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Places in Merrimac

Merrimac’s downtown: 81 places in a five-minute walk

199 places in Merrimac: 23 places to eat and drink, 19 shops, 15 things to do and 1 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
199
29 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
23
3.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
19
4 gifts · 2 antiques · 1 books
Things to do
15
9 outdoors · 3 landmarks
Places to stay
1
0.1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Merrimac have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The map

Where Merrimac gathers

81 of Merrimac’s 199 places sit within a five-minute walk of Merrimac Sq.

Merrimac Sq
81places in a five-minute walk of Merrimac Sq41% of Merrimac’s places
Eat & drink

23 places to eat & drink

12 restaurants, 6 farms & markets, 4 cafés & treats. Local spots first.

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Shops

19 shops

4 gifts & boutiques, 2 antiques & vintage, 2 outdoor gear. Local spots first.

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Things to do

15 things to do

9 parks & outdoors, 3 history & landmarks, 3 fitness & sports. Local spots first.

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Everyday

110 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

31 schools, churches & public places

Where Merrimac learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Merrimac and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Amesbury50Haverhill35Merrimac29West Newbury29Newton26

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Merrimac neighbors.

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What’s missing?

Not on the map yet. It may just be missing.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.