Plymouth
Town in USA
Plymouth is a coastal town in Plymouth county of Massachusetts state in the United States. It is located south of Kingston town.
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Tourist Places in Plymouth
I have described 63 Best Places to Visit in Plymouth. Those are Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Plymouth. Among them some are Must-Visit Attractions in Plymouth. Also described The Best Things to Do in Plymouth and, Fun Things to Do in Plymouth.
So that you can able to know the Famous Plymouth Tourist sights and Attractions, and make your itinerary for Plymouth Attractions & Sightseeing.
You need approximately US$ 133 to visit all the places listed below. With that amount of money, you have to add Food cost, Transport cost, Hotel rent and air fare to travel in Plymouth.
Day-1:
Moonrise Cinemas
Open Theater
Outdoor movie theater, restaurant, and beer garden.
Visiting Time: Thursday to Sunday - 5 PM to 10 PM. Monday and Tuesday remains closed.
How to go: It is located north end of Plymouth town at 428 Court Street.
Plymouth Cordage Company Museum
Museum
Founded in 1824.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday - 12 PM to 4 PM.
How to go: It is located about 750 meters from Moonrise Cinemas towards southeast at 36 Cordage Park.
Mayflower Brewing Company
Brewer
Visiting Time: Indoor - Wednesday to Saturday and Monday - 12 PM to 8 PM. Sunday - 12 PM to 6 PM. Outdoor - Thursday - 4 PM to 8 PM. Friday and Saturday - 3 PM to 8 PM. Sunday - 12 PM to 6 PM.
How to go: It is located about 4 km from Plymouth Cordage Company Museum towards southwest at 12 Resnik Road 3.
Morton Park
Park
200 acres park is the largest park in Plymouth. There is a 269-acre Billington Sea warm water pond inside the park.
Visiting time: Monday to Friday - 7:30 AM to 5 PM. Saturday and Sunday - 9 AM to 5 PM.
Parking Fee: 25 Dollars on weekend and 20 Dollar on weekday.
How to go: It is located about 2.5 km from Mayflower Brewing Company towards southeast at 9 Morton Park Road.
Day-2:
Dropzone Plymouth
Amusement Park
Visiting Time: 10 AM to 7 PM every day.
Cost: Slides - 15 Dollar for a day. Slides + Zip lines + Obstacle course - 35 Dollars. Aerial park + Slides - 45 Dollars. Climbing + free falling + Swinging + Mini golf - 35 Dollars. 3 hours of Zipping, climbing and mini golf - 25 Dollars
How to go: It is located about 5.4 km from Mayflower Brewing Company at 9 Meadow Park Road.
Curlew Pond
Pond
43-acre natural warm water pond with beach.
How to go: It is located about 4.5 km from east end of Billington Sea towards south in the Myles Standish State Forest. north of Rocky Pond and south of Kings Pond.
Great South Pond
Pond
292-acre reservoir.
How to go: It is located about 2.5 km from Curlew Pond towards northeast and southeast of Little South Pond, west of South Triangle Pond, and north of Boot Pond.
Blake Planetarium
Planetarium
Visiting Time: Monday to Friday - 9 AM to 8 PM. Saturday and Sunday remains closed.
How to go: It is located about 2.8 km from east end of Billington Sea towards east at 117 Long Pond Road.
Day-3:
Nelson Memorial Park
Beach Park
Visiting Time: Dawn to dusk.
How to go: It is located about 2.2 km from Plymouth Cordage Company Museum towards south on the beach.
Nelson Beach
Beach
How to go: Near Nelson Memorial Park.
1620 Wine Bar
Winery
Visiting Time: Thursday - 4 PM to 10 PM, Friday - 4 PM to 11 PM, Saturday - 12 PM to 11 PM, Sunday - 12 PM to 8 PM.
How to go: It is located about 250 meters from Nelson Beach toward south at 170 Water Street-25.
National Monument to the Forefathers
Monument
150-foot-tall structure was built on August 1, 1889 to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims. Mayflower was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims. With about 65 passengers, Mayflower left London in mid-July 1620 and arrived in Southampton, Hampshire. From there, Mayflower and another ship, Speedwell, set sail for the United States on August 5. On the way, "Speedwell" ship technical problem, both ships returned to Plymouth, England, where 20 Speedwell passengers joined the now overcrowded Mayflower. Mayflower sailed alone from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 with 102 passengers and about 30 crew. Mayflower arrived in Plymouth, United States on November 21, 1620, after a severe storm at sea.
