Guidebook for Duxbury
Food Scene
If you'd like to get a taste of France, stop by this excellent bakery / cafe / sandwich shops and enjoy your purchase on the benches by the town harbor pier.
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French Memories
459 Washington St If you'd like to get a taste of France, stop by this excellent bakery / cafe / sandwich shops and enjoy your purchase on the benches by the town harbor pier.
The Depot Street Market offers homemade meals (frozen or fresh) which can be heated at home. Don't feel like going to a restaurant for dinner or lunch? Take a look at their amazing menu and bring your selection back to the house and enjoy it here. Try that OMG Chicken - our family's favorite! The Market also accommodates many allergy alerts, so just ask.
Depot Street Market
35 Depot StThe Depot Street Market offers homemade meals (frozen or fresh) which can be heated at home. Don't feel like going to a restaurant for dinner or lunch? Take a look at their amazing menu and bring your selection back to the house and enjoy it here. Try that OMG Chicken - our family's favorite! The Market also accommodates many allergy alerts, so just ask.
Located inside the gas station at one of the town's rotaries and in the heart of Duxbury, Gunter Tooties will provide you with awesome bagels. (Closer to the house you can find bagels, muffins, and coffee at Uncommon Grounds at 282 Saint George Street - about 1/4 miles down the street toward the traffic light. Look for it behind Far Far's ice cream shop.)
Gunther Tooties
10 Washington StLocated inside the gas station at one of the town's rotaries and in the heart of Duxbury, Gunter Tooties will provide you with awesome bagels. (Closer to the house you can find bagels, muffins, and coffee at Uncommon Grounds at 282 Saint George Street - about 1/4 miles down the street toward the traffic light. Look for it behind Far Far's ice cream shop.)
The Jetty offers a unique pub-style menu with cool twists as well as live music many nights (and Sunday brunch). Located in Brant Rock on the ocean's edge, we always have enjoyed our meals there, as well as the musicians.
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The Jetty
278 Ocean StThe Jetty offers a unique pub-style menu with cool twists as well as live music many nights (and Sunday brunch). Located in Brant Rock on the ocean's edge, we always have enjoyed our meals there, as well as the musicians.
Known for a very special menu and set in an old, rambling Cape Cod style house, this more pricey but delicious tavern never disappoints. Reservations recommended
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The Sun Tavern
500 Congress StKnown for a very special menu and set in an old, rambling Cape Cod style house, this more pricey but delicious tavern never disappoints. Reservations recommended
My Little Bakery
282 St George StFresh bread is sold here Wednesdays to Sundays from 10 am on. Worth the visit.
If you appreciate a good burger, THIS is your spot. The menu varies with seasonal specials, but it also has its regular menu, with each burger being so special you'll think: "Why didn't I think of this combination?". We find ourselves returning again and again to try out yet another new option on that menu. And don't get me started on the truffle fries.....
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KKatie's Burger Bar Plymouth
9 Main St ExtIf you appreciate a good burger, THIS is your spot. The menu varies with seasonal specials, but it also has its regular menu, with each burger being so special you'll think: "Why didn't I think of this combination?". We find ourselves returning again and again to try out yet another new option on that menu. And don't get me started on the truffle fries.....
This is the sister restaurant to the location in Plymouth. Just as fabulous a menu at this location. Can't go wrong.
KKatie's Burger Bar Marshfield
1899 Ocean StThis is the sister restaurant to the location in Plymouth. Just as fabulous a menu at this location. Can't go wrong.
The elegant atmosphere in this antique inn on one of the oldest streets in Duxbury is a tasty experience. The menu is unique and the owners also run the cafe in the Boston Public Library.
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Winsor House Inn
390 Washington StThe elegant atmosphere in this antique inn on one of the oldest streets in Duxbury is a tasty experience. The menu is unique and the owners also run the cafe in the Boston Public Library.
Handmade ice cream - prizewinning year in and year out. A definite must for those staying (or living) in Duxbury.
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Farfar's Danish Ice Cream Shop
272 St George StHandmade ice cream - prizewinning year in and year out. A definite must for those staying (or living) in Duxbury.
Duxbury Pizza
7 Standish StA basic - and delicious - pizza and sub shop in the heart of Duxbury at Hall's Corner.
Sightseeing
You probably won't have the opportunity to take a sailing class or stand-up paddleboard lesson, but you CAN enjoy the view of Duxbury Bay from DBMS's covered back porch which is open to the public when classes aren't underway. Grab a coffee or a pastry/sandwich at French Memories and enjoy it from this unique perspective.
Duxbury Bay Maritime School
457 Washington StYou probably won't have the opportunity to take a sailing class or stand-up paddleboard lesson, but you CAN enjoy the view of Duxbury Bay from DBMS's covered back porch which is open to the public when classes aren't underway. Grab a coffee or a pastry/sandwich at French Memories and enjoy it from this unique perspective.
Find out how the pilgrims lived, when they first arrived in the area in 1620. Experience encounters with these first settlers in the open-air museum, complete with costumes and historical re-enactors, who have no idea that time has progressed beyond their era. Ask them about electricity or telephones and you will be met by a blank look. The Plimouth Plantation is closed during the winter months, but there is an inside farmer's market during that time in the vistor center.
