Fun
In
New
England
- Massachusetts
Fun
In
New
England
- Massachusetts
Museums in Cape Cod & The IslandsTotal found in this region of Massachusetts: 27Atwood House Museum 347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Type: Historic House A historical home built around 1752 by sea captain Joseph Atwood; Now displays antique furnishings, artwork, housewares, clothin... Benjamin Nye Homestead & Museum 85 Old County Road Sandwich, MA Type: History 17th century colonial house built by one of the founders of the town of Sandwich; "It is the administrative home of the Nye Fami... Brewster Historical Society Museum 3171 Main Street (Route 6A) Brewster, MA Type: History A museum and research center related to the history of Brewster; The Brewster Historical Society also operates Windmill Village/... Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off Route 6A) Dennis, MA Type: Art Features exhibitions, collections, and a library all relating to regional painters and sculptures; The museum also offers art cl... Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main Street (Route 6A) Brewster, MA Type: Science 17,000 sq. ft. building on an 80-acre site; 2 floors of exhibits of local plants and animals; library; gift shop; 3 nature trail... Cottage Museum 1 Trinity Park Oak Bluffs, MA Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal A museum and gift shop inside a typical Campground cottage (gingerbread house); The museum has period furnishings and vintage ph... Falmouth Museums on the Green 65 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA Type: History Two 18th-century houses that are now museums of the history of the Town of Falmouth; They include period furniture, artwork, gar... French Cable Station Museum 41 South Orleans Road (Route 28) Orleans, MA Type: Technology Former telegraph station built in 1891 that was connected by cable to France; It is now a museum with an "historic collection of... Highland House Museum 27 Highland Light Road Truro, MA Type: History Status: Seasonal Originally a hotel built in 1907; Items on display are related to farming, industry, fishing, whaling, shipwrecks, tourism, arti... Hoxie House 18 Water Street Sandwich, MA Type: Historic House One of the oldest existing houses in Massachusetts; Built around 1675; Named after Abraham Hoxie who bought it in the 1850s; Ope... Jericho House and Barn Museum 90 Old Main Street Dennis, MA Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal "Sea Captain Theophilus Baker's 1801 home ... includes exhibits of antiques, glassware, costumes, The Barn Museum contains antiq... Jethro Coffin House 16 Sunset Hill Lane Nantucket, MA Type: Historic House Oldest surviving residence on Nantucket; Built in 1686; Restored in the late 1980s Josiah Dennis Manse Museum 77 Nobscussett Road Dennis, MA Type: Historic House Home of Josiah Dennis, the first minister and namesake of the town of Dennis; Built in 1736; Contains artifacts of early Dennis ... Maria Mitchell Natural Science Museum 4 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Type: Science Status: Seasonal "A cross between a classic natural history museum, a zoo, and a science center" Martha's Vineyard Museum 59 School Street Edgartown, MA Type: History A museum of the history, art, and culture of Martha's Vineyard. They also manage the island's three lighthouses. Mitchell House 1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Type: Historic House A Quaker house built in 1790; The Mitchell family lived in the house for much of the 19th century; It is now a museum of the Mit... Museum of African American History (Nantucket Campus) 29 York Street Nantucket, MA Type: History Consists of the African Meeting House and the Florence Higginbotham House; these are part of the Nantucket Black History Trail (... Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum 158 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA Type: Technology, History Status: Seasonal Before modern technology there were frequent shipwrecks near Nantucket (over 700); This museum features exhibits related to the ... Nantucket Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street Nantucket, MA Type: History, Technology The building was formerly a candle factory, but is now a museum dedicated to the history of whaling which was big business in Na... Orleans Historical Society and Museum 3 River Road Orleans, MA Type: History The building is the former Meeting House of the Universalist Church of Orleans; Now it is a museum with "items relating to the h... Provincetown Art Association and Museum 460 Commercial Street Provincetown, MA Type: Art Also known as PAAM Provincetown Museum 1 High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA Type: History Admisson allows you to to see the museum and climb to the top of the Pilgrim Monument; The museum features displays and artifact... Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main Street (Entrance on Tupper Road) Sandwich, MA Type: History A museum of decorative glass, glassmaking, and town history; Over 6000 pieces on display; Live daily glassblowing demonstrations... Vincent House Museum 99 Main Street Edgartown, MA Type: Historic House Oldest surviving house on Martha's Vineyard; Built in 1672 Whydah Pirate Museum 16 MacMillan Wharf Provincetown, MA Type: History Exhibits from the Whydah, the world's only recovered pirate shipwreck treasures; The Whydah sunk off Cape Cod in 1717 with price... Wing Fort House 69 Spring Hill Road Sandwich, MA Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal The oldest home in New England continuously owned by the same family; Built in 1641; Occupied until 1942; Now operated as a muse... Winslow Crocker House 250 Main Street (Route 6A) Yarmouth, MA Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal Historic house originally built circa 1780 in West Barnstable by a wealthy trader and land speculator; It was moved to Yarmouth ... |