Cape Cod Attractions
Cape Cod is the perfect place to have a typical weekend beach vacation. The beach is the perfect place to enjoy a family picnic. You can explore the lovely fishing village and travel along the hiking trails. This is also the place to sample some fresh lobsters, oysters, swordfish and mussels.
Time to visit
Cape Cod can be visited anytime. Regular buses run between Boston and the towns of Cape Cod. During the summer, the beaches of Cape Cod are buzzing with activities.
Cape Cod attractions
Cape Cod is dotted with some quaint towns. Falmouth, located in Upper Cape, could be your first stop. Explore the barrier reef and the estuary in Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve. You can also visit Martha’s Vineyard. Also, remember to visit the aquarium, the museums and the adjacent Woods Hole village. Art lovers and Antique car lovers would love to visit the Heritage Museums and Gardens and the Sandwich Glass Museum, located in the neighboring Sandwich town.
Children would love the amusements of Hyannis, the busy town of Mid Cape. Here you can go on a deep-sea fishing trip, or simply go on a sightseeing trip around the harbor on a cruise. Music lovers would attend the concert hosted in Cape Cod Melody Day. Take some time to visit the lovely neighboring villages of Yarmouth Port, Dennis and Barnstable.
Bird watchers should visit Monomoy Islands, which is a short distance from the town of Chatham. Explore Nickerson State Park along its hiking and biking trails. Remember to include the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History on your itinerary.
You can wind up your Cape Cod tour, with a visit to Provincetown. National Seashore is dotted with attractions throughout its long sandy beach. Here you can go on a whale-watching trip. The calm waters of Herring Cove beach is a popular swimming destination. Provincetown is the most popular destination for gay and lesbian communities from around the world. This is one of the earliest gay resorts of USA. Massachusetts is the perfect place to have a legal gay wedding ceremony.