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Plimouth Plantation station
Find out how the pilgrims lived, when they first arrived in the area in 1620. Experience encounters with these first settlers in the open-air museum, complete with costumes and historical re-enactors, who have no idea that time has progressed beyond their era. Ask them about electricity or telephones and you will be met by a blank look. The Plimouth Plantation is closed during the winter months, but there is an inside farmer's market during that time in the vistor center.
Parks & Nature
This is our local beach and one needs a permit to park on the East end of the long wooden bridge during the summer season. If you get lucky and can find a parking spot in the small lot on the western end of the bridge, you can walk across and enjoy the beach for free. From Labor Day to Memorial Day one can park in the beachside parking lot for free. (Summertime options: If you can't find a spot, make your way over to Duxbury Beach Park where you can park for a fee, but also enjoy amenities such as a restaurant, changing areas, restrooms, and an ice cream stand.)
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Duxbury Beach
This is our local beach and one needs a permit to park on the East end of the long wooden bridge during the summer season. If you get lucky and can find a parking spot in the small lot on the western end of the bridge, you can walk across and enjoy the beach for free. From Labor Day to Memorial Day one can park in the beachside parking lot for free. (Summertime options: If you can't find a spot, make your way over to Duxbury Beach Park where you can park for a fee, but also enjoy amenities such as a restaurant, changing areas, restrooms, and an ice cream stand.)
Miles and miles of trails through pine woods and cranberry bogs as well as wildlife sanctuaries make you forget how closer you actually are to civilization. Be sure to look at a map before you go, or better yet, bring one along with you. There really are MILES of trails to explore - and one can easily get lost if one doesn't pay attention to the well-marked paths
Duxbury Town Forest
Miles and miles of trails through pine woods and cranberry bogs as well as wildlife sanctuaries make you forget how closer you actually are to civilization. Be sure to look at a map before you go, or better yet, bring one along with you. There really are MILES of trails to explore - and one can easily get lost if one doesn't pay attention to the well-marked paths
Arts & Culture
Remember those pilgrims who arrived in Plymouth in 1620? After weathering that tough first winter, several pilgrims made their way a few miles north to Duxbury. The Alden House shows you life how it once was for John & Priscilla Alden.
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Alden House Museum
105 Alden StRemember those pilgrims who arrived in Plymouth in 1620? After weathering that tough first winter, several pilgrims made their way a few miles north to Duxbury. The Alden House shows you life how it once was for John & Priscilla Alden.
With ever-changing exhibits as well as some prized pieces on permanent display, this hidden gem just 1/2 mile away down Alden Street is free to visit. The unique building's roof echoes the rolling waves at the beach.
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Art Complex Museum
189 Alden StWith ever-changing exhibits as well as some prized pieces on permanent display, this hidden gem just 1/2 mile away down Alden Street is free to visit. The unique building's roof echoes the rolling waves at the beach.
Shopping
Are you looking for something special for the furry friend in your life? Visit this boutique for lovely gift items such as special leashes, chew toys, pretty collars, and snazzy coats.
Happy Tails Pet Boutique
35 Depot StAre you looking for something special for the furry friend in your life? Visit this boutique for lovely gift items such as special leashes, chew toys, pretty collars, and snazzy coats.
We are very lucky to have this gem in town. If it's not on the shelf, one can always order it. One can find many interesting volumes here.
Westwinds Bookshop
35 Depot StWe are very lucky to have this gem in town. If it's not on the shelf, one can always order it. One can find many interesting volumes here.
A new store in town, Oropa prides itself on being a globally conscientious store as well as coffee shop.
OROPA
35B Depot StA new store in town, Oropa prides itself on being a globally conscientious store as well as coffee shop.
This perfectly sized grocery store offers all of your basics with a touch of class - just a notch above the regular offerings in regular grocery stores. Go here for staples or pick up ready-made meals at the deli counter.
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Foodie's Duxbury Market
This perfectly sized grocery store offers all of your basics with a touch of class - just a notch above the regular offerings in regular grocery stores. Go here for staples or pick up ready-made meals at the deli counter.
Getting Around
The P & B bus is easy to catch at exit 10 or at Millbrook Motors depending on your departure time and will take you to Boston or south to the Cape. However, the previously mentioned stops are only available during the week. For weekend service, one can board the bus at either Exit 5 in Plymouth or Exit 14 by Rockland, both on Route 3.
Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co
8 Industrial Park RdThe P & B bus is easy to catch at exit 10 or at Millbrook Motors depending on your departure time and will take you to Boston or south to the Cape. However, the previously mentioned stops are only available during the week. For weekend service, one can board the bus at either Exit 5 in Plymouth or Exit 14 by Rockland, both on Route 3.
Located south of Duxbury, one can walk over to the Kingston Collection (mall) to catch the GATRA bus to the Duxbury Free Library.
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Kingston MBTA Commuter Rail
134 Marion DrLocated south of Duxbury, one can walk over to the Kingston Collection (mall) to catch the GATRA bus to the Duxbury Free Library.