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Massachusetts - Attractions in South of Boston/Plymouth
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Art Complex Museum at Duxbury
189 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA 02331
Phone: 781-934-6634
A place for viewing and learning about art in an intimate and comfortable setting
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The Art Complex Museum at Duxbury is situated on over 13 acres of woodland and open fields. It was founded as a center for regional arts and to host the impressive collection of the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser family. The museum is well known for its permanent collections of Shaker furniture, American paintings, which include some fine representations of each of the developmental stages of American landscape painting, Asian art and a print collection that spans from Europe and Asia to the United States. There is also a library of over 6,000 volumes which support the museum’s collections. Other offerings of the Art Complex include educational programs, special exhibits and Sunday afternoon concerts. Open: Wednesday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Admission is Free.
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Colony Place
174 Colony Place
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-746-7663
The largest outdoor shopping and entertainment center in the region
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An exceptionally designed lifestyle destination for the entire family, Colony Place has more of what you want. And all in one place. With special events, specialty retail, restaurants, home furnishings, services, electronics and even groceries. Colony Place has everything in one place. Check our web site for upcoming events.
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Destination Plymouth
Plymouth, MA
Toll-Free: 800-USA-1620
History is just the beginning!
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In Plymouth, MA we’re well known for our role in American history, but history is just the beginning of what you’ll find when you visit! Plymouth is the perfect blend of fun family attractions, and educational historic sites. In fair weather you’ll find all the expected maritime activities such as whale watching, harbor cruises, lobster excursions and pirate adventures. The Waterfront is also home to Jet Ski and kayak rentals as well as the Mayflower II, the full-scale reproduction of the ship that brought the Pilgrims from England back in 1620. In fall and winter enjoy the foliage or stay warm with a visit to an historic home or museum, ride the train through miles of cranberry bogs at Edaville USA, or cozy up to the fireside at Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum depicting life in Plymouth in 1627. With so many fun and educational things to do you’ll have to remind yourself to take advantage of all the fabulous dining available in Plymouth too! Please call 1.800.USA.1620, or visit our website to learn more about these activities and others to prepare for your trip to Plymouth.
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Edaville USA
5 Pine Street
Carver, MA 02330
Phone: 508- 866-8190
Toll-Free: 877-EDAVILLE
Where the good times keep on rollin Click here for a money saving coupon!
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A variety of different children's characters will entertain on weekends during the summer and fall, along with musicians, fascinating guests and other types of entertainment. Please click on events above for the latest information on our 2009 season.
Also, the annual National Cranberry Festival™ will once again return over the three day Columbus Day weekend. And, of course, no season at Edaville USA would be complete without the famous "Christmas Festival of Lights", which begins in November and continues throughout the holiday season.
Keep checking the website for updated information, and make your plans to visit Edaville USA in 2009...again and again!!!
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Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-746-1620
America’s Museum of Pilgrim Possessions
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Pilgrim Hall, built in 1824, is a gallery museum in the center of historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. The nation’s oldest continuously–operating public museum, Pilgrim Hall houses an unmatched collection of Pilgrim possessions. Among its treasures are William Bradford’s Bible, Myles Standish’s sword, the only portrait of a Pilgrim (Edward Winslow) painted from life, the cradle of New England’s first–born, Peregrine White, the great chair of William Brewster, and the earliest sampler made in America, embroidered by the teenage daughter of Myles Standish. Here you will also learn the story of the Wampanoag, the Native People who inhabited this area for 10,000 years before the arrival of the new settlers, and their relationship with colonial peoples. Featuring a vast collection of paintings and artifacts, Pilgrim Hall’s mission is to protect, foster, and educate about this important heritage.
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Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-746-1622
Living History on Land and At Sea
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Visitors to Plimoth Plantation’s main campus are welcomed to the museum in the comfortable, spacious and modern Henry Hornblower Visitor’s Center where they can prepare for the quintessential, bi-cultural 17th Century experience. Start surrounded by soft furs, flickering firelight, and artfully woven bulrush mats, learning about traditional Wampanoag family life as well as the arrival of the English from an Indigenous point of view. Then find yourself immersed in the year 1627, just seven years after the voyage of the Mayflower. In the village you will be surrounded by the modest timber-framed houses, fragrant raised-bed gardens, well-tended livestock and fascinating townspeople of Plymouth Colony, the first permanent English settlement in New England.
Now come aboard and learn about the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower, the perils of maritime travel, and the tools of 17th-century navigation.
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South Shore Music Circus
130 Sohier Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
Phone: 781-383-9850
Fax: 781-383-9804
All seats are within 50 feet of the stage
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For nearly 60 years, the South Shore Music Circus has been presenting world-class entertainment in the scenic Massachusetts coastal community of Cohasset.
One of only two continuously-operated tent theatres in the round in the United States, the Music Circus and and it’s sister venue, the Cape Cod Melody Tent, are owned and operated by the South Shore Playhouse Associates, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting the arts, cultural and educational organizations throughout the communities of the South Shore and Cape Cod. With a colorful history dating back to its humble beginning in 1932 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, one interwoven with the fabric of summer theatre history on the east coast, our theatres have emerged as popular destinations for patrons and performers alike, providing a relaxed ambiance and intimate theatre experience where every seat is within 50 feet of the stage.
