Nantucket Memorial Airport 13 min
Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (13 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Madaket Beach (15 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Jethro Coffin House - Oldest House (11 min) Tours are offered of this saltbox home built in 1686, well-known as the oldest house on Nantucket. Whaling Museum (6 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Old Mill (6 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Cisco Beach (12 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Brant Point Lighthouse (9 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. Great Point Lighthouse (35 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (13 min) Jetties Beach (13 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Maria Mitchell Association (18 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (14 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (21 min) Bartlett's Farm (11 min) Sankaty Head Light (23 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. |