Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Overview
Mobile ticket
It's America's Founding story! Plimoth Patuxet Museums is a living history museum that tells the story of the historic events of America's founding story: the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620; the Mayflower Compact (founding document U.S. Constitution), relationship with the Wampanoag Nation and the First Thanksgiving.
There are 3 unique exhibit locations at Plimoth Patuxet Museums. You may visit exhibits on different days.
o The Mayflower (U.S. National Register of Historic Places).
o Plimoth Grist Mill, STEM and History program for all ages!
o Plimoth Patuxet (main campus) includes the Henry Hornblower Visitor Center (orientation film in theater and Thanksgiving exhibit in the Gallery), Historic Patuxet Homesite, 17th-Century English Village, Craft Center (Plimoth artisans), Rare Breeds Animals.
Seven retail stores thru-out the three campuses that sell Plimoth & local artisan items.
Plentiful Cafe at Plimoth Patuxet that offers 17th-century and modern selections.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
At Plimoth Patuxet: Free golf cart service operated by staff to assist those with mobility concerns. Inquire on arrival with guest services.
Museum is open in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately, wear comfortable shoes.
Amtrack station is 4 miles north of the museum (Kingston/Plymouth line from South Station. Plymouth & Brockton Bus Terminal is 2 miles west. We recommend that you arrange livery service prior to arrival. Or visit to download the Ridecircuit app - free livery service, check schedule to get you from one location to another.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
It's a journey 400 years back in time! You are living history, not just watching a reeactment in our recreation of the early English Pilgrim settlement (17th-Century English Village); learn about the Indigenouse heritage of the Northeast from contemporary interpreters whose people have lived here for over 12,000 years at the Historic Patuxet Homesite. For your enjoyment, there is a cafe in the Visitor Center that serves 17th-century and modern favorites. To remember your visit, we have a wide variety of Plimoth artisan-made and local New England items for sale in four retail shops. Visiting during America's 250th Anniversary - Revolutionary Ideas Started Here! You can't understand the late 18th-century without its 17th-century (and, really, earlier!) beginnings. Come visit and learn the historical roots of the United States social, economic, and politial systems where the ideas self-government are embodied in the Mayflower Compact. We hope to see you soon! Safe travels.
Plimoth Grist Mill
STEM and History program for all ages! Located in historic downtown Plymouth, a short walk from the waterfront through Brewster Gardens is the Plimoth Grist Mill. A working reproduction of the mill built by Pilgrim John Jenney, in the original location along Town Brook, you will learn about the operations of the waterfed powered mill, and the ecology of Town Brook. For those who love to bake, stop in to the retail store to purchase freshly stone-ground cornmeal and Sampe (Grits). On Saturday afternoons, the mill stones are operational, the other days of the week, the millers are preparing the cornmeal by sifting, willowing and preparing the stones for the next run. Try your hand at milling with the immersive exhibits in the lower exhibit of the mill. You may select to visit this location on the same day as you visit Plimoth Patuxet or a different day during the 2025 season. See you soon!
What‘s Included
or, the Plimoth Grist Mill - 6 Spring Lane, located at Brewster Gardens.
Mayflower is docked at Pilgrim Memorial State Park - 3 miles north, you will need a car.
Plimoth Patuxet exhibits:Patuxet Homesite, 17th-Century English Village, Craft Center and Nye Barn
Exhibitions: History in a New Light, Iluminating the Archaelogy of Historic Plymouth & Patuxet
Exhibitions: We Gather Together - Thanksgiving, Gratitude, and the Making of an American Holiday
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting points
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Avenue Plymouth United States
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Options
Plimoth Patuxet Only
Plimoth Patuxet includes the Patuxet Homesite, 17th-Century English Village, Craft Center and Nye Barn and Exhibitions.
Plimoth & Grist Mill Combo
Plimoth Patuxet Combination: Admission to Plimoth Patuxet & Plimoth Grist Mill. This ticket does not include Mayflower II.
Plimoth Heritage Package
Plimoth, Mayflower, Grist Mill: This ticket includes admi.ssion to main campus Plimoth Patuxet, Mayflower II and the Plimoth Grist Mill
Plimoth & Mayflower Combo
Reviews
463 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fabulous for families and lovers of history!
