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Scituate is a coastal town in Massachusetts just north of Marshfield in the South Shore region. It includes the village of North Scituate.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By car

• From Route 3, take exit 13 onto Route 53 North; at first lights go right onto Route 123 East. Follow to Scituate.

[edit] By Train

• MBTA Commuter Rail has stops in North Scituate and Greenbush. $6.75 one way from Boston South Station.

[edit] By boat

• Scituate Harbormaster, 100 Cole Parkway, Phone: +1 781-545-2130, Fax: 781-545-5215, email: harbormaster@town.scituate.ma.us, [1].

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

• Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum, 301 Driftway, Phone: +1 781-545-1083, [2]. Sa,Su 1PM-4PM. Set in a sea captain's 1739 home, exhibits recount local maritime history including the many Scituate shipwrecks, the Irish mossing trade (red algae scraped from the sea floor and used in many products). Adults $4, seniors $3, under 18 free.
• Scituate Lighthouse. Phone: +1 781-545-1083, [3]. An 1810 granite lighthouse with a charming story. Open at times during the summer. Nice historical display outside.
• The Old Oaken Bucket Homestead and Well, [4]. The mill and the pond were made famous in 1817 by Samuel Woodworth in his poem The Old Oaken Bucket. Under renovations.
• The Lawson Tower, [5]. Unusual European style bell-tower which was built to hide a steel water standpipe.
• Mann Farmhouse and Museum, Stockbridge Rd and Greenfield Ln, Phone: +1 781-545-1083,[6].
• Stockbridge Mill, [7]. A working 1650 era mill.
• Cudworth House, Barn and Cattle Pound, [8].
• Kathleen Laidlaw Historical Center, "The Little Red School House", 43 Cudworth Road, Phone: +1 781-545-1083, [9]. M-F, 10AM-4PM. Home of the Scituate Historical Society[10], the experts on Scituate genealogy.

[edit][add listing] Do

• Widow's Walk Golf Course, 250 The Driftway, Phone: +1 781-544-7777, [11]. Golf Digest 4-star, voted area's top course. A 6,403-yard, par-72.

[edit][add listing] Buy

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• Mill Wharf Restaurant, 146 Front Street, Phone: +1 781-545-3999, [12]. Lunch, dinner. Outstanding location with views of the harbor, lighthouse and bay. Outside dining in nice weather. $19-$27 or pub menu.

• Petit Paris Bistro, 95 Front Street, Scituate Harbor, Phone: +1 781-545-6092, [13]. Boston-area award-winning. Prix-fixe available Tu,W,Th,Su $25.

• Riva Restaurant, 116 Front Street, Scituate Harbor, Phone: +1 781-545-5881, [14]. Dinner nightly. Italian. $15-$23.

• Barker Tavern, 21 Barker Road, Phone: +1 781-545-6533, Toll Free: +1 800-966-6533, Fax: +1 781-545-0692, [15]. This restored 17th century local "special occasion" spot. $20-$36.

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Allen House Bed and Breakfast, 18 Allen Place, Phone: +1 781-545-8221, Fax: 781-544-3192, E-mail: allenhousebnb@aol.com, [16]. Six rooms. $125-$215.

• Oceanside Inn Bed and Breakfast, 8 Oceanside Drive, Phone: +1 781-544-0002, Fax: +1 781-544-7374, [17]. Beachfront. Four rooms. $100-$230.

[edit] Get out

• Boston has many attractions. Plymouth and Cape Cod are nearby to the south.

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