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“The Guardsman” – Stockbridge Now through July 31, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Wilbraham, MA July 30, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
Comedian Chelsea Handler -- Hyannis July 31, 2010 |
Paquito D'Rivera and Synchronicity – Rockport July 31, 2010 |
Black Sea Salsa -- Hingham, MA July 31, 2010 |
Aretha Franklin and her Orchestra -- Cohasset August 1, 2010 |
Chamber music and dinner at the Clark – Williamstown, MA August 3, 2010 |
Tanglewood on Parade -- Lenox, MA August 3, 2010 |
Talking Hands Theatre Puppet Show -- Springfield, MA August 3, 2010 |
George Thorogood and The Destroyers -- Cohasset August 5, 2010 |
"Snow White" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 5, 2010 |
Lisa Lampenelli -- Hyannis, MA August 5, 2010 |
Gloucester Sidewalk Days -- Gloucester, MA August 5, 2010 to August 7, 2010 |
Suzanne Vega and Patty Larkin at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 6, 2010 |
School of Rock Presents: Live Aid Remade -- Arlington, MA August 6, 2010 |
Ronan Tynan -- Hyannis August 6, 2010 |
Kiddie Rock Concert: Princess Katie & Racer Steve -- Amherst, MA August 7, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 7, 2010 |
Bharata Natyam with Jaan R. Freeman -- Arlington, MA August 7, 2010 |
Crane Beach Sandblast -- Ipswich, MA August 7, 2010 |
Onset Blues Festival -- Onset, MA
August 7, 2010 |
Massachusetts Marketplace Festival -- Wellesley, MA August 7, 2010 |
The Beach Boys -- Hyannis August 7, 2010 |
The Beach Boys -- Cohasset, MA August 8, 2010 |
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble -- Lenox August 8, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Revere, MA August 8, 2010 to August 9, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock – Lenox, MA August 9, 2010 |
Taste of Park Plaza – Boston, MA August 10, 2010 |
Peter Frampton -- Hyannis, MA August 10, 2010 |
Gabriel Iglesias -- Hyannis August 11, 2010 |
"Goldilocks and The Three Bears" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 12, 2010 |
Entrain! – Sandwich, MA August 12, 2010 |
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 13, 2010 |
Provincetown Jazz Festival -- Provincetown, MA August 13, 2010 to August 14, 2010 |
Hookers Ball -- Chatham, MA August 14, 2010 |
Hookers Ball -- Chatham, MA August 14, 2010 |
Adega Coop De Borba Wine Tasting -- Attleboro, MA August 14, 2010 |
Tony Bennett -- Cohasset, MA August 14, 2010 |
Jonathan Edwards and Aztec Two-Step at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 14, 2010 |
Film Night at Tanglewood – Lenox August 14, 2010 |
Gloucester Waterfront Festival -- Gloucester, MA August 14, 2010 to August 15, 2010 |
Iron Bridge Dinner -- Shelburne Falls, MA August 15, 2010 |
Little Red Riding Hood..The Musical -- Saugus, MA August 15, 2010 |
Boston's Children's Festival -- Boston, MA August 17, 2010 |
Walker Bros. Circus -- Pepperell, MA August 17, 2010 |
Grand Illumination at the Tabernacle -- Martha’s Vineyard, MA August 18, 2010 |
"Jack and The Beanstalk" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 19, 2010 |
The B-52s at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 20, 2010 |
Fireworks at Ocean Park By The Sea -- Martha’s Vineyard, MA August 20, 2010 |
Comedian Lewis Black -- Cohasset August 21, 2010 |
CraftFest -- Cotuit August 21, 2010 to August 22, 2010 |
James Montgomery Blues Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 21, 2010 |
Sandcastle and Sculpture Day -- Nantucket, MA August 21, 2010 |
All-Chopin concert -- Lenox August 24, 2010 to August 26, 2010 |
Marcia Ball at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 27, 2010 |
Natalie MacMaster at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 28, 2010 |
Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 29, 2010 |
Summer Chef Series -- North Andover, MA August 30, 2010 |
Summer Chef Series -- North Andover, MA August 30, 2010 |
Crosby, Stills, & Nash – Lenox September 1, 2010 |
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 3, 2010 |
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 4, 2010 |
Robert Randolph and the Family Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 10, 2010 |
Banjo and Fiddle Contests at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 11, 2010 |
Dave Matthews Tribute Band -- Salisbury September 16, 2010 |
Halfway to St Patrick’s Day Irish Music Weekend -- Salisbury September 17, 2010 to September 19, 2010 |
The Magic of Storytime with Cinderella and Snow White -- Saugus, MA September 19, 2010 |
North American Sea Glass Festival -- Hyannis, MA October 9, 2010 to October 10, 2010 |
Wellfleet OysterFest -- Wellfleet, MA October 16, 2010 to October 17, 2010 |
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