Heritage Museum and Garden

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Heritage Museums & Gardens
Heritage Museums & Gardens located in Sandwich, Massachusetts on scenic Cape Cod will re-open for the 2009 season on April 1!

Museums are open daily from 10am to 5pm through October 31.

Heritage Museums & Gardens celebrates the American Spirit. The Museum fosters lifelong learning by preserving and sharing the history, industry, art and horticulture of America. We offer each of our visitors a unique experience ranging from quiet contemplation to active exploration.

The Museum is famous for its Dexter Rhododendrons that bloom late May into early June. The beautifully landscaped grounds are a naturalized woodland park on the edge of upper Shawme Pond. A Shaker round barn houses the J. K. Lilly III Antique Automobile Museum with its stunning display of antique automobiles. The American History Museum exhibits A Bird in the hand: The Carvings of Elmer and Cleon Crowell which opened last Sepember and will feature a new exhibit in April Going Places. Visit the history museum and learn how carriages - not cars - once ruled the road! This exhibit has been made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiativge of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is brought to you by the Mid-America Arts Alliance. Going Places was organized by the Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Cariages at Stony Brook, New York. An operating hand-carved carousel and many of America's most distinguished artists' works are on exhibit in the Art Museum. Join us in 2009 for all of our activities related to our 40th Anniversary. A full schedule of events can be found on the Heritage Museums & Gardens web site.