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South Shore & South Coast
Choose Plymouth’s waterfront history, New Bedford’s art and working harbor, or Fall River’s industrial and naval stories. Plan each city separately and leave time for the journeys between them.
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South Shore & South Coast, a little closer.
Choose Plymouth’s waterfront history, New Bedford’s art and working harbor, or Fall River’s industrial and naval stories. Plan each city separately and leave time for the journeys between them.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around South Shore & South Coast. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Massachusetts photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Mayflower at Twilight - Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - August 13, 2015 01.jpg — Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- WilliamStreet NewBedford Massachusetts US.jpg — M2545, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Battleship Cove, showing the USS Massachusetts and the USS John F. Kennedy. Fall River, Massachusetts LCCN2011631693.tif — Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Plymouth, New Bedford, Fall River. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.