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Best Things to Do in Plymouth

By travelguylife.com

Pilgrim Hall Museum

The Pilgrim Hall Museum, which houses a vast collection of Pilgrim antiquities, is the country's longest continually running public museum.

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Plimoth Patuxet

Under the banner of Plimoth Patuxet, there are several living history museums in the Plymouth area.

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The Plimoth Grist Mill

A complete replica of the Plymouth Colonists' water-powered mill that they erected on Town Brook in 1636 is also housed in the Plimoth Patuxet Museums.

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Plymouth Center

Exploring Plymouth on your own, while gazing out over Plymouth Bay and traversing the town's old streets, is one of the most satisfying things you can do there.

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National Monument to the Forefathers

The enormous National Monument to the Forefathers dominates Plymouth from the southwest.

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Brewster Gardens

The original garden site given to Elder William Brewster (1566-67-1644), the town leader, is now the lovely public park that borders Town Brook in Plymouth Center.

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Burial Hill

Any walking trip in Plymouth must include the steep ascent to this ancient cemetery, which offers a spectacular view of the town and ocean.

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Plymouth Rock

According to Thomas Faunce, the son of an early settler, this rock is thought to have been where William Bradford and the Mayflower passengers disembarked.

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Mayflower II

Midway through the 1950s, a Mayflower replica was built in honour of the collaboration between the US and the UK during World War II.

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The Jabez Howland House

From Brewster Gardens, a short journey along Sandwich St will bring you to the sole still-standing Plymouth home where Mayflower Pilgrims are known to have resided.

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