Famed for beautiful sand dunes, Cape Cod boasts wonderful sunsets that silhouette lighthouses. It is joined to mainland Massachusetts by 2 bridges, one by the oldest town Sandwich, and the other by Bourne – the youngest.
Falmouth to the south has beautiful New England architecture and one of the cape wineries. The world’s largest oceanographic institute is in neighbouring Woods Hole, from where ferries depart to Martha’s Vineyard, an exclusive island escape where the wealthy as well as water birds flock to.
The beautiful Nantucket island beaches are also a wildlife haven, and its main town has a historic cobbled street. Ferries from here run to Hyannis, famous for its association with the Kennedys and where most Cape Cod hotels with indoor pools on Booking.com are found.
To the east, Chatham is sheltered by offshore dunes where seals often bask. Eastham, to the north, has a historic windmill and lighthouses, and is the gateway to the protected Cape Cod National Seashore. At its tip is liberal Provincetown, where the Pilgrim Fathers first set foot on US soil. Whalewatching trips depart from here and it also has several Cape Cod hotels on the beach.
Across the inner bay is Brewster with its popular clam shack, and Barnstable which has some of the cape’s oldest buildings.
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