Admission is by donation. The plantation is open early May to late October. Admission is free for members of Heritage Plantation. The life and career of the Sandwich native and children's author who wrote thousands of stories and 170 books, including The Adventures of Peter Cottontail and the beloved Old Mother West Wind series, is chronicled here through memorabilia and exhibits. The cottage where the museum is housed was the home of Burgess's eccentric aunt, a teacher who talked with plants and wildlife.
Admission is by donation.
You'll find beautiful French bisque dolls, detailed dollhouses and standards like Shirley Temple. One display features two of the popular AMerican Girls. On the lower level is a consignment shop and doll hospital. But the biggest draw here is the 30-foot pirate ship on which you'll always find scores of Bluebeard wannabes scurrying up and down the three levels. The museum also has two indoor sandboxes with a specially designed implement that allows kids to write with sand.