Historic Sites · South Dartmouth

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Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Family-run jewelry store in Dartmouth Towne Center on State Road, in business for close to 30 years. Known for engagement rings, with repairs and custom pieces done in-house rather than sent out.
Automotive · North Dartmouth
Grocery & Markets · Smith Mills
Discount grocery store at the North Dartmouth Mall site, part of the national ALDI chain.
Open now
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
A large state-held cedar swamp and pond straddling New Bedford and Dartmouth, reached on foot by informal trails from roadside pull-offs.
Grocery & Markets · Russells Mills
Family-run farm on Russells Mills Road with a year-round farm stand selling its own produce plus eggs, honey and other local goods; farm animals on site make it a draw for families.
Trails & Conservation
A Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust reserve open to the public. Trail map and parking details on DNRT's site.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A roughly 620-acre Mass Audubon sanctuary of beach, fields, woods, pond and salt marsh straddling South Dartmouth and Westport, with about 7 miles of foot trails.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Wineries & breweries · South Dartmouth
Estate winery on Bakerville Road, founded by Steve and Kathryn Barwikowski. Wines are grown, harvested and made on site; the Tasting Barn pours by the glass and flight, with live music on many weekends.
Open now
Schools · Bliss Corner
Dartmouth Public Schools' pre-kindergarten building on Dartmouth Street, listed with the state as serving PK only.
Real Estate · Padanaram
Real estate firm based in Padanaram Village that helps clients buy, sell and rent homes across the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It lists waterfront and historic properties, condos, land, and year-round and seasonal rentals.
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
A casual-dining chain restaurant on State Road serving American food, with dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering.
Open now
Nonprofits · South Dartmouth
The OpenStreetMap point for this listing matches the Apponegansett Friends Meeting House, a 1791 Quaker meeting house on Russells Mills Road that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Regular worship ended in the 1920s; the building is kept up by the community and used for occasional summer services.
Beaches & Shoreline · South Dartmouth
Harbor-front town park on Gulf Road with a small sandy beach, gazebo, picnic area, volleyball and basketball courts and a playground, open to everyone year-round. The Ice Cream Bucket stand on site runs Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. $10 a day to park in summer, or free with a resident sticker. Summer concerts are held here.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Quaker meeting house listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the Society of Friends has met in Dartmouth since the 1600s.
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A small 5.34-acre wooded reserve with two brooks, donated to DNRT in 1991.
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
A 75-acre deciduous red maple swamp reserve north of I-195, acquired by DNRT in 1988.
Restaurants · Smith Mills
An Indian restaurant on Route 6 serving North and South Indian dishes such as kebabs, chaat, and chicken, rice and lamb specialties.
Closed now
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Automotive · Smith Mills
Gas station at the BJ's Wholesale Club on State Road in North Dartmouth.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Membership warehouse club selling groceries, general merchandise and fuel, with a bakery, deli, optical and tire center.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Historic Sites · Russells Mills
Professional Services · Smith Mills
Dartmouth branch of BankFive, a Fall River-based community bank. Offers full-service banking with a drive-up window, 24-hour ATM, safe deposit boxes and Portuguese-speaking staff.
Closed now
Professional Services · Smith Mills
Bank of America financial center with a drive-thru ATM, business teller, notary and foreign currency exchange.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Parks & Playgrounds · Hixville
A roughly 38-acre DNRT reserve with white pine woods and a wet meadow along the Shingle Island River.
Professional Services · Padanaram
Branch of BayCoast Bank in Padanaram Village offering checking, savings and loan services, with an affiliated ATM.
Professional Services · Smith Mills
Full-service branch of the regional BayCoast Bank on State Road (Route 6), with a lobby, drive-up ITM and ATM.
Open now
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A half-acre riverside strip donated to DNRT in 1996, beside the Little River bridge.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Consumer electronics retailer with Geek Squad services and brand shops for Apple, Samsung, Sony, LG and Windows.
Schools · Smith Mills
Coeducational Catholic high school (grades 9-12) in the Diocese of Fall River, founded in 1959 on an eight-acre campus in North Dartmouth. Draws roughly 500 students from more than 30 towns in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Restaurants · Padanaram
Waterfront restaurant in Padanaram Village serving New England seafood, steaks, salads, sandwiches and burgers.