They had to survive unprepared through a harsh winter. As a result, only 53 of the original Pilgrims survived the first winter at Plymouth, United States. The following year, with the help of the local people, they celebrated the first harvest (an occasion that was declared the first American Thanksgiving after a century).
Mayflower set sail for England on April 15, 1621, and arrived in London on May 16, 1621.
How to go: It is located about 480 meters from 1620 Wine Bar towards southwest.
Plymouth Antiquarian Society
Museum
The house was built in 1809 for William Hammatt and was originally located on Court Street. The Hedges family purchased the house in 1830 and lived there until 1919. It was moved to Water Street by the Antiquarian Society in 1919.
How to go: It is located about 300 meters from 1620 Wine Bar towards southeast and about 800 meters from National Monument to the Forefathers towards east at 126 Water Street.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Museum
It is the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation. It was opened in 1824. The previous original wooden portico building was replaced by present building in 1922.
Visiting Time: Wednesday to Sunday - 10 AM to 5 PM. Monday and Tuesday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 15 Dollars for adult. 12 Dollars for senior age 62+, student. 8 Dollar for child. 32 Dollars for a family (2 adults + Their own children aged 6-18). Free for child age 0-5 and residents of Plymouth.
How to go: It is located about 220 meters from Plymouth Antiquarian Society towards south at 75 Court Street.
Plymouth Bay Winery
Winery
Visiting Time: Sunday to Thursday - 12 PM to 5 PM. Friday and Saturday - 12 PM to 6 PM every day.
How to go: It is located about 220 meters from Pilgrim Hall Museum towards northeast at Rear Building, 114 Water Street.
Americana Theatre Company
Performing Group
How to go: It is located about 160 meters from Pilgrim Hall Museum towards southeast and 210 meters from Plymouth Bay Winery towards south at 25 Court Street.
Day-4:
Mayflower II
Replica Ship
Mayflower II is a replica ship of Mayflower. Mayflower II was built and launched on September 22, 1956.
Mayflower was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims. With about 65 passengers, Mayflower left London in mid-July 1620 and arrived in Southampton, Hampshire. From there, Mayflower and another ship, Speedwell, set sail for the United States on August 5. On the way, "Speedwell" ship technical problem, both ships returned to Plymouth, England, where 20 Speedwell passengers joined the now overcrowded Mayflower. Mayflower sailed alone from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 with 102 passengers and about 30 crew. Mayflower arrived in Plymouth, United States on November 21, 1620, after a severe storm at sea.
They had to survive unprepared through a harsh winter. As a result, only 53 of the original Pilgrims survived the first winter at Plymouth, United States. The following year, with the help of the local people, they celebrated the first harvest (an occasion that was declared the first American Thanksgiving after a century).
Mayflower set sail for England on April 15, 1621, and arrived in London on May 16, 1621.
Entry Fee: 15 Dollars for adult. 12.50 Dollars for senior. 12 Dollars for child. Combined Ticket (Plimoth Patuxet + Mayflower II) - 39.95 Dollars for adult. 36 Dollars for senior. 24.95 Dollars for child. Combined ticket (Plimoth Patuxet + Mayflower II + Plimoth Grist Mill) - 42.50 Dollars for adult. 38.25 Dollars for senior. 27.50 Dollars for child.
How to go: It is located about 400 meters from Americana Theater Company towards northeast at Water Street.
Pilgrim Memorial State Park
Park
Visiting Time: 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM every day.
How to go: It is located south side of Mayflower II at 79 Water Street.
Plymouth Rock
Historical Landmark
Mayflower Pilgrims founded the Plymouth Colony in December 1620. The first written document of Plymouth Rock is dated 1715.
In 1774, the rock broke in half while trying to move to Town Square in Plymouth. The portion taken in Town Square was moved to the Pilgrim Hall Museum in 1834. It is reattached to another part of the rock, which was in its original location on the shores of Plymouth Harbor in 1880. The date 1620 was inscribed at that time. It is estimated that about one-third of the original rock remains today.
How to go: It is located south end of Pilgrim Memorial State Park.
Plymouth Village Historic District
Historical Area
The area bounded on the west by North Street, on the north by Water Street on the east by Town Brook, and on the south by Court Street and Main Street.
