The life story of Longfellow is full of drama, romance, and tragedy.
Places to Visit: The Mayflower Mouse
Put yourself in the place where the Pilgrims landed, and imagine the adventure!
Cape Cod Pilgrim Landing Trail
Today, there is a fifty-five-mile trail across what is now the Outer and Lower Cape that you can travel to trace the explorations and experiences of the Pilgrims. The Cape Cod Pilgrim Landing Trail includes the following museums and stops:
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum—1 High Pole Hill Road, Provincetown
Monument on Corn Hill—Truro
First Encounter Beach—Eastham
Chatham Lighthouse—37 Main Street, Chatham
Atwood House and Museum—347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham
Nickerson Family Homestead—1107 Orleans Road, Chatham
Mashpee Wampanoag Museum—414 Main Street, Mashpee
Mayflower II
77 Water Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-1622
https://www.plimoth.org
Mayflower II is a beautiful replica of the original. It’s open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Plimoth Museum
137 Warren Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-1622
https://www.plimoth.org
Plimoth Plantation is a living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, founded in 1947. It attempts to replicate the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-1620
https://pilgrimhall.org
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.
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street, Boston 02108
(617) 727-7030
Special.Collections@mass.gov
The State Library of Massachusetts safely keeps William Bradford’s journal, Of Plimoth Plantation,
and allows visitors to read a remarkable facsimile.