upscale, individually decorated rooms and suites offer original features and pine flooring, plus antique furnishings. dating back to 1709, this historic inn is a 3-minute walk from main street, a 10-minute walk from the steamship authority nantucket terminal and an 8-minute walk from the whaling museum. hot breakfast is complimentary and there's a restaurant serving mediterranean cuisine. other amenities include a tiered garden, a swimming pool and free transport to the beach. . all have free wifi and flat-screen tvs Nantucket Memorial Airport 9 min
Madaket Beach (16 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Sankaty Head Light (19 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (6 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. Jetties Beach (6 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Cisco Beach (11 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (8 min) Maria Mitchell Association (7 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Whaling Museum (8 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Jethro Coffin House - Oldest House (15 min) Tours are offered of this saltbox home built in 1686, well-known as the oldest house on Nantucket. Bartlett's Farm (9 min) Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (9 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Old Mill (7 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (17 min) Great Point Lighthouse (31 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Brant Point Lighthouse (7 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. |