Museums

Part of the prettily landscaped Cape Playhouse complex, this museum has done a great job of acquiring hundreds of works by representative area artists dating back to the turn of the 20th century. There's also a new outdoor sculpture garden. Call ahead for a schedule of special shows, lectures, concerts, and classes.
508-385-4477
60 Hope Lane, Dennis Map
Hours Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm; Wed 10am-1pm
Location off Rte. 6A in the center of town
Admission $7 adults, free for children under 18, free with a donation - Credit Cards MC, V

Plimoth Plantation

The Plimoth Plantation is Plymouth as it was in the 17th century: it is a centuries-old Wampanoag homesite, a welcoming bench covered in furs, bluefish roasting slowly over an bed of hot coals, and a man dressed in traditional deerskin clothing. It is townspeople speaking the poetic language of Shakespeare's England, the sharp smell of gunpowder during a military drill, the sound of laughter around a glowing hearth and the salty breeze blowing across a wooden ship's deck.

508-746-1622 Route 3, Exit 4, Plymouth Map

1736 Josiah Dennis Manse Museum
508-385-2232
77 Nobscusset Road, Dennis

Jericho Historical Center
508-394-0206
Old Main Street, West Dennis

Heritage Museum and Gardens
508-888-1222
67 Grove Street, Sandwich

Sandwich Glass Museum
508-888-0251
129 Main Street, Sandwich

John F. Kennedy Museum
408-790-3077
397 Main Street, Hyannis

Cahoon Museum of American Art
508-428-7581
4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit

Cape Museum of Natural History
508-896-3867
869 Route 6A, Brewster

Salt Pond Visitor Center
National Seashore
508-349-3785
Route 6, Eastham

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum
508-487-1310
High Pole Road, Provincetown

Province Lands Visitor Center
508-349-3785
Race Point Road, Provincetown