there's also a courtyard and a covered porch. traditional rooms feature free wi-fi, cable tv and minifridges. this longstanding inn is set across 4 buildings, the oldest of which dates to 1846, and is a 4-minute walk from the whaling museum and a 6-minute walk from the ferry terminal at straight wharf. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. some rooms also have original victorian features, antiques and wooden floors. continental breakfast is free Nantucket Memorial Airport 12 min
Maria Mitchell Association (10 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Madaket Beach (15 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Old Mill (14 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Whaling Museum (3 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Jetties Beach (5 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Bartlett's Farm (9 min) Great Point Lighthouse (33 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Cisco Beach (10 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (6 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (7 min) Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (19 min) Brant Point Lighthouse (16 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. 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. Sankaty Head Light (22 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (12 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. |