Plimoth Patuxet: America's Founding Story

Experience the historic events of America’s founding at Plimoth Patuxet Museums. Explore the Mayflower replica, the Plimoth Grist Mill, and the Patuxet Homesite. Discover exhibitions on Thanksgiving and the archaeology of Patuxet.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plimoth Patuxet Museums - Embark on a journey 400 years into the past! Experience living history, not just a reenactment, in our recreation of the early English Pilgrim settlement (17th-Century English Village). Discover the Indigenous heritage of the Northeast from contemporary interpreters whose ancestors have lived here for over 12,000 years at…
What's Included
  • Visit the historic Plimoth Grist Mill at 6 Spring Lane in Brewster Gardens.
  • See the Mayflower docked in Pilgrim Memorial State Park, 3 miles north (requires car).
  • Explore Plimoth Patuxet exhibits including the Patuxet Homesite, 17th-Century English Village, Craft Center, and Nye Barn.
  • Discover ‘History in a New Light’ & ‘Illuminating the…
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the story of America’s founding at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, a living history museum that brings to life the pivotal events of America’s origins: the Pilgrims’ arrival in 1620, the Mayflower Compact (a precursor to the U.S. Constitution), the relationship with the Wampanoag Nation, and the First Thanksgiving.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums features…

Location
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Debbieh3004
Sep 24, 2025
Living history - We loved this walk back in history! All the docents were friendly and informative. Even in the rain, we really enjoyed our day.
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Ignatsz
Sep 19, 2025
Very interesting living history lesson - This is a very well done depiction of the pilgrim and Native American way of live in the early 1600s. I learned much about the native way of life. I enjoyed the English village and the grist mill and the Mayflower II was worth the trip
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Anne
Sep 14, 2025
Visit to Plimouth - This was a wonderful way to get a flavor of what things were like in the 1600. I enjoyed the interactive parts of this. The people playing the parts were very informative.
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Mege938
Aug 25, 2025
Definitely Recommend - We loved seeing all the historic representations of both English and native settlements. The staff was very knowledgeable and great with answering questions. A lovely experience.
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Beth
Aug 24, 2025
Excellent - Excellent museum (combined with visit to the Mayflower) and easily doable in a day from our base in Cape Cod. Our 15 year old son loved it. The team all worked so hard to bring the events to life. Highly informative and knowledgeable staff.
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Kristine_s
Aug 23, 2025
Great experience - Great experience! Super helpful staff at each location! Very knowledgeable and so informative. Would go back.
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Michelle_i
Aug 19, 2025
Great experience! - We purchased the village and Mayflower combo. Started at the village where very friendly staff greeted us in a beautiful new building. We watched the opening video as suggested and it really helped us to understand what our day was going to be like. The staff throughout the village was outstanding. They answered questions and were friendly. The character actors in period costumes did a great job. Ask them questions to really get the stories told and it’s a great interaction!! Then we went to the waterfront and saw the Plymouth Rock where guides were there to tell its story. Very interesting. You think you know about “the rock” but they have details you’ve forgotten or didn’t even know! The tour of the Mayflower was self guided and very short. The ship was beautiful but so nice it didn’t seem realistic. But still great stories were told. We stopped for lunch and walked around a bit and this whole day was about 5 hours. Well worth the cost. Next time we’ll add in the visit to the Grist Mill.
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Daniel_k
Aug 17, 2025
It was awesome. Every... - It was awesome. Every bit of it. We also loved the succotash soup at the village!! Will definitely come back!!
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Worldtraveler6784
Sep 24, 2025
Not worth it - The Patuxet village was fully staffed and we enjoyed all of the presentations. However, the Pilgrim village was surprisingly empty. We only saw five people dressed as pilgrims and four of them were sitting off on benches, two per bench, by themselves. There was one named Pierre in his house but he was not friendly and did not want to talk to visitors. There were no presentations in the two hours we were there. None of the houses were staffed, except, Pierre who did not want to be disturbed. I was a waste of time and and money I would not go back. Overall the staff at this museum did not seem like they enjoyed working there nor did they want to deal with visitors.
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Ivarr926
Aug 26, 2025
Not a destination attraction, but Interesting place & supplement to a greater journey - Decided to stop by on way to Boston with family. It was pretty empty and desolate with an occasional sighting of a worker here or there. Interesting place , but not a destination attraction. If this were the main event of the day I think our family would have been a little disappointed but since we had a little time to kill, this served that purpose quite well and was a nice supplement to our greater journey.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).