Mass Audubon's Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary — Attraction in Nahant

The thicket is a beautiful tiny space in an unwelcoming town. It has a diverse bird species and I was able to capture several recordings including an eagle. It's a nice birder place albeit super small. Nahant has no public parking or beach parking if you are not a resident. There are two parking spaces to walk the boardwalk and only to walk the boardwalk at the thicket. Don't go here hoping to visit Nahant... They don't...

A very sweet patch of swamp forest in the center of the town. There is a single trail through it. A rather short one, entirely raised and looking quite new. When I visited there wasn't any body else on it. The town of Nahant is not very welcoming of tourists. No parking anywhere and no tourist oriented establishments (restaurants, hotels,...

Really nice wooden walkway but it's in a small wooded area in the middle of a neighborhood in Nahant. There is no parking and people around this area will call to have your car towed if you park near their property. Signs are posted around the area no parking almost doesn't seem like you are...