Lighthouse, Lore & the Irish Riviera

A tour of Scituate's harbor light, its eccentric water-tower landmark, and the working-class Irish moss-harvesting heritage that earned this coastline its nickname

The sea made Scituate rich, and it took plenty back. The waterfront still shows both. Five stops over 6.9 miles, about 35 minutes of driving. The story for each stop plays as you arrive, so nothing has to be looked up and nobody has to be followed.

It works as well at eight in the morning as it does at dusk. Stop for coffee, pick it back up.