A decent way to spend 2 or 3 hours. Lots to see and read here. Many buildings have guides to tell you about the houses. Many historical periods from the 1700s to the 1950s were represented.

A lot was geared to who lived in each of the houses and their belongs. A small portion of the work life was represented, ship building, a store, container making.

I would have liked to learn about the buildings and homes of the Native Americans, but historians always skip the truth of this part of history. I did find one story online about Native Americans in Massachusetts who told of how settlers would find homes they thought were abandoned and take them over. The Native Americans were only off hunting or fishing and came home to find settlers living in their homes. This museum did have one small Native American exhibit, but it lacks the history of the people who lived here first, as well as the buildings and strictures created by them.

Also, the local coastline was filled in to make some neighborhoods, and some neighborhoods now flood. They go on to state how climate change effects things. I found this part to be too much preaching and not what I come to a historical museum to see.

The gift store closer to town was phenomenal, with many fantastic gifts and items to eat. Both traditional and modern types of gifts could be purchased. We tried the old style soda on this visit.

They had fantastic gardens both flower and fruit and vegetables. Some bee hives a fountain and many beautiful out door spaces.

We walked about 3 miles over 2 hours I. An out of the various buildings. We would have stayed longer, but a huge storm came in, and we headed off to a movie. Most of the paths are dirt, so wear comfortable clothing.

Also, they appear to be remodeling some of the homes, so it may be worth a return trip if they keep investing in the place. Not every building is accessible as some are closed or private, and we could never see the best part of the house, the basement. I would love to see the construction from below. But like all historical sites, they show the best and not a dirt dirt floor basement with the fantastic understructeholding up the buildings.