262edenb,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an amazing experience. As a descendant of Gov. William Bradford, I have wanted to bring my children to this place for many years. It did not disappoint. We loved being surrounded by the history and the people working here. One woman, I cant remember her name, was playing the wife of the barber surgeon and midwife. She fascinated our whole group by showing us various plants in "her garden" and their medicinal and culinary uses. We were so impressed with her never breaking character and wealth of knowledge she shared. Everyone working here was so great and made this experience 10/10.
Thanksgiving Buffet
268viviank,,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Thanksgiving Buffet was excellent! Turkey with all the trimmings. I would definitely do it again. We were seated with lovely people from different parts of the country - different ages too. It made for a very special day.
Nice Culture walk
Myra M,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Nice immersion of the culture. Uneven surfaces are not suitable for walkers etc. Having real crops growing was impressive. Construction at the Mill blocks the walking path to the Mayfloeer 3.
I do recommend this
Doug S,,Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Actors seemed disinterested and unenthusiastic. The facility is very well done and when you combine all three experiences it is still a good day
Well informed staff, great information and really gives you a feel for the life at that tinge
rebeccacF997VN,,Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We’d visited the mayflower 2 earlier in the day and followed up with a visit here. We honestly were not expecting much, but were so pleasantly surprised. Staff were friendly & informative - speaking in olde English accents of the time and clearly knowledgeable with the time period as they were completing tasks in the ways of the day - including fence repair, cooking and tool making. My favourite part was the native village house which had a piping hot fire and hundreds of skins. It was fascinating to feel the different textures and learn about facts such as hunting taking place in winter as the pelts were thicker- seems obvious but not something I’d ever considered - but feeling a deer fur pelt from a summer & winter really demonstrated it. The lady in this part of the village was so well informed and engaging i could have spent hours with her. Additional bonus - the gift shop was well stocked and reasonably priced. The cafe too was very reasonable and produced good food & hot chocolate. The only negative- the introductory 15 minute video - could be reduced to 3 minutes and was quite unnecessarily drawn out. Definitely recommend this alongside the mayflower 2.
Strive for authenticity
Marion A,,Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00A realistic depiction of early pilgrim and indigenous life in the 1600’s The cafe could expand their menu. Not many healthy choices.
All The Monkeys In The Zoo
Carol L,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Schedule your visit to Plymouth Patuxet Museum in the afternoon, preferably after 2:00 p.m. during the week, from September through november. I was joined by no less than 500 school children between the ages of 8 and 12. Children do not walk and they do not talk- they run and they Screech at the top of their voices. I was a teacher for 35 years, love kids, but felt completely bombarded by so many at once. In fairness to their chaperones, it is hard to contain kids out in the open air, when they are excited about being away from school versus having an educational experience.
Historical experience in the pull of political correctness
186arneh,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The museum offers an interactive history experience. There is a high and pronounced emphasis on historical accuracy. The clothes are absolutely realistic, the performers are characterized by exact knowledge of European and "New English history", which means that they can certainly answer questions when engaging the guests in conversations, because that is the goal there that the visitors are involved. All performers undergo casting at the beginning of the season, in this casting they must show their historical knowledge as well as the linguistic understanding of the English language around the year 1620. Therefore, they are practiced in this accent and do not speak the people in freely invented languages or accents as in a medieval market here. This is followed by training. The performers report on this during their breaks, when they step out of the role and answer such questions. All of this is ultimately the attraction of placing an extremely high value on historical accuracy. Therefore, I cannot understand that then, due to current political correctness, visually clearly recognizable men can appear in women's clothes. That was the case during my visit in early October. If you can do it for me, you should mention somewhere that the museum does not want to depict the story, but like Disneyland is a free interpretation in the form of fantasy. Thus, political correctness wins over science and history once again. Hence only 3 points.
Soggy but very interesting.
John O,,Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience. The people stayed in character which made it more enjoyable. Noreaster gave us a tiny taste of what the pilgrims experienced.
A Glimpse into the Past
ElPasoEducator,,Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time visiting Plimouth Colony. We enjoyed the recreated villages and artisans. The individuals reenacting our history stayed in character, answered questions, demonstrated the time period well and were extremely knowledgable. We purchased the heritage pass and spent the day touring the villages, the Mayflower II and the Grist Mill
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