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Cape Ann
Cape Ann
Salem and Lynn
To drive to Cape Ann, the northernmost coastal region, take Route 1A from Boston and pass through the small city of Lynn and the history-soaked town of Salem, noted for the Salem witch trials of Colonial days. Now it has a small community of modern-day witches, who offer small shops specializing in herbalism, Earth-centered spirituality, or mystical techniques like Tarot card readings. Several museums in Salem offer views of the Colonial days and of the adventures of sea pirates off the coast. Detour onto Route 114 east to visit Marblehead, and there will be four lighthouses around you, their steady flashes reassuring in the night.
Ipswich and Essex
From Salem, Route 1A crosses a bridge to Beverly, and you are properly on Cape Ann itself. Rivers and wetlands make the inland towns of Ipswich and Essex centers for water exploration, and Route 1A leads to them. To explore the shoreline, ramble up the edge of Cape Ann on narrow Route 127A, or speed directly to Gloucester at the tip of the cape by taking the multilane Route 128.
Gloucester, Rockport, Pigeon Cove, and Annisquam
The portion of Cape Ann most nearly surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean includes Gloucester, a hearty working-waterfront city, and the picturesque waterfront towns of Rockport, Pigeon Cove, and Annisquam. Route 127A takes you on the slow, lovely circuit of these, and lures you to the edge of the land. Five lighthouses surround you. Visitors are made warmly welcome in this region, which has been a tourist haven for centuries; there are historic homes turned into bed-and-breakfasts, noted inns, and plenty of fresh seafood.
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