Trip IdeasFodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard, 28th Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Cape Cod!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.
•Fodor’s Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including out top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Cape Cod.
•Experience Cape Cod like a local! Fodor’s Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard includes choices for every traveler, from watching whales and pedaling along the Cape Cod Rail Trail to indulging in spa treatments and browsing art galleries, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Cape Cod!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.
•Fodor’s Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including out top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Cape Cod.
•Experience Cape Cod like a local! Fodor’s Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard includes choices for every traveler, from watching whales and pedaling along the Cape Cod Rail Trail to indulging in spa treatments and browsing art galleries, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
Chapter 1: Experience Cape Cod ............ 7
Cape Cod Today ............ 8
What’s Where ............ 10
Cape Cod Planner ............ 12
When to go ............ 13
Cape Cod’s Top Attractions ............ 14
Cape Cod’s Top Experiences ............ 15
Cape Cod’s Best Beaches ............ 16
Cape Cod’s Best Clam Shacks ............ 17
Cape Cod’s Best Ice Cream Shops ............ 18
Cape Cod with Kids ............ 19
Free & Almost Free ............ 20
Like a Local ............ 21
Best Fests ............ 22
Rainy Day Fun ............ 23
Riding the Cape Cod Rail Trail ............ 24
Great Itineraries ............ 25
Chapter 2: The Upper Cape ............ 31
Exploring the Upper Cape ............ 32
About the Restaurants ............ 32
About the Hotels ............ 33
Timing ............ 33
Bourne ............ 34
Sandwich ............ 39
Falmouth ............ 48
Mashpee ............ 65
The Upper Cape Essentials ............ 69
Chapter 3: The Mid Cape ............ 71
Exploring the Mid Cape ............ 72
About the Restaurants ............ 73
About the Hotels ............ 73
Timing ............ 74
Barnstable ............ 74
Yarmouth ............ 97
Dennis ............ 108
The Mid Cape Essentials ............ 119
Chapter 4: The Lower Cape ............ 121
Exploring the Lower Cape ............ 122
About the Restaurants ............ 123
About the Hotels ............ 123
Timing ............ 124
Brewster ............ 124
Harwich ............ 135
Chatham ............ 142
Orleans ............ 157
Eastham ............ 166
The Lower Cape Essentials ............ 174
Chapter 5: The Outer Cape ............ 177
Exploring the Outer Cape ............ 178
About the Restaurants ............ 178
About the Hotels ............ 179
Timing ............ 181
Wellfleet & South Wellfleet ............ 181
Truro ............ 196
Provincetown ............ 203
The Outer Cape Essentials ............ 235
Chapter 6: Martha’s Vineyard ............ 237
About the Restaurants ............ 238
About the Hotels ............ 239
Vineyard Haven (Tisbury) ............ 242
Oak Bluffs ............ 247
Edgartown ............ 254
Chappaquiddick Island ............ 262
West Tisbury ............ 263
Chilmark ............ 265
Menemsha ............ 266
Aquinnah ............ 269
Martha’s Vineyard Essentials ............ 270
Chapter 7: Nantucket ............ 273
About the Restaurants ............ 274
About the Hotels ............ 275
Nantucket Town ............ 277
Siasconset & Wauwinet ............ 308
Nantucket Essentials ............ 314
Essentials ............ 317
Getting Started ............ 318
Booking Your Trip ............ 321
Transportation ............ 329
On The Ground ............ 336
Index ............ 340
About Our Writers ............ 352
Maps
Cape Cod ............ 10-11
The Upper Cape ............ 35
The Mid Cape ............ 75
Hyannis ............ 79
Where to Stay & Eat in Hyannis ............ 83
The Lower Cape ............ 125
Chatham ............ 143
Where to Stay & Eat in Chatham ............ 148
The Outer Cape ............ 180
Provincetown ............ 205
Where to Eat in Provincetown ............ 213