How to go: It is located from the corner of North Street and Water Street.
Massasoit Statue
Statue
It was built in 1921 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing.
How to go: It is located about 50 meters from Plymouth Rock towards southwest at 35 Carver Street.
Coles Hill Burial Ground
Cemetery
The first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
How to go: It is located about 40 meters from Massasoit Statue towards south at Carver Street.
Spooner House
Museum
It was built in 1749. It was home to Spooner family for over 200 years.
In 1954, last member of this family, James Spooner, bequeathed his home and generations of family possessions to be a historical museum.
Visiting Time: Admission is via guided tour only.
Entry Fee: Free for Plymouth residents.
How to go: It is located about 180 meters from Coles Hill Burial Ground towards northwest at 27 North Street.
Mayflower Society House
Organization
The Society was founded at Plymouth in 1897. In 1941 the Society purchased the Edward Winslow House in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The mansion home was originally built in 1754.
How to go: It is located southwest side of Spooner House.
Plymouth Center for the Arts
Art Center
Visiting Time: Wednesday to Saturday - 10 AM 4 PM. Sunday 1 PM to 4 PM.
Entry Fee: 10 Dollars.
How to go: It is located west side of Mayflower Society House at 11 North Street.
Dead of night ghost tours
Tour Organization
Tour Cost: 90 Minutes Twilight Lantern Ghost Tours - 15 Dollars. Combo Ghost Tours (Twilight Lantern Ghost Tours + 2 historic haunted houses) - 20 Dollars. Two Historic Haunted Houses - 20 Dollars. Sunset Cemetery Tours - 15 Dollars.
How to go: It is located northeast side of Spooner House at 31 North Street.
Day-5:
Leyden Street
Street
180 meters east-west street was created in 1620 by the Pilgrims. Also called First Street.
How to go: It is located from Main Street near Burial Hill (west end) to Water Street near Plymouth bay (east end).
Plymouth 400, Inc
Organization
Visiting Time: Monday to Friday - 8:30 AM to 5 PM. Saturday and Sunday remains closed.
How to go: It is located about 80 meters from 1749 Court House Museum towards east at 6 Main Street Extension, Post Office Square.
Brewster Gardens
Park
How to go: It is located between Leyden Street (north side) and Town Brook stream (south side). Near Plymouth bay (east end).
Town Brook
Stream
2.4 km stream water.
How to go: It started from Billington Sea, and passes through numerous small ponds, including Deep Water Pond and Jenny Pond. It also passes by the Plimoth Grist Mill and the Brewster Gardens and finally ends at Plymouth Harbor.
Plimoth Grist Mill
Mill
Visiting Time: 9 AM to 5 PM every day.
Entry Fee: 8.95 Dollars for adult. 7.95 Dollars for senior. 6.95 Dollars for child. Combined ticket (Plimoth Patuxet + Mayflower II + Plimoth Grist Mill) - 42.50 Dollars for adult. 38.25 Dollars for senior. 27.50 Dollars for child.
How to go: It is located about 630 meters from Americana Theater Company towards south at 6 Spring Lane.
The Jenney Interpretive Centre
Museum
Entry Fee: 8 Dollars for adult age 18-65. 7 Dollars for senior . 6 Dollars for child age 6-17.
How to go: It is located 40 meters from Plimoth Grist Mill towards northwest at 48 Summer Street.
Richard Sparrow House Inc
Museum
The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636. Sparrow moved to Eastham in 1653. The house is now operated as a house museum and art gallery and is part of Plymouth Village Historic District.
How to go: It is located about 20 meters from Jenney Interpretive Center towards northwest at 42 Summer Street.
Burial Hill
Burying Ground
How to go: It is located north of Richard Sparrow House Inc.
First Parish in Plymouth
Church
The congregation was founded in the English community of Scrooby (small village in north Nottinghamshire, England) in 1606 by the Pilgrims (The Pilgrims were the English settlers who came to North America on the Mayflower in 1620 and established the Plymouth Colony in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts). A fort was built on Burial Hill from 1621. In 1648 the first church buildings on the town square was constructed. Later churches were built in 1684, 1744, and 1831. Current building was built in 1899.
How to go: It is located west corner of Burial Hill at 12 Church Street.
