Location: off Rte 3A, Plymouth, MA Map
Open: late Mar- Nov 9:30am- 5pm daily
137 Warren Av., ☎ +1 508 746-1622. Mar 22-Nov 30 9AM-5:30PM. A historical farm and educational site renowned among academic historians and history-recreation buffs alike. Includes a 1627 living history reenactment of early colonial life where visitors can roam the village, enter the homes, and interact with colonists who stay in character. If visiting in summer, find a Plantation employee to describe the various home garden plants and what they were used for - the explanations are fascinating! There is also a recreation of a Wampanoag homesite of the period staffed with interpreters who trace their ancestry to Native tribes, although they will speak with visitors as themselves rather than as characters. You can also visit a 17th century craft center and observe various clothing, candles, pottery, and other items being made by hand using traditional techniques.
Plimoth Plantation is a living open-air museum in
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In 1620, 101 of the Pilgrim Fathers
landed on the Mayflower off the coast of present-day Massachusetts
and founded the Plymouth Colony. Their first settlement was built
not far from the coast.
This settlement was rebuilt from 1947
as the Plimoth Plantation Museum by Boston stockbroker Henry
Hornblower II. For this purpose, the village of the Pilgrim Fathers
four kilometers from Plymouth was reconstructed in a speculative
manner corresponding to the date 1627, since no significant traces
were preserved. Showmen live in this museum village as they did in
the 17th century, the houses have been reconstructed, animals have
been bred back and even the smallest details have been
reconstructed. The actors converse in an English dialect far removed
from American. In this way, visitors can immerse themselves in the
life of more than 350 years ago.
Also part of the museum is a
Wampanoag Indian settlement, where modern-day Indians (not in
17th-century dress, but in traditional dress) depict and explain the
lives of their ancestors. These included making boats from logs and
building huts and houses from bark.
The replica Mayflower II
is located at Plymouth Rock, the original landing site of the
Pilgrim Fathers, and is also part of the museum. There is also a
cinema showing documentaries about life back then. The archaeologist
also opened the Hornblower Visitor Center in 1987 and the Craft
Center in 1992. In 2013 the Plimoth grist mill was added.
In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers landed with 101
people on the Mayflower on the coast of today's Massachusetts and
founded the Plymouth Colony. Not far from the coast was her first
settlement.
This settlement was rebuilt in 1947 as Museum
Plimoth Plantation by the Boston stockbroker Henry Hornblower II.
For this purpose, the village of Pilgrim Fathers was reconstructed
four kilometers from Plymouth according to the time 1627 in a
speculative manner, since no significant traces were obtained. In
this museum village showmen live as in the 17th century, the houses
were rebuilt, animals were reared and even the smallest details were
reconstructed. The performers talk in an English dialect that is far
from the American. This allows visitors to immerse themselves in the
true life of over 350 years ago.
Furthermore, an Indian
settlement of the Wampanoag is part of the museum, in which today's
Indians (not in clothing of the 17th century, but in traditional
clothing) represent and explain the life of their ancestors. These
include the manufacture of boats from tree trunks and the
construction of huts and houses made of bark.
The replica
Mayflower II is located at Plymouth Rock, the pilgrim fathers'
abode, and is also a museum. There is also a cinema showing
documentaries about life back then. The archaeologist also opened
the Hornblower Visitor Center in 1987 and the Craft Center in 1992.
In 2013, the Plimoth Grist Mill was added.