Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA 02331
Telephone: 781-934-6634
Fax: 781-934-5117
E-mail: info@artcomplex.org
Website: http://www.artcomplex.org
The Art Complex Museum is a contemporary structure of glass and wood on over 13 acres of open fields and woodlands. It serves as a center for regional arts and for the collections of the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser family. Exhibitions offer much variety including contemporary artists, group and traveling shows and works from the collection, known for its strengths in Shaker furniture, prints, American paintings, and Asian art.
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Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn Street
New Bedford MA 02740
Telephone: 508-991-4556
Fax: 508-991-2234
E-mail: bpzoosociety@aol.com
Website: http://www.bpzoo.org/
Newly renovated, $10.5 million dollar zoo conveniently located on a mile from I-195. The zoo features 26 exhibits with over 50 species and 150 animals. Admission is $4.00 per adult and $2.00 per child.
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Cape Cod Melody Tent
21 West Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Telephone: 508-775-5630
Fax: 508-778-0899
E-mail: info@themusiccircus.org
Website: www.melodytent.org
The Cape Cod Melody Tent and its sister theater, the South Shore Music Circus, have been presenting world-class entertainment for over 50 years, serving nearly 200,000 patrons annually. Ticket prices vary with performances.
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Cranberry Harvest Trolley Tours
Telephone: 774-454-8126
Website: www.plymouthrocktrolley.com
Discover how cranberries are grown and harvested while enjoyeing a narrated trolley tour through the picturesque cranberry countryside. Learn the history of the cultivation of the cranberry. Taste samples of products made from cranberries. Visit a working bog and meet a cranberry grower. Explore a winery set in a cranberry bog. Enjoy the countryside during the colorful harvest season. Tours depart daily from Plymouth Rock and Visitor Center at 10:00, 1:00, and 3:00 and lasts approximately 2 hours.
Running September 15-October 20th.
Admission: 25$ for Adults, 15 for Children (under 12)
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Dead of Night Ghost Tour
Janice Williams
Water Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508-866-5111
E-mail: deadofnighttour@aol.com
Website: www.deadofnightghosttours.com
Push aside the cobwebs and join us for spine-tingling adventure on one of our 90 minute walking tours. Tour #1. Twilight Lantern Ghost Tour, 90 min. Walking lantern tour through the dark narrow paths of Haunted, Historic Plymouth. See Places that have active specters of the night. Visit the Oldest Cemetery at Twilight. Learn how to capture spirits on film. Be entertained by our Paranormal Researcher . See the equipment “ghost hunters use” Hear stories of local legends, folklore, or course “ghost stories”. Staying local. Make a reservation and get picked up in our HEARSE., called “Last Ride”., Tour #2 Sunset Cemetery Tour. Too scared of the DARK. Join us at sunset. History and Ghostly haunts. Tour the Oldest Cemetery with tombstones dating back to the 1600’S. 90 min. Tour #3 History Tour- Leisurely walking tour with our Pilgrim Maiden of historic places . 90 min Tour # 4 Scavenger Hunt - History can be fun and entertaining!! Geared for the young and young at heart. Who will be the first to correctly fill in the fact sheet, and win a small prize. History told in a way everyone will remember. 90 min. Call for current tour schedule. History can be fun and exciting. All materials provided.
October 2006- Hallow's Eve Celebration-Hallow's Eve
Twilight Lantern Ghost Tour
The month of Octover join us at 7:00 PM...Halloween is an annual celebration, ..but of what!! Where did it originate? Why? Black cats, witches, bats, pumpkins, tricks or treats, goolish costumes. What does it all mean? Come and find out. Walk through Plymouth's oldest Cemetery, by teh guide of your dimly lit lantern. Learn how to capture spirits & ghosts on film. Bring your own cameras! You never know who will be popping up in your photo's. Join our paranormalInvestigators in a ghost hunt and see the tools used in ghost investigations. Hear goolish ghost stories. Fun and exciting for all ages. Wear your goulish costume(if you dare) and frighten spirits away. Reservations strongly suggested.
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Edaville USA
P.O. Box 825
7 Eda Avenue
Carver, MA 02330
Telephone: (508) 866-8190
Fax: (508) 866-7921
E-mail: mailto:info@edaville.com
Website: http://www.edaville.com
New England's newest Family Fun Park where you can ride a narrow-gauge railroad through 5 acres of cranberry bogs, see Thomas the Tank Engine and other famous cartoon characters. Learn about the history of the cranberry industry and enjoy cranberry harvesting on October 2 & 3 and over the 3-day Columbus Day weekend, October 9, 10 & 11. Experience a festival of lights from November - New Year's weekend.
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Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Telephone: 508-588-6000
Fax: 508-587-6191
E-mail: fullermuseum@fullermuseum.org
Website: http://www.fullermuseum.org/
The Fuller Craft Museum is the only museum in New England dedicated to unique contemporary craft works in glass, metal, wood, ceramic and fiber. Admission: $8.00 adults; $5.00 seniors and students; free for children under 12. Open daily, except Monday, year-round.
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Jenney Grist Mill
6 Spring Lane
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508-747-4544
E-mail: nmartin@adelphia.net
Website: http://www.jenneygristmill.org
John Jenney established America's
first gristmill on this historic site in 1636. Travel back in
time as you walk the same path from Brewster Gardens, following
Town Brook to where you will see the huge water wheel turning.