1749 Court House Museum
Building
The Old County Courthouse was built in built in 1749. In the 1970s it was converted into a museum.
Visiting Time: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, - 7:30 AM to 4 PM. Tuesday - 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Friday - 7:30 AM to 12 PM.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located west side of First Parish in Plymouth at 26 Court Street.
Jabez Howland House
Historical House
The house was built in 1667 by Jacob Mitchell. It was bought by Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth's son Jabez Howland. They owned the house until 1915. It was repaired in 1940s.
How to go: It is located about 200 meters from Brewster Gardens towards south at 33 Sandwich Street.
Harlow Old Fort House
Historical House
The house was built in 1677 by Sergeant William Harlow. The Harlow family owned the house for nearly 250 years. Then Plymouth Antiquarian Society acquired the building, restored and opened it to the public in 1921.
How to go: It is located about 450 meters from Jabez Howland House towards southeast at 119 Sandwich Street.
Day-6:
Plymouth Long Beach
Beach
Narrow 3 mile long.
Visiting Time: 9 AM to 7 PM every day.
How to go: Starting point is about 3 km from Harlow Old Fort House towards east through Sandwich Street.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Museum
Visiting Time: 9 AM to 5 PM every day.
Entry Fee: 32 Dollars for adult. 29 Dollars for senior. 19 Dollars for child. Combined Ticket (Plimoth Patuxet + Mayflower II) - 39.95 Dollars for adult. 36 Dollars for senior. 24.95 Dollars for child. Combined ticket (Plimoth Patuxet + Mayflower II + Plimoth Grist Mill) - 42.50 Dollars for adult. 38.25 Dollars for senior. 27.50 Dollars for child.
How to go: It is located about 620 meters from Plymouth Long Beach starting point towards south at 137 Warren Avenue.
Pine Hills
Hill
Populated hilly region
How to go: It is located about 3.5 km from Plymouth Long Beach starting point towards southeast.
Day-7:
Priscilla Beach
Village
How to go: It is located northeast end of Pine Hills.
White Horse Beach
Village
How to go: It is located southeast side of Priscilla Beach village.
Lobster Pound
Seafood Market
How to go: It is located east end of White Horse Beach at 252 Manomet Point Road.
Onset Beach
Beach
How to go: It is located about 1 km from Lobster Pound towards south.
Fresh Pond
Pond
62-acre pond.
How to go: It is located about 600 meters from Onset Beach towards west.
Pilgrim Beach
Beach
How to go: It is located south of Onset Beach.
Surfside Beach
Beach
How to go: It is located south of Pilgrim Beach.
Center Hill Preserve Trail
Trail
How to go: South side of Surfside Beach through Center Hill Road.
Ellisville Harbor State Park
Park
How to go: It is located at 1861 State Road.
Sagamore Beach
Village
How to go: It is located southeast end of Plymouth city.
Day-8:
Long Pond
Pond
211-acre cold water pond.
How to go: It is located at Long Pond Road.
Round Pond
Pond
10-acre pond.
How to go: It is located west side of south Long Pond.
Halfway Pond
Pond
232-acre warm water pond.
How to go: It is located west side of Round Pond.
College Pond
Pond
53-acre natural Pond.
How to go: It is located about 5.2 km from Halfway Pond towards northwest.
Fearing Pond
Pond
26-acre pond.
How to go: It is located 5 km from College Pond towards south.
Charge Pond
Lake
23-acre warm water lake.
How to go: It is located about 1.3 km from Fearing Pond towards south.
Day-9:
Hedges Pond
Pond
26-acre pond.
How to go: It is located near Pilgrims Highway.
Great Herring Pond
Pond
376-acre warm water pond.
How to go: It is located about 2.15 km from Hedges Pond towards south.
Big Sandy Pond
Pond
134-acre pond
How to go: It is located about 3.5 km from Great Herring Pond towards west.
White Island Pond
Pond
122 acres, and 159 acres two ponds.
How to go: It is located about 400 meters from Big Sandy Pond towards west.
Lyman Reserve
Nature Reserve
210-acre nature reserve in Bourne, Plymouth and Wareham.
How to go: About 6 km from White Island Pond towards south at Head of the Bay Road.
Buttermilk Bay
Neighborhood
How to go: It is located near Lyman Reserve between Massachusetts Route 25, Red Brook Road/Head of the Bay Road, and Buzzards Bay.
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