For anyone who is into history, there is a small park in Orleans that features a windmill on 6A…read more There is enough room to walk in the park where anyone is welcome to have a picnic. Also, there is a great view of a lake called Orleans Cove which connects to the ocean. A lot of great things to take away at this stop.

Cute windmill in a small little park in Orleans. On 6A. Not far from the rotary. Nice little place…read moreto stretch your legs. Enjoy the view. Have a picnic.

Visited here with my family on Monday July 15th 2024 as part of our sightseeing martha's vineyard…read moretrip to see the filming location of Jaws! Got to this bridge via Oak Bluffs, and the Transit authority, which runs buses every 20 minutes to all the stops and locations. We started with the beach of the Jaws bridge! People were actually jumping in the water too, and i guess that's a thing! Nice views of the water and beautiful waters and scenic views!

The town of Oak Bluff is a waterfront district with a vacation vibe leaning towards affordable…read moreshopping and tasty dining. The town will keep you busy for days. If you venture off into an alley you will enter another world the has a community with tons of gingerbread houses. See the review on them for details. Oak bluff has inkwell beach and more. There are tours that you can take to learn about the its history and surroundings. We took the African American tour and it was revealing on the history of the area. This place is worth a visit.

We joined a 12 hour Viator day trip to Martha's Vineyard with New England Trips,tour operator…read more The bus picks you up from your hotel, drives you to the Ferry at Wood Hole which departs to Oak Bluffs. We chose to not join the 3 hour island tour and instead wander at our own pace. We walked out to the farthest point with the Atlantic Ocean on our left and charming homes with interesting roof tops, gardens and some already vacant or boarded up for the season. Likewise many stores, bakeries, fudge and ice cream shops were closed up too. We ate at the Lookout and shopped at the Sanctuary gift store. It's probably better to come visit when people are here at their summer homes and businesses are booming. We had been watching the weather forecasts for two weeks and it was our good fortune and second try at coming to Martha's Vineyard was a success. Coming from Hawaii the brilliant display of fall foliage is breathtakingly beautiful. I love seeing pumpkins on porches or wreaths on doors. Oak Bluffs had whale tops on weather vanes, widow's perch on top of roofs, some 3 storied homes. One part of town stood a gazebo surrounded by possibly Canadian geese with their trail of droppings on sidewalks. Came upon their post office but no postcards to be seen around town to send to the grandkiddies. Nice town to visit for a day in October. Our bus driver was right, no sooner were many passengers on our bus nod off to Lalaland.

Great house tour by national seashore docent. And u can walk around the grounds. Granted there are…read morelots o bugs so be prepped w bug spray!

This is a fine example of 19th century European architecture where you'd least expect to find it:…read moreon Cape Cod. The home of a New Bedford whaling captain built in the mid 1800s, the Penniman House has been preserved as a National Historic site on the Cape Code National Seashore, and the house is just beautiful. We couldn't find info on hours or tours on the website, so we headed out to the Cape hoping that we'd get lucky, but apparently the house is only open T-Th from 1-4, with guided tours on Saturdays. Nevertheless, it was a fascinating visit. The grounds are tiny, though, so don't go expecting some vast tract of land and giant house a la Tory Row in Boston. This was very minimalist as far as European style was concerned, but for a house on the Cape, it's pretty amazing. All of the original details on the moldings are still intact, and peering through the windows, we saw that the old floors and wallpaper had been also preserved. There is also a beautiful carriage house. The most awesome thing about this house has to be the whale jawbone entry gate when you first walk up to it from the parking lot. It's a real sperm whale jawbone painted white and affixed to posts of wood to act as an archway. Minus one star for the weird hours plus scant information on the weird hours online. The Cape Code National Seashore site is confusing as it is; I really think they should maybe look at redesigning their site to make it more accessible. But I definitely recommend the Penniman House as a short stop if you're on Route 6 on your way up the Cape. It's a nice 15 minute break and a great photo op.

