Visitors first flocked to the Edaville USA amusement park in the late 1940s when trains on the venue's railroad took sightseers around a 1,800-acre cranberry plantation. Today you can still take a 20-minute narrow-gauge train ride that passes a cranberry bog and goes through a forest. Additionally, children can discover a playground and go on a dozen rides, including an antique carousel, a Ferris wheel and a smaller train ride. Edaville USA also has a "Day Out With Thomas" attraction a few times during the summer, featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and with live music, storytelling and characters from the story. In the winter, the park has the Christmas Festival of Lights with a Santa's village.
King Richard's Faire is a Renaissance fair on an 80-acre site with eight stages. The daily shows include a jousting tournament, gypsy dancers, jugglers, Scottish music and tales about dragons. A zoo has exotic animals, including jaguars, leopards, lions and tigers. At the marketplace, artisans sell jewelry, pottery, armor, shields swords and other faire memorabilia. Visitors aren't just spectators. The Gaming Glen has 18 rides and games for all ages.
The Myles Standish State Forest offers year-round recreational fun. Visitors can swim, fish, canoe and picnic at College Pond. The venue includes 13 miles of hiking trails, 15 miles of biking trails and 35 miles of equestrian trails. Campers have five areas to choose from in the forest or along one of the grounds' 16 ponds. Two Wildlife Management Areas are filled with game birds during October and November for hunting. In the winter, people can go cross-country skiing.
Carver doesn't offer lodging, but Plymouth has options roughly 20 minutes northeast of town. Visitors can stay at the relaxing John Carver Inn & Spa. Treat yourself to the full-service spa that includes body treatments, massages and facials. Additionally, the inn has a pilgrim-themed swimming pool and an exercise room. The historic Auberge Gladstone guesthouse provides another option in Plymouth. It was built in 1848, but it has modern amenities like a Jacuzzi, wireless Internet access and flat-screen television. The Auberge Gladstone is one block from Plymouth's waterfront.
