Limo service from Boston to Nahant MA

Nahant, from the Indian word Nahanteau, signifying 'twins,' is in itself a natural curiosity. The principal rock is sienite. This lifts itself into a bold headland, or promontory, which rises at the southern point about 160 feet above the sea. The action of the water has cut this rock into many fantastic forms, several of which resemble, in their gigantic features, works of art. Castle Rock, with a little exercise of the imagination, is a feudal castle, with its buttresses and battlements in ruins. Pulpit Rock, at the south-eastern point of the outer promontory, stands as a huge black desk, the upper layers of stone resembling a vast pile of books. Irene's Grotto is a beautiful arcade which leads to a chamber among the jagged rocks. Another grotesque and romantic spot is called the “Spouting Horn.” Through this, in storms, the sea breaks with tremendous violence. The Swallows' Cave is a long, deep channel opening from the land into the sea. At low water the visitor may pass entirely through it, and climb up the cliffs on either side. It is 72 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 8 feet high. Pea Island, near it, is a vast rock, covered with a little soil, on which the beach-pea (Lathyrus maritimus) grows.

Nahant is accessible from Lynn by a long, hard, and beautiful beach; and from Boston by steamers, which ply between the places, carrying many visitors, in the summer season.