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Sightseeing on Plum Island & Newburyport
Sightseeing on Plum Island and Newburyport
If you’re headed to Plum Island for birdwatching, beachcombing, or photography, you’re bound to drive through Newburyport, a tiny city, the smallest in the state, crammed full of Federal-style buildings, museums, shopping, and carefully “redone” with brick walks, ample parking, and enthusiasm.
The best place to start a tour of the town is at the Custom House Maritime Museum at 25 Water Street. It will give you a feel for the maritime merchants who built their homes here in the 1800s, spending oodles of money and decorating with the treasures of the seaman’s world. There are also exhibits on shipbuilding. Related sites are open June to mid-October: The Cushing House at 98 High Street houses the town historical collection as well as elegant furnishings; the Coffin House at 14-16 High Street offers old kitchens and early wallpaper; and the Spencer- Pierce-Little Farm, 5 Little’s Lane, has a grand Jacobean-style manor built in the late 1600s. There's a small charge for visiting each of these. Wandering around the center of town will also include the Bartlett Mall on High Street and the Hill Burying Ground across the road from the courthouse.
Landscaping opens the town to a spectacular waterfront on the Merrimack River; take a harbor tour on the Yankee Clipper and get 45 minutes of history, ecology, and humorous tales over a six-mile course.
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