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Tourist Attractions in Massachusetts
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USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Box 1812, Charlestown, MA 02129.
Preserves the treasures of "Old Ironsides". View the ship's
logs, weapons, charts, journals and hands-on displays. For
information call: (617)426-1812
House of the Seven Gables
54 Turner St., Salem, MA 01970. Inspiration for Hawthorne's
novel. Contains the secret staircase. Hawthorne's birthplace (c.
1750) and two 17th-century houses. Visit the seaside period
gardens. For information call: (978)744-1991
Salem Witch Village
282 Rear Derby St., Salem, MA 01970. History of witchcraft with
costumed tour guides. For information call: (978)740-9229
Plymouth Plantation
Rt. 3 Exit 4, Pymouth, MA 02362. Experience life in 17th-cnetury
Plymouth. Accompany Pilgrims as they go about their daily
chores. Visit the 1627 Pilgrim Village. Hobbamock's Homesite,
the Crafts Center and the Mayflower II, on the harbor. Open
daily April- November. For information call: (508)746-1622
Hancock Shaker Village
Routes 20 and 41, Pittfield, MA 01201. Eighteenth- and
19th-century Shaker buildings. With craft demonstrations, a
historic farm, herb and heirloom vegetable gardens. Open daily
April- November. For information call: (800)817-1137
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