Where to Stay in Provincetown ............ 221
Martha’s Vineyard ............ 240-241
Where to Stay & Eat in Vineyard Haven ............ 244
Where to Stay & Eat in Oak Bluffs ............ 249
Where to Stay and Eat in Edgartown ............ 257
Where to Stay and Eat Up-Island ............ 264
Nantucket ............ 276
Nantucket Town ............ 278
Where to Eat in Nantucket Town ............ 283
Where to Stay in Nantucket Town ............ 291
Siasconset, Polpis & Wauwinet ............ 309
Where to Stay and Eat Outside Nantucket Town ............ 312
Chapter 1: Experience Cape Cod ............ 7
Cape Cod Today ............ 8
What’s Where ............ 10
Cape Cod Planner ............ 12
When to go ............ 13
Cape Cod’s Top Attractions ............ 14
Cape Cod’s Top Experiences ............ 15
Cape Cod’s Best Beaches ............ 16
Cape Cod’s Best Clam Shacks ............ 17
Cape Cod’s Best Ice Cream Shops ............ 18
Cape Cod with Kids ............ 19
Free & Almost Free ............ 20
Like a Local ............ 21
Best Fests ............ 22
Rainy Day Fun ............ 23
Riding the Cape Cod Rail Trail ............ 24
Great Itineraries ............ 25
Chapter 2: The Upper Cape ............ 31
Exploring the Upper Cape ............ 32
About the Restaurants ............ 32
About the Hotels ............ 33
Timing ............ 33
Bourne ............ 34
Sandwich ............ 39
Falmouth ............ 48
Mashpee ............ 65
The Upper Cape Essentials ............ 69
Chapter 3: The Mid Cape ............ 71
Exploring the Mid Cape ............ 72
About the Restaurants ............ 73
About the Hotels ............ 73
Timing ............ 74
Barnstable ............ 74
Yarmouth ............ 97
Dennis ............ 108
The Mid Cape Essentials ............ 119
Chapter 4: The Lower Cape ............ 121
Exploring the Lower Cape ............ 122
About the Restaurants ............ 123
About the Hotels ............ 123
Timing ............ 124
Brewster ............ 124
Harwich ............ 135
Chatham ............ 142
Orleans ............ 157
Eastham ............ 166
The Lower Cape Essentials ............ 174
Chapter 5: The Outer Cape ............ 177
Exploring the Outer Cape ............ 178
About the Restaurants ............ 178
About the Hotels ............ 179
Timing ............ 181
Wellfleet & South Wellfleet ............ 181
Truro ............ 196
Provincetown ............ 203
The Outer Cape Essentials ............ 235
Chapter 6: Martha’s Vineyard ............ 237
About the Restaurants ............ 238
About the Hotels ............ 239
Vineyard Haven (Tisbury) ............ 242
Oak Bluffs ............ 247
Edgartown ............ 254
Chappaquiddick Island ............ 262
West Tisbury ............ 263
Chilmark ............ 265
Menemsha ............ 266
Aquinnah ............ 269
Martha’s Vineyard Essentials ............ 270
Chapter 7: Nantucket ............ 273
About the Restaurants ............ 274
About the Hotels ............ 275
Nantucket Town ............ 277
Siasconset & Wauwinet ............ 308
Nantucket Essentials ............ 314
Essentials ............ 317
Getting Started ............ 318
Booking Your Trip ............ 321
Transportation ............ 329
On The Ground ............ 336
Index ............ 340
About Our Writers ............ 352
Maps
Cape Cod ............ 10-11
The Upper Cape ............ 35
The Mid Cape ............ 75
Hyannis ............ 79
Where to Stay & Eat in Hyannis ............ 83
The Lower Cape ............ 125
Chatham ............ 143
Where to Stay & Eat in Chatham ............ 148
The Outer Cape ............ 180
Provincetown ............ 205
Where to Eat in Provincetown ............ 213
Where to Stay in Provincetown ............ 221
Martha’s Vineyard ............ 240-241
Where to Stay & Eat in Vineyard Haven ............ 244
Where to Stay & Eat in Oak Bluffs ............ 249
Where to Stay and Eat in Edgartown ............ 257
Where to Stay and Eat Up-Island ............ 264
Nantucket ............ 276
Nantucket Town ............ 278
Where to Eat in Nantucket Town ............ 283
Where to Stay in Nantucket Town ............ 291
Siasconset, Polpis & Wauwinet ............ 309
Where to Stay and Eat Outside Nantucket Town ............ 312
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