Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SHOPPING
British Imports
6
Lily's Apothecary
10
Main Street Antiques
9
Pilgrim's Progress
5
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1
2
3
PLYMOUTH
Visitor Center
Visitor Center
HARBOR
3A
Boston
7
8
4
Plymouth
5
PILGRIM
MEMORIAL
STATE PARK
6
44
9
10
11
ATTRACTIONS
Mayflower II
7
Pilgrim Hall Museum
4
Plimoth Plantation
15
Plymouth Rock
8
12
14
15
13
ACCOMMODATIONS
Best Western Cold Spring
1
John Carver Inn & Spa
12
Pilgrim Sands on Long Beach
14
Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor
2
3A
Jenney Pd.
TOWN
BROOK
PARK
DINING
Lobster Hut
3
Run of the Mill Tavern
13
Sam Diego's
10
0
1/4 mi
0
1/4 km
Mayflower
passengers, was originally 15 feet long and 3 feet wide. It was moved on the
eve of the Revolution and several times thereafter. In 1867, it assumed its present per-
manent position at tide level. The rock itself isn't much to look at, but the accompa-
nying descriptions are interesting, and the atmosphere is curiously inspiring.
The Colonial Dames of America commissioned the portico around the rock,
designed by McKim, Mead & White and erected in 1920. The remnants of a renova-
tion project slated to begin and end in early 2008 may still be evident during your visit.
The park just south of the Rock (which is technically in its own little state park) is
Brewster Gardens,
a lovely green space that traces Town Brook. This is a good short-
cut to
Jenney Pond,
in Town Brook Park, across Summer Street from the John Carver
Inn. A short distance from the bustle of the waterfront, the park has plenty of room
to run around as well as a pond with ducks and geese.
GUIDED TOURS
To walk in the Pilgrims' footsteps, take a
Colonial Lantern
Tour
(
&
508/747-4161
or 774/454-8126 for reservations; www.lanterntours.
com). Participants carry pierced-tin lanterns on a 90-minute walking tour of the origi-
nal settlement, conducted by a knowledgeable guide. It might seem a bit hokey at first,
but it's fascinating. Tours run nightly from April to Thanksgiving. The standard
history tour begins at 7:30pm; the “Ghostly Haunts & Legends” tour starts at 9pm.
