Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Rockport is located approximately 35 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula. It is directly east of Gloucester Massachusetts and surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean.

Rockport is famous for its granite quarries. By the beginning of the 19th century, the first granite quarries were developed, and by the 1830s, Rockport granite was being shipped to cities and towns throughout the East Coast of the United States.
Distance: 43miles / 1 hr 10 mins


We had lunch at this quaint little hot dog shop - TOP DOG. They claim that they sell the BEST hot dogs in this side of America. I enjoyed the environment more than the food...

..and then there was the authentic Austrian apple strudel...

and how can we resist Rockport's homemade ice cream....

and ELEPHANT'S EARS??...i guess when you are hungry..anything goes...