Closed now
Restaurants
Family-owned Dartmouth bakery run by Nicole Tracz that makes large soft specialty cookies and cookie-pop arrangements, with local delivery and nationwide shipping.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Local window treatment dealer specializing in Hunter Douglas blinds, shades, shutters and drapery, offering in-home consultations and repairs.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Chain furniture and mattress showroom at Faunce Corner Mall, selling living room, bedroom and dining furniture plus mattresses.
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
Restaurants
Neapolitan-style pizzeria on State Road in North Dartmouth, making wood-fired pizzas on naturally leavened sourdough, plus sandwiches, salads and desserts.
Town & Government · North Dartmouth
Headquarters and House of Correction of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office, a state agency that runs the county jail, civil process and related law-enforcement services. The Faunce Corner Road facility opened in 1990.
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Chain sports bar and wings restaurant at the Dartmouth Mall.
Historic Sites · North Dartmouth
Fitness & Wellness · North Dartmouth
Coffee & Bakeries · Smith Mills
Custom cake studio run by Celeste Chaves, making decorated tiered cakes and cupcakes for weddings and events.
Restaurants
Restaurants · Bliss Corner
Family-run seafood restaurant and retail fish market that opened in 1997, serving fish and chips, clam boils, fish tacos and lobster. Dine-in with beer and wine, take-out and wholesale are offered.
Marine · Padanaram
Yacht dealer and brokerage with a sales office and service yard at South Wharf Yacht Yard & Marina in Padanaram, plus a second location in Newport, RI. It sells new and pre-owned boats and offers service, storage and financing information.
Shops & Retail · North Dartmouth
Beauty & Barbers · Smith Mills
Restaurants · Smith Mills
A family entertainment restaurant with pizza, arcade games, play areas and kids' birthday party packages.
Open now
Schools · North Dartmouth
Main library of UMass Dartmouth, named for alumna and trustee Claire T. Carney and extensively renovated in 2013 with new study, meeting and browsing spaces.
Shops & Retail · Padanaram
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Franchise ice cream shop in the Faunce Corner plaza serving mix-in ice cream, shakes and cakes.
Historic Sites · Hixville
Automotive · Smith Mills
Honda new and used car dealership on State Road (Route 6) in North Dartmouth, part of the Colonial Automotive Group, with a service department and an EV charging station on site.
Nonprofits · Padanaram
United Church of Christ congregation at 17 Middle Street in South Dartmouth that describes itself as an open and affirming Christian community. It holds Sunday worship at 10 am.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A 130-acre Trustees property with pastures, oak-holly woods and a boardwalk over a salt marsh near the head of the Little River, with a roughly 1.5-mile round trip walk.
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Coffee & Bakeries · North Dartmouth
Dessert bakery chain location selling a weekly rotating menu of cookies, plus pies, cakes and dirty sodas. Offers pickup, delivery and catering.
Open now
Automotive · South Dartmouth
Automotive · Smith Mills
Restaurants · Russells Mills
A mobile coffee truck run by a Dartmouth couple that pops up at local spots such as the Dartmouth Mall and Home Depot lot.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Big-and-tall men's clothing and shoe store, part of the DXL (formerly Casual Male XL) chain.
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A 473-acre state wildlife area of red maple swamp and upland woods with an active cornfield along Division Road.
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A roughly 473-acre state wildlife management area of red maple swamp and mixed upland forest, left deliberately wild with no maintained trails.
Shops & Retail · South Dartmouth
Shops & Retail · North Dartmouth
Locally owned lumber and building-materials yard with a kitchen and bath design showroom. Offers in-home design visits with renderings for projects across a range of budgets.
Nonprofits · Padanaram
Volunteer-supported arts and culture center in the historic 1889 Southworth Library building in Padanaram Village. It hosts exhibits, workshops, talks, courses and community gatherings.
Closed now
Town & Government · Russells Mills
Dartmouth Fire District 2 is one of the town's three independent fire districts, headquartered at its Russells Mills Road station in South Dartmouth.
Town & Government · North Dartmouth
Headquarters (Station 1) of Dartmouth Fire District No. 3, one of the town's three independent fire districts, which also runs stations on Hixville Road and State Road.
Town & Government · Padanaram
One of Dartmouth's three independent fire districts, headquartered on Bridge Street in Padanaram and operating two stations plus the harbor fireboat Marine 1.
Schools · South Dartmouth
Small private early-childhood school in South Dartmouth serving preschool through the early elementary grades.
Automotive · Bliss Corner
Schools · South Dartmouth
Public high school, opened in its current building in 2002. Home of the Indians athletics program.
