Places to Explore In Cape Cod

Discover the best places to explore in Cape Cod with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Barnstable

With nearly 50,000 year-round residents, Barnstable is the largest town on the Cape. It's also the second oldest, founded in 1639. You can get a...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Brewster

Brewster's location on Cape Cod Bay makes it a perfect place to learn about the region's ecology. The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Chatham

At the bent elbow of the Cape, with water nearly surrounding it, Chatham has all the charm of a quietly posh seaside resort, with plenty...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 9 Things To Do

Dennis

The back streets of Dennis Village still retain the Colonial charm of their seafaring days. The town, which was incorporated in 1793, was named for...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Eastham

Often overlooked on the speedy drive up toward Provincetown on Route 6, Eastham is a town full of hidden treasures. Unlike other towns on the...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 6 Things To Do

Falmouth

Falmouth, the Cape's second-largest town, was settled in 1660. Today it is largely suburban, with a mix of old and new developments and a sizable...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Harwich

The Cape's famous cranberry industry took off in Harwich in 1844, when Alvin Cahoon was its principal grower. Today you'll still find working cranberry bogs...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Hyannis

Perhaps best known for its association with the Kennedy clan, the Hyannis area was also a vacation site for President Ulysses S. Grant in 1874...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Orleans

Orleans has a long heritage in fishing and seafaring, and many beautifully preserved homes from the Colonial era can still be seen in the small...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Provincetown

Many people know that the Pilgrims stopped here at the curved tip of Cape Cod before proceeding to Plymouth. Historical records suggest that an earlier...

  • 7 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 14 Things To Do

Sandwich

The oldest town on Cape Cod, Sandwich was established in 1637 by some of the Plymouth Pilgrims and incorporated on March 6, 1638. Today, it...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Truro

Today Truro is a town of high dunes, estuaries, and rivers fringed by grasses, rolling moors, and houses sheltered in tiny valleys. It's a popular...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Wellfleet and South Wellfleet

Still famous for its world-renowned and succulent namesake oysters, Wellfleet is today a tranquil community; many artists and writers call it home. Less than 2...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Yarmouth

Once known as Mattacheese, or "the planting lands," Yarmouth was settled in 1639 by farmers from the Plymouth Bay Colony. By then the Cape had...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

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