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Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Plimoth Patuxet Museums is a museum in Plymouth, MA, part of the Cape Cod guide. Cost: $25 to $50.
137 Warren Avenue · Plymouth, MA
Why you should go…
Plimoth Patuxet Museums bring 17th-century Plymouth to life through recreated English and Wampanoag settlements, where costumed historical interpreters and Native staff share the intertwined stories of the two peoples. The museum explores roughly 400 years of history across its outdoor living-history sites.
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