See the fish ladder where thousands of Herring swim up stream
to spawn each spring from April to May. Take a guided tour of
the mill and see the grinding stones turn; find out what exactly
"grist" is and how important the mill was to the Pilgrims.
Join our miller on a guided tour of historic Plymouth. Plenty
of free parking.
Guided Grist Mill History Tour:
Adults $6.00 age 13 years & older Children $3.00 age 5 –
12 yrs Children under 4 are free. Reservations are not required,
but suggested.
Guided Walking Tours:
Narrated guided walking tours of the historic district. Departing
from the Grist Mill daily. Reservations required.
Free Parking and a short walk to the waterfront and downtown
Group Tours:
Discounted rates available for groups of 20 or more. Reservations
are required. Call for information. Free Parking.
Gift Shop
Fresh ground cornmeal is our specialty among other souvenirs.
Restaurant and ice cream shop on site
Open April 2 through November 30, 2008
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Lobster Tales Cruises
Town Wharf
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508-746-5342
Fax: 508-746-6370
E-mail: info@lobstertales.com
Website: http://www.lobstertalesinc.com/
Website: http://www.piratefun.com/
Lobster Excursions $10 to $13 per person
On this hands-on cruise you will haul lobster traps from Plymouth Harbor and have the rare opportunity to see and touch various species of marine life that live beneath the ocean.
Plymouth Pirate Cruises $10 to $15 per person
This cruise will take you onto Plymouth Harbor for a one-hour swashbuckling adventure. As a pirate passenger you will set sail for captured treasure, battle an enemy pirate ship and defend your vessel with the help of seafaring mates and mighty water cannons. The brave and truly adventurous buccaneers will roll up their salty sleeves and help haul in a lobster trap. Who knows what you might catch or what surprises lie ahead? Music, song, and dance conteses are all part of the fun and festivities of this unique ocean adventure. Great for birthday party fun.
Sunset Evening Cruises $300 per hour
This calm water cruise on Plymouth Harbor is offered exclusively to groups as a private charter. Available for birthday parties, social events, company outings, anniversaries and many other celebrations.
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Paragon Carousel
205 Nantasket Avenue
Hull, MA 02045
Telephone: (781) 925-0472
Email: paragoncarousel@msn.com
Website: http://www.paragoncarousel.com/
2003 was the 75th birthday of the Paragon Carousel - located on Nantasket Beach in Hull. The Carousel is one of the last remaining fully-intact wooden carousels in New England, boasting 66 horses, 2 flower bedecked chariotts, angels, godesses, and murals. Fall/Winter hours 10:00am to dusk.
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Pilgrim Belle
State Pier
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: (508) 747-3434
Website: http://www.plymouthharborcruises.com
Plymouth Harbor Cruises and Tours! Cruise Plymouth Harbor in comfort aboard the "Pilgrim Belle", an authentic Mississippi-style paddlewheeler! Enjoy the luxury of the Pilgrim Belle as a local history expert narrates the historic harbor of Plymouth, Massachusetts. You'll enjoy a gull's eye view of Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrim's Mayflower II, Plymouth Beach, Clark's Island, and the majestic Gurnet Point Lighthouse. Pilgrim history, maritime lore, and fascinating information about the local Plymouth commercial fishing and lobstering industries await you on this one-hour-and-fifteen-minute paddlewheeler cruise! See you onboard the Pilgrim Belle!
Sunset Harbor Cruise - 90 minutes. Watch a spectacular sunset over Plymouth Harbor! Enjoy your favorite cocktail while cruising pasy Plymouth's two lighthouses. Tickets: Adults-$16, Seniors-$14, Children-$12.
Sunset Dinner Cruise - On select Thursday evenings from June through September. Full buffet dinner included aboard this two-hour sunset cruise. Tickets are $35 per person includes cruise and dinner from 7-9pm.
Thursday Theme Nights 2006! Wine dinner, parrothead, reggae/calypso, Irish sing-a-long and more. Our most popular sunset cruise. Admission varies depending on event.
Family Nights Afloat! Luai night, pizza night, "make your own sunday" night, and more! Monday and Tuesday from June to August, 6:30-8:30pm. Admission varies depending on trip.
Sunday Brunch Buffet Cruise - During July and August! Combine Plymouth's Best Harbor Cruise with a great Sunday Brunch. Reservations suggested. Admission is $25 per person.
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Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02362
Telephone: 508-746-1622
Fax: 508-746-4978
E-mail: jmonac@plimoth.org
Website: http://www.plimoth.org
Plimoth Plantation is the living history museum of 17th-century Plymouth where you can talk with the Pilgrims in the 1627 Pilgrim Village and on board Mayflower II and visit an authentically re-created Wampanoag Indian homesite. In the Crafts Center indulge in conversation with skilled artisans as they create the goods that are sold in the Museum Shops and also used by the roleplaying Pilgrims. The Nye Barn educates on the Plantation's Rare-breed Animal program. A visit to Plimoth Plantation is a must for every American. Open April - November.
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South Shore Natural Science Center
48 Jacobs Lane
Norwell, MA 02061
Telephone: 781-659-2559
Fax: 781-659-5924
E-mail: mailto:SSNSC@attbi.com
Website: http://www.ssnsc.org
Visit the Eco Zone at the South Shore Natural Science Center, a multidimensional, interactive exhibit area depicting the ecosystem of southeastern massachussetts. Live animals, the outdoor trails, environmental education programs, lectures and special events.
