Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich

Name: Heritage Museums and Gardens
Address: Sandwich, United States

#3 among attractions in Sandwich

Museum, History museum, Art museum

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Heritage Museums and Gardens, formerly the Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, is located at 67 Grove Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts. The public garden, with its nationally significant collection of rhododendrons hybridized by Charles Dexter, over 1,000 varieties of daylilies and extensive hosta collection, is complemented by three gallery buildings containing a world-class collection of American automobiles, American folk art and a working 1919 carousel and rare carousel figures. ()

Coordinates: 41°44'52"N, 70°30'20"W

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Day trips

Heritage Museums and Gardens – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sandwich Glass Museum, Hoxie House, Thornton W. Burgess Museum, First Church.

0.8 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich
21 min walk • Sandwich Glass Museum is a glass museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, featuring a wide range of rare glass, including glass from the local Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory which was founded in Sandwich by Deming Jarves in 1825.
0.6 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Hoxie House, Sandwich
16 min walk • Hoxie House in Sandwich, Massachusetts is one of the oldest houses on Cape Cod and one of the oldest surviving houses in Massachusetts. The saltbox house was built in the mid-seventeenth century and occupied around 1675 by Rev. John Smith, his wife Susanna and their 13 children.
0.7 miNE
Museum
Thornton W. Burgess Museum, Sandwich
18 min walk • Thornton W. Burgess Museum was a museum in East Sandwich, Massachusetts dedicated to the conservationist and children's book author Thornton W. Burgess. The museum is reported closing as of 2013 due to lack of funds to acquire and maintain the property.
0.8 miNE
Church
First Church, Sandwich
20 min walk • First Church UCC is a Congregational church in Sandwich, Massachusetts founded in 1638 under Plymouth Colony Charter and the Mayflower Compact. It is either the oldest church on Cape Cod or the second oldest depending on the interpretation. First Church boasts Mayflower Pilgrims and their first-generation descendants as charter members.
0.5 miE
Nature, Mountain
Elephantback Hill, Sandwich
14 min walk • Elephantback Hill is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located on.6 miles south of Sandwich in the Town of Sandwich. Telegraph Hill is located south and of Elephantback Hill.
0.5 miNW
Mountain
Faunces Mountain, Sandwich
14 min walk • Faunces Mountain is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located on 1.5 miles southeast of Sagamore in the Town of Bourne. Flatrock Hill is located west of Faunces Mountain.
0.8 miNE
41°45'29"N • 70°29'55"W
Sandwich Public Library, Sandwich
21 min walk • Library
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Town Hall Square Historic District, Sandwich
20 min walk • The Town Hall Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of Sandwich, Massachusetts. The original 54-acre district was visually centered on Sandwich Town Hall, Shawme Pond, and the reconstructed Dexter Grist Mill.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Jarvesville Historic District, Sandwich
25 min walk • The Jarvesville Historic District of Sandwich, Massachusetts is a predominantly residential historic district centered on the site of the former Boston and Sandwich Glass Company factory. It is located north and east of Sandwich Center.

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Which popular attractions are close to Heritage Museums and Gardens?

Nearby attractions include Elephantback Hill, Sandwich (14 min walk), Faunces Mountain, Sandwich (14 min walk), Hoxie House, Sandwich (16 min walk), Thornton W. Burgess Museum, Sandwich (18 min walk).