Nonprofits · Russells Mills
Volunteer society preserving Dartmouth history, with a digital library, reading room and slide presentations.
Shops & Retail · North Dartmouth
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Indoor shopping mall in North Dartmouth with a store directory, dining options and an AMC movie theater.
Open now
Nonprofits · North Dartmouth
Land trust protecting thousands of acres in Dartmouth and maintaining dozens of reserves open to the public. Headquarters at Helfand Farm.
Open now
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
Schools · North Dartmouth
The town's North Dartmouth branch library, opened in January 2020 in a new building on Cross Road with study rooms, a children's room and a community meeting room.
Open now
Schools · North Dartmouth
The town's public school district, serving about 3,200 students from pre-K through grade 12 across six schools. The district administration office is on Bush Street in South Dartmouth.
Town & Government · North Dartmouth
Seat of town government; Select Board, Town Clerk, Assessors and most departments.
Health & Medical · Bliss Corner
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Fitness & Wellness · South Dartmouth
YMCA branch offering fitness, child care, youth programs and summer day camp on a 4.2-acre site that includes a community farm.
Open now
Town & Government · Smith Mills
Headquarters of the Dartmouth Police Department on Tucker Road. Handles non-emergency calls, crime tips, and public records requests through its Records Office.
Marine · Padanaram
Family-owned boat yard and marina in Padanaram Village, established in 1947, offering marine repair, sales and service. It rents seasonal slips and moorings and provides mooring service, engine work, and wet and dry storage.
Historic Sites · Smith Mills
Shops & Retail · Russells Mills
Open since 1793 at the crossroads of Russells Mills village and, by its own account, the oldest general store in America. Groceries, a cafe and a bar up front; in back, Irish music sessions, trivia nights, a knitting club, a book club and author readings.
Open now
Beaches & Shoreline · South Dartmouth
State park on the Slocums River estuary with a calm, shallow beach popular with families. Managed by Mass DCR.
Trails & Conservation
A Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust reserve open to the public. Trail map and parking details on DNRT's site.
Shops & Retail · Padanaram
Trails & Conservation
A Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust reserve open to the public. Trail map and parking details on DNRT's site.
Restaurants · Padanaram
Seasonal walk-up ice cream window on the Padanaram waterfront at the foot of the bridge. More than 20 flavors made for them by Acushnet Creamery, a new limited flavor each week, vegan ice cream, frappes, sundaes and floats, waffle cones made daily, plus hot dogs, sandwiches and nachos from the food window.
Parks & Playgrounds · Bliss Corner
A 27-acre reserve of oak and laurel forest and cattail marsh along Buttonwood Brook, donated in 1982.
Historic Sites · Russells Mills
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Restaurants · Bliss Corner
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Restaurants · Smith Mills
A Dunkin' shop on State Road serving coffee, espresso drinks and breakfast sandwiches.
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Professional Services · Padanaram
Consulting firm that helps businesses claim engineering-based tax credits and deductions, including the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, the R&D credit and the 179D energy-efficient building deduction. It also works with CPA firms and charges on a contingency basis.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Franchise shop making fresh-fruit bouquets, chocolate-dipped fruit and gift boxes for pickup or delivery.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
A 1762 house on Potters Hill, preserved by the Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust.
Automotive · North Dartmouth
Independent used-car dealer on State Road in North Dartmouth with an inventory of roughly two dozen pre-owned cars and trucks listed online.
Beauty & Barbers · Padanaram
Shops & Retail · North Dartmouth
A pet business in North Dartmouth offering dog grooming, daytime dog daycare and overnight boarding, plus retail pet food, treats and supplies.
Open now
Historic Sites · North Dartmouth
Historic Sites · Hixville
Restaurants · Padanaram
Café and market in Padanaram Village serving breakfast, lunch and supper, with a deli, cheese, butcher, bakery and prepared foods counter. It also offers catering and boat provisioning.
Open now
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
Restaurants
A long-running family restaurant on Dartmouth Street in South Dartmouth serving an Italian-leaning menu, with catering available. Readers of the local paper voted its grilled filet mignon the area's best.
Restaurants
Mexican restaurant in the 634 State Road plaza in North Dartmouth serving burritos, fajitas, quesadillas and margaritas, with vegetarian options and a Taco Tuesday special.
Open now
Automotive · Smith Mills
Firestone Complete Auto Care location on Faunce Corner Road offering tires, oil changes, brakes, alignments and general vehicle repair.
