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Review of Plimoth Plantation

This review is based on an August 2020 visit with ...

This review is based on an August 2020 visit with 2 adults and a 6 year old. The outdoor exhibits were realistic. The Native American area was very small, consisting of a large and small hut, a few canoes carved from tree trunks, an authentic Native American man outside and a less-than authentic Native American woman sitting in one of the huts. Seriously, that's it. The Pilgrim settlement had quite a few hand-built houses - only one of which you can enter and 3 actors stationed about to provide facts and answer questions. We enjoyed the exterior and didn't rush through it, but saw it all in about 45 minutes and that included stopping to chat with some of the actors. The inside was lackluster. Yes, it was interesting to see BUT I will be honest and state I did not feel the hour and 20 minutes of time it took there was worth $83 for me, my wife and child ($32 per adult, $19 for child). It seems that some people have to be "cool" and pretend the admission isn't a bit too high and carry on about the educational experience....The "educational experience" was minimal. It is by no means an American Museum of Natural History where you can spend hours and hours and immerse yourself in everything and still not see the entire place. This was interesting and mildly informative. There simply was not a lot to see and we came away feeling a bit ripped-off. Maybe if the price included the Mayflower tour in the town I would've been ok with it, but that carried additional admission fees (the two locations are associated with each other). My point is not to diminish or debate the educational aspects - we are not a strictly tactile, uneducated, amusement park type family, but I feel it's important to set the expectation levels for those that are considering going. It seems many reviews were for visitors that had some childhood memories associated with it, but I don't understand anyone coming away extremely impressed and satisfied. We were very disappointed.