organization built within a collection of historic buildings and on America’ s oldest marine railway. Galleries, exhibits, a wooden pier with unique views of Gloucester’ s harbor, and the home of two local working schooners are complimented by a seapocket aquarium and science education center that includes touchtanks and interactive experiences.
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