Nantucket Memorial Airport 13 min
Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (13 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (13 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Bartlett's Farm (10 min) Cisco Beach (12 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Old Mill (6 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Maria Mitchell Association (17 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Sankaty Head Light (23 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Jetties Beach (12 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (20 min) Jethro Coffin House - Oldest House (10 min) Tours are offered of this saltbox home built in 1686, well-known as the oldest house on Nantucket. Whaling Museum (5 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Brant Point Lighthouse (9 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (12 min) Great Point Lighthouse (34 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Madaket Beach (15 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. |