Castle Rock, Nahant
#8 among attractions in Nahant
Facts and practical information
Castle Rock is a barren, uninhabited island located in Nahant Bay in Nahant, Massachusetts. ()
NahantNahant United States
Castle Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mary Baker Eddy House, Swampscott Town Hall, Greenlawn Cemetery, Lynn Heritage State Park.
Museum, History museum, Italianate architectureMary Baker Eddy House, Lynn
83 min walk • The Mary Baker Eddy House is a historic house museum at 8 Broad Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Built in 1870–71, it was the home of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, from 1875 to 1882. The house is now owned by the church, which operates it as a historic site devoted to Eddy's life and early church history.
City hall, LibrarySwampscott Town Hall, Lynn
86 min walk • Swampscott Town Hall, previously the Elihu Thomson House, is a historic building in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The house was designed by architect James T.
CemeteryGreenlawn Cemetery, Nahant
28 min walk • Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 195 Nahant Road in Nahant, Massachusetts. Development of the 5.7-acre cemetery was one of the first civic projects of the town of Nahant after its separation from adjacent Lynn in 1853.
MuseumLynn Heritage State Park, Lynn
88 min walk • Lynn Heritage State Park was a history-themed state park in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts, and was part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. It opened in 1986.
ParkNahant Beach Reservation, Lynn
59 min walk • Nahant Beach Reservation is a protected coastal reservation covering 67 acres of beach and recreational areas in the town of Nahant, Massachusetts.
City hall, Theater, Concerts and showsLynn Memorial Auditorium, Lynn
95 min walk • The Lynn Memorial City Hall and Auditorium is a large Art Deco building that defines the civic heart of Lynn, Massachusetts. The building serves three functions: first, it houses the city's principal offices, including the mayor's office, as well as the chambers of the city council.
StreetLynn Shore Drive, Lynn
77 min walk • Lynn Shore Drive is an historic oceanfront parkway in Lynn, Massachusetts. Composed of a two-lane road, parkland, a seaside pedestrian esplanade, and a seawall, Lynn Shore Drive runs for approximately one mile along Lynn's Atlantic Ocean coastline, following the upland boundary...
Shingle style architectureSwampscott Fish House, Lynn
81 min walk • Swampscott Fish House is a historic fishing supply storage house off Humphrey Street on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the oldest active fish house in the country. The Shingle style house was built in 1896 on land taken by eminent domain.
Nahant Beach Boulevard, Lynn
48 min walk • Nahant Beach Boulevard, also Nahant Causeway and Nahant Road is a historic road on the isthmus connecting Nahant, Massachusetts to the mainland at Lynn, Massachusetts.
Egg Rock Light, Egg Rock
24 min walk • Egg Rock Light was first established in 1856 after a schooner went down with the loss of five lives. The original structure was a lantern on top of a stone dwelling built from granite cut on the island.
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