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South of Boston/Plymouth entertain visitors with Pilgrim lore, shopping, go-carts

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Attractions and things to do in the South of Boston region will keep you and your family coming back. Colony Place is the largest outdoor shopping and entertainment center in the region and a unique family destination. The Seekonk Grand Prix gets you behind the wheel to test your driving skills in go carts on state-of-the-art tracks. Everything Pilgrim is here to enjoy and learn from, including the Pilgrim Hall Museum and the extraordinary living history presented at Plimoth Plantation, and seasonal events like the Thanksgiving Day parade and feast.
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See Plymouth

4 North Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-747-0100 Toll-Free: 800-872-1620

In walkable Plymouth, you can enjoy several activities, fun attractions, every day

Check out some more great things to do while visiting Plymouth County, MA!

History tops the list of attractions in Plymouth, of course! There’s the magnificent Mayflower II, Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrim Hall Museum, and the replica English village and Wampanoag Homesite at the Plimoth Patuxet Museums. But that’s just the beginning: There’s also whale-watching, pirate and harbor cruises, ghost tours, great beaches, parks with extensive hiking and biking trails, sea kayaking and lots of special events, from arts festivals to Thanksgiving and Fourth of July celebrations. Lodging is plentiful (many hotels have pools; one has a water park), and there is every kind of dining you can imagine. In the winter, there’s ice skating, cross-country skiing in nearby parks. So many fun activities are within walking distance of each other, you can enjoy several in a single day.
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Plimoth Patuxet Museums

137 Warren Avenue Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1622

Discover history in a new light at the educational, interactive, and inspiring Plimoth Patuxet Museums

You’ll experience history in new and thought-stirring ways at Plimoth Patuxet Museums. At the Historic Patuxet Homesite, you’ll learn about the Wampanoag people who have lived here for over 12,000 years, as contemporary interpreters discuss the 17th-century lifeways of a culture that continues to thrive today. In the 17th-Century English Village visitors will immerse themselves in the re-creation of the small farming and maritime community built by the Pilgrims along the shore of Plymouth Harbor. At the Craft Center, see how crafts and herbal remedies were made, and step aboard Mayflower II in Plymouth Harbor. Walk along the path beside Town Brook to the Plimoth Grist Mill to learn how cornmeal is ground. The Museum has quick-service dining, shops, and a cinema. Named the Best Open Air Museum in the United States by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards!
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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

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 is located ½ way between Boston and Cape Cod just off Route 3.

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Pilgrim Hall Museum

75 Court Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1620

Plymouth museum celebrates history of Pilgrims and of the Wampanoag people

Right in the heart of historic, exciting Plymouth, the Pilgrim Hall Museum tells the story of the Pilgrims and of the region’s indigenous Wampanoag people with an unmatched collection of artifacts and exhibitions. The collections in the nation’s oldest continuously operating public museum (the Pilgrim Society opened it in 1824) includes William Bradford’s Bible, Peregrine White’s cradle, Myles Standish’s sword and a sampler embroidered by his daughter. Visitors can sit in a replica Great Chair like that used by spiritual leader William Brewster or make a rubbing of a copy of Josiah Winslow’s gravestone. There’s a 15-minute orientation film and a browsing-worthy gift shop. The museum also features changing, temporary exhibits and a free speaker series on a variety of history-related topics.
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