Pilgrim Hall Museum

★5.0

Northeast > Massachusetts > Plymouth, MA > Pilgrim Hall Museum

Grinnell Point and Swiftcurrent Lake from the Many Glacier Hotel
Jeff P from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted

Oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation, having opened in 1824, tells the story of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony

General Information

Hours:
Typically open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays. Verify current hours before visiting.
Fees:
Admission is ticketed. Check the Pilgrim Hall Museum website for current pricing and special exhibit fees.
Pet Policy:
Leashed pets are allowed only on outdoor grounds, not inside museum galleries.
Closest cities with hotels:
Plymouth, MA
Seasons:
All year
Plymouth, MA Weather Forecast

How to Get There

From downtown Plymouth, MA, walk east on Water Street from Plymouth Rock and the waterfront. Turn right onto South Street, then left onto Court Street to reach Pilgrim Hall Museum.

Overview

Pilgrim Hall Museum, opened in 1824 and run by the Pilgrim Society, is the oldest public museum in continuous operation in the U.S. Its Quincy granite building was designed by Alexander Parris. It tells the story of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony.

Highlights

  • Brewster Chair: an original Pilgrim-era piece
  • Edward Winslow portrait (1651): the only known contemporary portrait of a Pilgrim
  • Sparrow Hawk: remains of a 17th-century transatlantic ship wrecked off Cape Cod in 1626

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Pilgrim Hall Museum", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0