An oddity I had never seen before. A railroad bridge that will lower for trains and rise back up…read morefor ships to continue to pass through. Although rare, our tour guide says it does happen from time to time. Another oddity crossed off the list, it really is something to behold.

Retro cool, the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that carries railroad…read moretraffic across the Cape Cod Canal. Like the nearby Bourne Bridge https://www.yelp.com/biz/bourne-bridge-buzzards-bay?hrid=IAkGyVCqOrFoeAIYpOSDdw, it was built in 1933 by the Public Works Administration and opened in 1935. At the time of its completion, it was the longest vertical lift span in the world. And it's my third vertical lift bridge after the one I saw in Duluth MN this year https://www.yelp.com/biz/aerial-lift-bridge-duluth?hrid=0681tZZNmBvgTDton0dANw, Memorial Bridge in Wilmington North Carolina https://www.yelp.com/biz/cape-fear-memorial-bridge-wilmington-2?hrid=yVcUY01w_5YFoQ4OWFj8xw and Tower Bridge in Sacramento https://www.yelp.com/biz/tower-bridge-sacramento?hrid=R55JOF4C4KPCupdNrQS2Ug. The bridge is operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers and is used for only railroad traffic. I stuck around for a bit but did not have an opportunity to see it in action today. Looks very cool. [Review 18623 overall - 1203 in Massachusetts - 2145 of 2022.]

Went on a tour this morning and absolutely LOVED this place! One of my favorite tours since…read morearriving here. Farm is run by a woman & her husband and the wife is so knowledgeable (and funny). We learned the whole process of how cranberries are grown & harvested. Would absolutely recommend this place!

I dislike leaving less than stellar reviews, but I couldn't recommend doing a bog tour here. Your…read moreexperience in different weather may vary wildly. There's a lot of interesting and good information, and I liked the people. But.... The first half of the tour is in an old mini bus. The bus has tiny windows, like 4" square, and no air circulation. No fans. No air conditioning. Today was nearly 90 out by 10 am, when our tour started, and temperatures inside the bus got so hot that stepping out felt cool! You don't travel far, and then they stop for 10 minutes to talk about what's out the window. It's brutal. Ironically, the travel distances are so slim most people could walk it. But, just sitting on the bus in the heat? Yuck. The second half is in an old shed where you learn about harvesting. Again, it could be interesting, but it's a good 10° hotter, even with the fans going, and it makes it hard to focus. Or even listen. Better weather would have helped. But, we had an old lady in our tour group nearly pass out, and the guide indicated that that was not uncommon. Heck, complimentary water would be nice. Waters are a dollar. The tour is fifteen. It's all cash only.

Guns ocean and…read morethorns The Sagamore Hill Historic Site is the remains of an old battery of two 155 mm artillery pieces that were placed here in WW 2 to protect the Cape Cod Canal and surrounding area against German subs. Like most coastal defense forts, the guns were never fired in anger and were removed after the war. The fort was decommissioned and turned into a park. The site has wide and open trails in the beginning and getting to the site where the old guns were is pretty easy. You can see a few remains of the artillery battery but the main attraction is the great views of the ocean and hills around Sagamore. The site is a nice place for some hiking, easy off road bike riding or snow shoeing and cross country skiing in the winter. However if you try and complete the whole loop be advised that the trail narrows considerably after you reach the artillery site and in the summer gets over grown with impressive thorns, very healthy poison ivy and hordes of ticks. A pleasant and seldom used place that offers a bit of history, great views of the ocean or some exercise. But like many trails in this area it's probably best left till the cold weather.

These are located n Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard l. This is l a collection of colorful,…read more19th-century Carpenter Gothic Victorian cottages. Located next to the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association or MVCMA), these are miniature colorful houses passed down generationally from a Methodist tent campground established in 1835. The homes are owned by tenants but the property is owned collectively by someone else. Home designs feature scrollwork, Gothic arched windows, and bright pastel color palettes. More pictures to come

Heard a lot about the Gingerbread houses prior to visiting. Really cool to walk around and look at…read moreall the beautiful houses.