PLYMOUTH NATIONAL
WAX
MUSEUM

"Where your Pilgrim Heritage comes alive"

OVERLOOKING PLYMOUTH ROCK
Plymouth, Mass.


BOSTON JAIL, ENGLAND - 1607
Where William Brewster, Rev. Clyfton, John Robinson
and four others were held 4 or 5 weeks.


THE PILGRIM STORY


THE EMBARKATION FROM PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND
September 20, 1620
From the painting by Robert W. Weir
When Pilgrims died during their first rugged winter, each was buried secretly in Cole's Hill in Plymouth, so the Indians would not know how much the daring band had shrunk.  Now Cole's Hill is haunted by the shades of those Pilgrims, nearly as animated as they were in life.

The Wax Museum, located on this same historic site overlooking Plymouth Rock . . . gives a graphic portrayal in the magic of light . . . sound . . . and animation . . . recreating the persecuted years in England . . . the escape to Holland . . . the Mayflower voyage . . . and the landing at Plymouth . . . where the rain . . . thunder . . . and lightning . . . or a raging storm . . . make you feel a part of this courageous band of people.

Anyone who cherishes American History will be powerfully moved by what he sees on top of Cole's Hill.  As he comes out of the front door and looks again at the gorgeous panorama of


Prior to going ashore November 11, 1620 the now famous Mayflower Compact was written and signed.


In the Spring of 1621, Squanto, an English speaking Indian,
taught the settlers how to plant corn.
this nation's most historic harbor, his mood is likely to become one of gentle satisfaction, for the experience has been decent . . . it is a fitting expression, placed where it belongs.

PLYMOUTH NATIONAL
WAX MUSEUM

15 Carver Street
Plymouth, Mass. 02360
overlooking Plymouth Rock
Call (508)746-6468
Open Every Day
March 1 thru Nov. 30
9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
June - Sept. - Oct.
9 A.M. to 7 P.M.

GROUP RATES AVAILABLE


During the terrible winter of 1621 disease and exposure
wiped out 50 of the 102 Mayflower passengers.


Thanksgiving was celebrated after the first harvest, in 1621


Threat of Indian war was averted by Captain Miles Standish.


The courtship of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, in 1621



May Day festivities celebrated at Merrymount,
a neighboring colony, in 1628