Cape Cod

Cape Cod, with its more than 500 miles of shoreline, is a year round playground. Abounding with wide sandy beaches and desert-like dunes, hiking and biking trails, golf courses, antique and gift shops and excellent seafood restaurants, the Cape offers a variety of things to do and see... Things to See and Do Attractions Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham; 27,000 acres with 40 miles of sandy beaches; bicycle and nature trails, marshes and woodland and sand dunes. Numerous lighthouses from Chatham to Provincetown. The Cape Cod Canal in Bourne is the largest sea-level canal in the world. Historic Sites The Art Colony in Provincetown and the Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum commemorate the Pilgrim's first landing. Locations Heritage Plantation - In Sandwich, the Cape's oldest town, the Heritage Plantation, with its rhododendron display and collection of early American artifacts. Museums Sandwich Glass Museum - Exhibiting Sandwich glass made from 1825 to 1888. The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum and The John F. Kennedy Memorial in Hyannis. Outdoor Activities Whale watching tours from Barnstable and Provincetown. Science & Nature Related The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, in Woods Hole, is the world's largest independent oceanographic institute.

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