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(1888–1969) bought in 1926,
expanding it into a sprawling
vacation retreat for his nine
children and their families. The
John F. Kennedy Hyannis
Museum recalls those happy
times. After Kennedy’s
assassination in 1963, a simple
memorial was erected in his
Cape Cod’s Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, built in 1897 honor: a pool and fountain,
and a circular wall bearing
6 Cape Cod when its population swells and Kennedy’s profile.
it is a leading gay resort. Busy One of Hyannis’ most popular
~ @ 215 Iyannough Rd, Hyannis.
g Ocean St, Hyannis; Railroad Ave, MacMillan Wharf is the jumping- forms of transportation is the
Woods Hole. n Jct Rtes 132 & 6, off point for whale-watching Cape Cod Central Railroad,
Hyannis, Rte 3, Plymouth, (508) cruises. Since the early 20th which offers a scenic 2-hour
362-3225. _ Cape Cod Maritime century, the town has also had a round trip to the Cape Cod canal.
Week (May), Annual Bourne Scallop bustling artists’ colony, counting Hiking trails, salt marshes, tidal
Festival (Sep). among its famous residents the pools, and 12 miles (19 km) of
painters Mark Rothko and beaches attract visitors to
More than 13 million people Jackson Pollock, and the Falmouth, with its pic turesque
arrive each summer to enjoy writers Eugene O’Neill and village green. It also has the
the boundless beaches, Tennessee Williams. The 3.3-mile (5-km) Shining Sea
natural beauty, and quaint work of local artists is also Bike Path, with vistas of beach,
Colonial villages of Cape displayed in the Province- harbor, and woodland. The
Cod, and the neighboring town Art Asso ciation and path leads to the world’s largest
islands of Martha’s Vineyard Museum. Chatham, an indepen dent marine science
and Nantucket. A special attractive, upscale research center, the Woods
attraction for visitors are community, offers fine inns, Hole Oceanographic Institute.
whale-watching cruises, attractive shops, and a Sandwich, the oldest town
offered from April to mid- popular summer playhouse. in the Cape, is straight off a
October. The Cape, shaped Fishing boats stop and postcard: a church overlooking
like an upraised arm bent unload their catch at the a picturesque pond, fed by
at the elbow, extends pier, and the surrounding a brook that powers the
some 70 miles (113 km) waters offer good oppor- waterwheel of a Colonial-era
into the sea. Pilgrim tunities for seasonal gristmill. The church bell, dating
Cape Cod National Monument anglers. The Railroad to 1675, is said to be the oldest
Seashore, stretching more Museum, housed in an in the US. The town’s most
than 40 miles (64 km) along the 1887 Victorian train station, has unusual attraction is Heritage
northernmost section of the photos, memorabilia, and Museums & Gardens, a 75-acre
Cape, from Provincetown to vintage railroad cars. (30-ha) garden and museum
Chatham, is famous for its Hyannis, the largest village in housing the eclectic collection
horseshoe-shaped dunes, white Cape Cod, is a busy shopping of the pharmaceutical tycoon
sand beaches, salt marshes, center and the main transport- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. (1893–1966).
glacial cliffs, and woodlands. ation hub for the region. It is Exhibits include 37 antique
Historical structures, such as the also famous as the summer cars, Native American relics,
Old Harbor Life-Saving Station home of the country’s most and a 1912 carousel. The
and the 18th-century Atwood celebrated political dynasty, the gardens are famous for their
Higgins House, are interspersed Kennedys. The heavily screened lovely rhododendrons. Just a
among the area’s beautiful Kennedy compound is best 45-minute boat ride away
natural features. seen from the water aboard a from the mainland lies Martha’s
One of the most popular sightseeing cruise. At its center Vineyard. This 108-sq mile
destinations on the Cape is is the “cottage” that multi- (280-sq km) island combines
Provincetown. This pic turesque millionaire Joseph Kennedy mesmerizing scenic beauty
town has a historic past – the
Pilgrims first landed here in 1620
and stayed for five weeks before
pushing on to the mainland.
The 252-ft (77-m) Pilgrim
Monument, the tallest granite
structure in the US, commem-
orates this event. Today,
Provincetown is especially vibrant
during the summer months, Popular sightseeing trip on the Cape Cod Central Railroad
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp184–6 and pp187–9

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