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The Jenney Grist Mill is the oldest grist mill in the United States. It is run as a 1636 Living History Museum, and is a great place to visit. It sits at one end of the trail through Brewster Park, that leads you right to the waterfront. There are a few small shops inside, as well as a great restaurant, the Run of the Mill. Parking is free nearby.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
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If your on the cape, and like Cape Cod Potato Chips, why not take a factory tour? They run them weekly during the day, and are open to anyone. This is a place to visit if you have the time.
Hyannis, Massachusetts
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Participate in an educational, historically accurate and entertaining, live walking tour with a qualified guide who encourages student participation and questions. The tour starts in our artifacts room with authentic pirate treasures. Then you'll stroll through a colonial seaport, board a pirate ship, and explore an eighty foot cave, where you are sure to encounter some of those 17th century rascals face to face. Join us at the Pirate Museum to learn more about New England's adventurous sea-robbers. (From their website)
Salem, Massachusetts
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The mood is set from the moment you enter the Witch Dungeon Museum. You are there - in Salem Village in 1692, and you are guaranteed a unique educational experience with a chill or two. You'll experience the acclaimed performance of a Witch trial adapted from the 1692 historical transcripts. (from their website)
Salem, Massachusetts
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The stories of 1692 are told through a historically accurate live presentation and tour downstairs, where you will walk thru the forest, meet Tituba in Rev. Parris' kitchen, visit Old Salem village and view 15 life size scenes depicting these stories. (taken from their website)
Salem, Massachusetts
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The Salem Witch Museum brings you there, back to Salem 1692. Visitors are given a dramatic history lesson using stage sets with life-size figures, lighting and a narration - an overview of the Witch Trials of 1692. (Taken from their website)
Salem, Massachusetts
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Come, push aside the cobwebs and join us on a truly unforgettable time of ghosts, history, excitement, and fun. Join us as we walk the paths of Burial Hill, Plymouth's oldest cemetery. We offer four exciting tours, our famous twilight lantern ghost tour, our daytime history tour, our Sunset cemetery tour, and our fun scavenger hunt tour. (taken from their website)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
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The Historic Octagon House is a national landmark built in 1856 to be an Indian fort, and later used in the underground railroad. Experience history during our guided tours!
Originally the home of one of Fond du lac's first Mayors, and rumored as a still for moonshine, this home has a VERY colorful past! Now fully restored, this oddity is open for touring! (from their website)
Originally the home of one of Fond du lac's first Mayors, and rumored as a still for moonshine, this home has a VERY colorful past! Now fully restored, this oddity is open for touring! (from their website)
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Destrehan Plantation is open seven days a week for guided tours which interpret the lives and lifestyles of the plantation's former residents—both free and enslaved. Demonstrations of period crafts like dying with indigo, candle-making, and open-hearth cooking are performed six days a week.
Destrehan, Louisiana
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