Things to Do in Nantucket Town

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Things to Do in Nantucket Town

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African Meeting House
When the island abolished slavery in 1773, Nantucket became a...
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Brant Point Light
This 26-foot-tall, white-painted beauty has views of the harbor...
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Children's Beach
A calm area by the harbor, Children's Beach is an easy walk north...
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Cisco
Cisco has heavy surf, lifeguards, but no food or restrooms. It's...
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Dionis Beach
Dionis Beach is, at its entrance, a narrow strip of sand that...
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First Congregational Church
The tower of this church provides the best view of Nantucket—for...
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Hadwen House
The pair of magnificent white porticoed Greek-revival mansions...
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Jetties Beach
A short bike- or shuttle-bus ride from town, Jetties Beach is...
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Madaket Beach
Madaket Beach is reached by shuttle bus from Nantucket Town or...
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Main Street
After the Great Fire of 1846 leveled all its wooden buildings...
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Maria Mitchell Association (MMA)
Established in 1902 by Vassar students and astronomer Maria Mitchell's...
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Nantucket Atheneum
Nantucket's town library is a great white Greek-revival building...
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Nantucket Historical Association (NHA)
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) maintains an assortment...
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Oldest House
History and architecture buffs should be sure to get a look at...
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Pacific National Bank
Like the Pacific Club (a social club that counts whalers' descendants...
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Surfside Beach
Surfside Beach, accessible via the Surfside Bike Path (3 mi)...
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"Three Bricks"
Many of the mansions of the golden age of whaling were built...
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Whaling Museum
Immersing you in Nantucket's whaling past with exhibits that...
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