Notable beach · Plymouth, Massachusetts
Museum Beach
Museum Beach is a beach in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Museum Beach: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Museum Beach
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Museum Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.20495, -70.72393. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Museum Beach
- Old Scituate Lighthouse · fort · Plymouth · ~1 km · Must-see
- Peggotty Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
- First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church · church · Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
- First Trinitarian Congregational Church · church · Plymouth · ~4 km · Must-see
- North Scituate Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~5 km · Must-see
- First Baptist Church · church · Plymouth · ~6 km · Must-see
- North River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~7 km · Must-see
- Pratt Building · museum · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
- Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery · museum · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
- Minot's Ledge Light · fort · Plymouth · ~10 km · Must-see
- Aaron River Reservoir · lake · Norfolk · ~11 km · Must-see
- Whitney & Thayer Woods · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
- Jacobs Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
- Weir River Farm · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
- Arnold School Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~16 km · Must-see
- Paragon Park Carousel · park · Plymouth · ~16 km · Must-see
- Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
- Old Ship Church · church · Plymouth · ~18 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Museum Beach
- Peggotty Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
- North Scituate Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~5 km · Must-see
- Nantasket Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~18 km · Must-see
- Duxbury Beach Reservation · beach · Plymouth · ~22 km · Must-see
- Deer Island Light · beach · Suffolk · ~30 km · Must-see
- Wollaston Beach · beach · Norfolk · ~31 km · Must-see
- Yirrel Beach · beach · Suffolk · ~34 km · Must-see
- Winthrop Beach · beach · Suffolk · ~34 km · Must-see
- Savin Hill and Malibu Beach · beach · Suffolk · ~36 km · Must-see
- Carson Beach · beach · Suffolk · ~37 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Museum Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Museum Beach yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Museum Beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Museum Beach?
Nearby: Old Scituate Lighthouse (fort, 1 km), Peggotty Beach (beach, 3 km), First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church (church, 3 km), First Trinitarian Congregational Church (church, 4 km), North Scituate Beach (beach, 5 km), First Baptist Church (church, 6 km).
Is Museum Beach worth visiting?
Museum Beach is listed as a notable beach in Massachusetts on Spotwander.