Nonprofits · Hixville
Evangelical Baptist congregation in North Dartmouth holding Sunday worship services and a midweek Bible study.
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Burger and fries restaurant offering dine-in, takeout and delivery for lunch and dinner, with free peanuts while you wait.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Padanaram
Boutique in Padanaram Village selling women's clothing and shoes from designers and makers around the world. Sister shop Flora-Home carries furniture and home goods.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Padanaram
Stationery and children's boutique selling custom invitations, baby and children's clothing, and personalized gifts.
Open now
Trails & Conservation · South Dartmouth
A Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust reserve open to the public. Trail map and parking details on DNRT's site.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Restaurants · Bliss Corner
Long-running family pizza and seafood restaurant on Russells Mills Road, also known for Greek dishes like souvlaki and a homey dining room.
Open now
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Family restaurant and ice cream parlor chain location on State Road, serving burgers, breakfast and sundaes.
Schools · North Dartmouth
Independent coeducational day school for preschool through eighth grade on a 65-acre wooded campus in North Dartmouth. Founded by Quakers in 1810 and accredited by AISNE.
Historic Sites · Smith Mills
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Small, casual Korean restaurant in a Faunce Corner Road strip plaza next to Texas Roadhouse. Serves bibimbap, galbi, bulgogi, ramyun, stews and house-made kimchi with banchan sides.
Professional Services · North Dartmouth
A South Coast real estate firm with an office on Slocum Road in North Dartmouth, offering property listings, agents, appraisal information and local real estate articles.
Open now
Schools · North Dartmouth
Dartmouth Public Schools elementary school in North Dartmouth serving pre-kindergarten through grade 5, with roughly 400 students.
Real Estate · Padanaram
Real estate brokerage office in the Padanaram area of South Dartmouth, part of the Gibson Sotheby's International Realty network.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Fitness & Wellness · Smith Mills
Indoor golf venue with T2 simulators, leagues, PGA-pro lessons and a full food and drink menu, opened in summer 2025 as Golf VX's second US franchise location.
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Chinese takeout restaurant on State Road (Route 6) in North Dartmouth with a menu of appetizers, soups, chicken, beef and dinner specials.
Automotive · Smith Mills
Goodyear Auto Service center on State Road offering tires plus routine repair such as oil changes, brakes, alignments and state inspections.
Open now
Historic Sites · Hixville
Beauty & Barbers · Smith Mills
Walk-in franchise hair salon in the Towne Center plaza on Faunce Corner Road, with online check-in and no appointment needed.
Restaurants
Long-running Chinese restaurant on State Road in North Dartmouth offering dine-in and takeout.
Home Services · South Dartmouth
The studio of ceramic artist Chris Gustin in South Dartmouth, with a showroom gallery, an online shop for smaller pieces, and an anagama wood-fire kiln program.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Historic Sites · Smith Mills
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
Hawes is saltmarsh and wetland, paired on DNRT's page with the wooded Wadsworth parcel (about 18.7 acres total).
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
Community garden plots and a greenhouse on DNRT's Helfand Farm, home to the trust's office.
Historic Sites · Hixville
Beauty & Barbers · Smith Mills
Nonprofits · South Dartmouth
Parks & Playgrounds · Hixville
A 25-acre upland pine-and-oak reserve with a small trail network among stone walls and frontage on Cornell Pond.
Restaurants · Smith Mills
All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ and hot pot restaurant on State Road in Dartmouth, with options for hot pot only, BBQ only, or both.
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Chain pancake house near the Dartmouth Mall serving breakfast all day plus burgers and sandwiches.
Automotive · Smith Mills
Interstate All Battery Center franchise on Faunce Corner Road. Sells and installs car, truck, marine and powersport batteries, plus watch, key-fob, phone, tool and specialty batteries, and takes old batteries for recycling.
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
Marine · Padanaram
Yacht brokerage based in South Dartmouth that lists and sells motor yachts, express yachts, center consoles, sport fish and downeast boats. It also offers buyer's broker services and has listings in Cape Cod and Rhode Island marinas.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Department store anchoring the Dartmouth Mall, with apparel, home goods, jewelry, a salon and a portrait studio.
Open now
Coffee & Bakeries · North Dartmouth
Locally owned coffee shop in North Dartmouth serving specialty coffee plus breakfast and lunch items. Online ordering is available.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Bliss Corner
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Independent jewelry store inside the Dartmouth Mall.
