We took our kids to Plymouth, MA, last year to experience the real history of the Thanksgiving Pilgrims. It was a great experience for all of us, and I recommend it as a true Thanksgiving destination. The Mayflower is replicated in the sea-worthy Mayflower II - which startled us at how really small the pilgrim's ship was. The Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum with costumed role-playing guides, was a thrill - really put you back in the 1620s. All this, to say nothing of the kids now being able to tell their classmates that they had seen the Real Plymouth Rock! In order to make this Thanksgiving still part of our family traditions, we rented a timeshare (from http://www.redweek.com) that was on Cape Cod - only 30 minutes from Plymouth. Using its fully-equipped kitchen we were still able to cook our family's traditional turkey dinner. And walked it off with a wonderful stroll along the beach!