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Rockport is home to roughly 7,000 people. This quaint New England town sits at the tip of Cape Ann peninsula and is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean. Once home to Native American villages, Rockport's year-round population now consists mainly of fishermen and artists.
- Tourists enjoy seeing Rockport's beaches and walking around the historic downtown area.
- Halibut Point State Park, Thacher Island, the Paper House, and the Rockport Art Colony Galleries are among the popular tourist attractions in the area.
- There are also several museums and performing arts centers in town.
Rockport, MA is one hour from Boston.
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