Get out of Boston nice and early to beat the morning traffic and depending on where you start from head over the Tobin Memorial Bridge or along the I-93 - both routes take about the same amount of time.Īs Rockport is a small fishing village, parking can be hard to find and you'll need to feed the meter $1 an hour or thereabouts. You can do Rockport as a day trip from Boston or add in further stops up the coast into New Hampshire and Maine. Visit the fishing village of Rockport, Massachusettsĥ5 minutes from Boston (39 miles) The harbor in Rockport, Massachusetts is picture perfect. The tall National Monument to the Forefathers statue that is dedicated to the pilgrims and the Pilgrim Hall Museum with artifacts from the early settlers and local Indian tribes will complete your education on how America was first colonized. Nevertheless, there's a lot of historic buildings in the area, many of which you can visit including the Jabez Howland House and Harlow Old Fort House. Plymouth Rock is supposed to be the site where the original pilgrims landed and first settled although the precise location is a hotly debated topic.
Plimouth Plantation is a recreation of the original settlement from 1620 and the Mayflower II is a detailed reconstruction of the original Mayflower ship - it was built in England and sailed across the Atlantic in 1957 and still frequently goes on short trips around the Cape Cod Bay. Given the rich history of the city, there are a lot of historical markers and sights to see.
The name came from the English city from which the ship first sailed. Plymouth is known as America's Hometown - it is one of the oldest settlements in North America and was the first in New England when it was founded in 1620 by the settlers from the famous Mayflower ship. Plymouth is under an hour south from Boston - take Massachusetts Route 3 south from just outside the city. Visit the oldest city in New England - Plymouth, Massachusettsĥ0 minutes from Boston (41 miles) You can walk through the pilgrim houses in the historic Plimouth Plantation living history museum.
Then there's the House of the Seven Gables which dates back to 1668 and is one of the oldest timber-framed houses in North America, the Old Salem Jail, Peabody Essex Museum and the Federal Street District where you can see more of the town's history. There's more to Salem than just 17th century witchcraft, - the Salem Maritime National Historic Site has 12 restored historic buildings and a replica of an 18th century sailing ship. The locals are quite proud of their witchcraft association - the Witch House museum is one of the most popular attractions in the city, local police cars have witches on them and the local high schools' sports teams are known as the Witches. If you haven't read it, check out Arthur Miller's The Crucible, which is a famous book that drew subtle parallels between the witch trails and 20th century anti-communist agenda. Of the 200 accused, 30 were found guilty of being witches, most of them ending up being executed. Salem is particularly well known as the location of the Salem witch trials that took place in 16. Salem is a historic city that was first established in 1626 and was a prominent port in early American history. Our first destination hardly qualifies as a real road trip being only 15 miles from downtown Boston, but I thought I'd include it for those looking for a short drive out.
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