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25 Stunning Photos of Places to Visit Surrounding Boston, Massachusetts U. S. A.

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16 Aug

I love to visit Boston but I think I enjoy visiting the surrounding areas more than like visiting the city of Boston. Boston is a very large city and I am not a big city girl, oh don’t get me wrong, I enjoy visiting the big city but you won’t find me living there.

One of my favorite places to visit surrounding Boston is the little town of Plymouth. I like the fact that it is on the shore plus the fact that I actually feel at home there. One of my ancestors was actually a passenger on the Mayflower, maybe that is why. I also enjoy the little shops and restaurants in Plymouth which are right on the water.

I also enjoy visiting Cape Cod and all of the quaint little towns that make up Cape Code. My favorite Cape Cod town is Hyannis, I have a favorite restaurant there and we visit it and a gift shop a short distance away, every time we go there. Plimoth Plantation is a fun place to visit if you want to see what life was like for the pilgrims after they arrived in Plymouth. Be aware Plimoth Plantation is very pricey so I’ve only been there two times.

I love lighthouses probably because they are so close to the water and Scituate lighthouse is always a regular stop for me and my family since my Dad grew up spending many summers in Scituate. Old Strubridge Village is another fun place to visit, it also has period actors. It is out in the country quite a ways but it is such a beautiful drive to get there, well worth the effort. I’ve never been to Marblehead, Massachusetts and now that makes me sad because it looks like such a beautiful place from all of the pictures of it here. I want to go there next time I visit Boston.

1. Re-creation of the Mayflower Ship Docked at Plymouth Harbor – Plymouth, Massachusetts

Recreation of the original Mayflower ship docked at Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, Massachusetts

2. Replica of the Mayflower Ship in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Replica of the ship the first settlers came over on is a popular attraction in Plymouth

3. The Plymouth Rock – The first rock the Pilgrims stepped on in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is inside this Memorial

The Plymouth Rock marks the spot where the first pilgrims landed in America in 1620

4. “The Plymouth Rock” used to be much bigger before visitors took home so many pieces of it for souvenirs.

The Plymouth Rock marks the spot where the first pilgrims landed in America in 1620. Seen in its shelter in Plymouth

5. Statue of the Massasoit (leader) of the Wampanoags Tribe – Protector and Preserver of the Pilgrims

Statue of the Massasoit Great Sachem of the Wampanoags, Protector and Preserver of the Pilgrims who set foot in Massachusetts

6. National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts

National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts

7. Pilmoth Plantation – Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts

8. Pilmoth plantation at Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plimoth plantation at Plymouth

9. Plymouth Lighthouse

Plymouth Lighthouse

10. The Museum of Witches in Salem, Massachusetts

The facade of the Museum of witches in Salem

11. Sign for the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is famous for the witch trials in 1697.

Sign for the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, MA. Salem is famous for the witch trials in 1697.

12. Marblehead, Massachusetts

Marblehead, Massachusetts

13. Fort Sewall – Marblehead, Massachusetts

Fort Sewall, Marblehead, MA

14. The beautiful town of Marblehead, Massachusetts

A scenic view of the beautiful town of Marblehead,Ma

15. Rockport Harbor, Massachusetts

Rockport harbor, Massachusetts

16. Rockport Harbor, Massachusetts

rockport harbor, massachusetts

17. A House at Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts

A House at Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts

18. Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts

 Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts

19. Old Sturbridge Village period actor punches tin for a lamp for visitors in the “Tin Shop”

Old Sturbridge Village period actor punches tin for a lamp for visitors in the "Tin Shop"

20. Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

21. Scituate Light is a historic lighthouse located on Cedar Point in Scituate near Boston, Massachusetts

Scituate Light is a historic lighthouse located on Cedar Point in Scituate near Boston, Massachusetts

22. Nantucket Coast

Beautiful Nantucket coast

23. Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

Edgartown Harbor Light on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts

24. Cape Cod Provincetown Port in Massachusetts

Cape Cod Provincetown port in Massachusetts

25. Boston Massachusetts Temple, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belmont, Massachusetts

Boston Massachusetts Temple, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belmont, MA

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