Sights & Attractions in Cape Cod

Cape Cod Sights

You're going to Cape Cod? Which one? The question isn't as odd as it sounds. The Upper Cape, the region nearest the bridges, is the most suburban and sprawling chunk of Cape Cod, as well as the most historic. Along the northern bay side lie the Cape's oldest towns—Sandwich was settled back in 1637.The Mid Cape is a series of peaceful, all-American, colonial hamlets, such as Barnstable, Yarmouth Port, and Dennis. It's a sophisticated, adult-minded area abundant with antiques shops, smart taverns, and romantic B&B's with creaky floorboards and wavy-glass windows. The Lower Cape is really a microcosm of everything that is Cape Cod. Brewster has subtle, historic charms, while Harwich Port and Orleans are more exuberant. The Outer Cape, forming the wrist and fist of Cape Cod, is its own entity. There's a sense of abandon here, in the hedonistic summertime frenzy of Provincetown and out on the windswept landscape of dunes and marshes.

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