Boston Logan International Airport 1 hr 22
Martha's Vineyard Museum (1 hr 12) Historic buildings with exhibits on island history & culture from pre-Colonial to modern times. Falmouth Heights Beach (11 min) Cape Cod Children's Museum (14 min) More than 20 interactive play-&-learn exhibits designed for 6-month-olds to 8-year-olds. South Cape Beach State Park (18 min) Over 1 mile of white-sand beach & boardwalks, plus woodlands & ponds for hiking, boating & fishing. Flying Horses Carousel (1 hr 14) Working antique carousel from Coney Island NY with detailed, stationary horses & iconic brass rings. Woods Hole Science Aquarium (21 min) Small aquarium (known as the nation's first) with exhibits & touch tanks featuring local sea life. Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (6 min) Estuary reserve state park with trails, boating & over 2,700 acres of barrier beaches & marshlands. Falmouth Heights (11 min) Joseph Sylvia State Beach (1 hr 19) This 2-mi. stretch of sandy beach & shallow water was a main shooting location in the film Jaws. Cahoon Museum of American Art (17 min) 19th century to contemporary & regional art on display at a museum in a colonial Georgian house. Cape Cod Winery (4 min) Winery and wine Nobska Lighthouse (21 min) 1800s lighthouse & scenic point with views stretching from Woods Hole Harbor to Martha's Vineyard. Craigville Beach, Barnstable (28 min) Large, sandy beach popular for swimming & kite surfing, plus panoramic harbor views. East Chop Lighthouse (1 hr 17) On a bluff overlooking the harbor, this historic lighthouse is open seasonally on Sundays at sunset. Old Silver Beach (16 min) Wide, white-sand beach with sweeping bay vistas, rock jetties & calm waters popular with swimmers. |