Open now
Automotive · Bliss Corner
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Restaurant serving wood-fired pizza and creative American dishes, including burgers, with a bar and takeout.
Closed now
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Seasonal farm ice cream stand on Slocum Road run by John George Farms. Scoops a rotating list of flavors along with dairy-free and sugar-free options, sherbet and frozen yogurt.
Beaches & Shoreline · Bliss Corner
Town park and sandy beach on the east side of Padanaram Harbor, open to everyone: bathhouse, softball field, picnic tables, horseshoe pits and a playground. Lifeguards and a gate from late June through Labor Day; $10 a day to park in summer, or free with a resident sticker.
Schools · Bliss Corner
Dartmouth Public Schools elementary school on Dartmouth Street serving kindergarten through grade 5, with roughly 390 students.
Beauty & Barbers · Padanaram
Day spa and salon in Padanaram village offering massage and salon services.
Automotive · Smith Mills
Kia of Dartmouth is the local new and used Kia dealership on Faunce Corner Mall Road, serving the New Bedford and Fall River area.
Open now
Schools · Smith Mills
Family-owned child care center founded in 1989, offering infant and toddler care, an accredited preschool and its own kindergarten, with before- and after-school programs.
Open now
Shops & Retail · Padanaram
A yarn shop in Padanaram Village selling yarn, knitting, crochet, felting and mending kits, tools and books, and offering classes.
Open now
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
Open salt marsh and a marsh pond with a short walking path built in 1982, a year-round wildlife refuge.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
A department store at Faunce Corner Mall offering clothing, home goods and a Sephora beauty section, with in-store pickup and an Amazon returns drop-off.
Open now
Fitness & Wellness · Smith Mills
Boutique fitness studio in North Dartmouth offering indoor cycling and yoga classes, with online booking and a free first class for newcomers.
Shops & Retail · North Dartmouth
Restaurants · North Dartmouth
Lebanese and Mediterranean counter-service spot on State Road serving shawarma, kebab, gyro and falafel plates and wraps, tabbouleh and fattoush salads, baklava and boba teas.
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Parks & Playgrounds · North Dartmouth
Beaches & Shoreline · South Dartmouth
A 10-acre Sheriff's Meadow Foundation property with a sandy Nantucket Sound beach, Eel Pond shoreline and salt marsh.
Restaurants · Padanaram
A dinner restaurant in Padanaram Village serving American small plates and entrees from a rotating menu, with natural wines and craft cocktails.
Parks & Playgrounds · South Dartmouth
A coastal-ecology education and research center whose grounds and trails along the Slocums River estuary are free to visit.
Open now
Nonprofits · South Dartmouth
Environmental education center and nature preserve on the Slocums River, with public trails and programs.
Restaurants
Small breakfast-and-lunch diner in Dartmouth serving eggs, omelets, pancakes, French toast, breakfast burritos and lunch sandwiches.
Restaurants · Bliss Corner
Small breakfast-and-lunch diner serving omelets, pancakes, waffles, crepes, breakfast sandwiches and lunch sandwiches.
Coffee & Bakeries · Smith Mills
Scratch bakery on State Road: handcrafted croissants, pastries and custom cakes baked fresh daily.
Closed now
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Home improvement retail store in North Dartmouth selling building materials, tools, appliances and garden supplies. Offers installation services, in-store or curbside pickup and a garden center.
Open now
Beauty & Barbers · Smith Mills
Restaurants · Smith Mills
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth
Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Department store at the Dartmouth Mall carrying clothing, accessories, home goods and jewelry. Offers online-order pickup, jewelry and watch repair, and a gift registry.
Open now
Town & Government · Smith Mills
The Massachusetts State Police Dartmouth Barracks, which patrols I-195 from Mattapoisett to the Rhode Island line plus stretches of Routes 24, 140, 79, 88 and 6, covering Dartmouth, New Bedford, Fall River and surrounding towns.
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Shops & Retail · Smith Mills
Mattress retailer at the Dartmouth Mall area offering in-store mattress try-outs, free delivery and financing options.
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Health & Medical · Smith Mills
Medical research company in North Dartmouth running physician-led clinical studies for local adults, including Alzheimer's and depression. Office is inside Greater Boston Allergy.
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Restaurants · Bliss Corner
Fast-food restaurant serving McDonald's menu items, with mobile ordering and delivery options listed on the brand's site.
Historic Sites · South Dartmouth