For the most flavor of the original Thanksgiving, none holds a candle to this city an hour south of Boston, site of Plymouth Rock, where the Pilgrims alit from the good ship Mayflower in 1620, as well as the Plimouth Plantation, a 78-year-old living-history museum which recreates the original settlement, a Wampanoag village, and the Mayflower itself. It’s here you can enjoy perhaps the quintessential T-Day experience, including a period harvest feast with docents in Pilgrim drag (of course it includes turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce, but…stewed pompion, anyone?), the Pilgrim Progress procession, and National Day of (American Indian) Mourning Ceremonies. The town is also the site today of the 4th annual Turkey Trot and Plymouth Pilgrim 5K.

Read more in our post 5 Classic Places to Experience Thanksgiving in the USA.

Alexander Sviridov