Marion

Marion is a seaside village with neatly lined streets of historic homes and churches and a scenic waterfront where sailboats are in ready supply. 

Because the former village of Sippican is very exclusive with a resident-only beach parking policy and a shortage of boatyard parking, many visitors pass over it. But its lovely views, arts center and easy-to-walk streets make it worth the stop.

Visitors want to look offshore for Bird Island Lighthouse – Buzzards Bay’s first lighthouse – and on the mainland for Tabor Academy, Town Hall and Music Hall. The buildings were all funded by Elizabeth Taber, a Marion native who showered her wealth on the community after her clockmaker husband died.