Plymouth Rock

Plymouth Rock is a sightseeing stop in Plymouth, MA, part of the Cape Cod guide. Cost: free.

79 Water St · Plymouth, MA

Why you should go…

Plymouth Rock sits at the edge of Plymouth Harbor in Pilgrim Memorial State Park, sheltered by a Roman Doric portico designed by McKim, Mead and White. You look down through the columns at a tide-washed granite boulder inscribed with 1620, the year the Mayflower Pilgrims arrived. Only about a third of the original stone remains, since it broke during a 1774 move and visitors chipped off souvenirs. The waterfront park around it has harbor views and historic monuments.

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