Pilgrimage to Plymouth
Getting to Plymouth these days is a lot easier than sailing across the Atlantic for 65 days. Passenger jet service lands regularly at Boston's Logan International Airport, less than 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of the Pilgrims' landing spot. Popular vacation destination Provincetown is even closer -- but only by boat. By car around Cape Cod takes a scenic hour-and-a-half.
In Plymouth, lodging ranges from historic bed and breakfasts to standard hotels and motels and campgrounds. Plymouth is a small town -- it's fairly easy to walk around, although Plimoth Plantation is two-and-a-half miles (four kilometers) from the Mayflower and the Rock. Other stops are within easy walking distance of each other. Don't miss Pilgrim Hall (75 Court St.), the nation's oldest museum, housing the world's largest collection of Pilgrim artifacts.
Other sites include the Jenney Grist Mill, built in 1636, and the Richard Sparrow House, Plymouth's oldest, built in 1640.
And just in case the history isn't your only reason to vacation in this part of Massachusetts, Plymouth sports both saltwater and freshwater beaches and plenty of fishing.
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