The place where the Pilgrims settled, and which the Wampanoags called Patuxet, was clearly labeled “Plimouth” on the map. The Mayflower carried Smith’s map and writings on board, and Smith ...

Almost 200 paintings, engravings, books, maps, muskets, pots and pans — original works of art and everyday items — detail the Pilgrims’ journey from 1604 to 1621.

Towering over the quaint Provincetown skyline, the Pilgrim Monument – modeled after the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy – is a must-see for history-loving travelers. The 252-foot-high tower ...

Forty-seven words that inspired the Mayflower Compact were part of Pastor John Robinson’s farewell letter to the Pilgrims in 1620: “Lastly, whereas you are become a body politic, using amongst ...

On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower — an 80-foot British cargo ship carrying 102 passengers who wanted to build a new world — departed from Plymouth, England, on this day in history.

As the Pilgrims thanked God for their luck, they were unaware that the previous tenants had died of a gruesome infectious disease. In the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims finally met their surviving ...

The Houston Maritime Museum will explore the story of the pilgrims' journey on the Mayflower. Attendees will get to enjoy an afternoon of games, books, crafts, and more as we rediscover the ...

We're thankful that Pilgrims — including the famous forebear of an Arizona Daily Star editor — had the wisdom to create this social contract. A Pilgrim's descendant reminds us: Mayflower ...