Leave Gloucester for Queen Anne's Revenge, 8 mi away
About 2.7M people a year visit Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Nothing on our list is inside Gloucester; the 9 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 2 ancient sites, 2 museums and 2 national seashores. Make a day of it at Aurora Fossil Museum, 42 mi away.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Pirate Blackbeard's ship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Out at 39 mi is Tryon Palace, the farthest.
Orange: Gloucester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
Each of the 10 is within 60 miles.
2Tryon Palace
Historic property and museum in North Carolina, United States.
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8North Carolina Maritime Museum
Group of museums in North Carolina, United States.
9Masonic Temple and Theater
Masonic temple and theatre in New Bern, North Carolina, also known as St. John's Lodge No. 3.
10Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Gloucester → · Gloucester’s history →
Photo credits
Queen Anne's Revenge: Joseph Nicholls, Public domain · Tryon Palace: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Macon State Park: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain · Cape Lookout Lighthouse: United States Coast Guard, Public domain · U-352: Barry Peters`, CC BY 2.0 · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Maritime Museum: Kd5463, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Masonic Temple and Theater: Archie A. Biggs, Photographer, Public domain · Aurora Fossil Museum: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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