Explore beautiful Hyannis and our magnificent Cape Cod surrounding – from the pristine beaches, dunes and nature trails to its profound culture and history. Discover Cape Cod National Seashore, take a dune tour, visit our historic lighthouses, board a whale watching ship, dive offshore in search of wrecked steamers, parasail above the sea or soar in the seat of a glider plane. Fish for blues from a charter boat, take a sunset cruise, sail aboard a schooner, or kayak along a serene tidal creek. Venture inland to walk the marked trails of a wildlife sanctuary, enjoy a guided canoe trip or climb aboard the Cape Cod Scenic Railroad. For a glimpse of Hyannis history, visit the multi-media JFK Hyannis Museum, Plimoth Plantation or the actual Plymouth Rock. .

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• Beaches
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Restaurants

• Barbyann’s Restaurant - Serves Lunch and Dinner. Hours: 11:30 AM to 9/10:00 PM
• Cook's Seafood - Serves Lunch and Dinner. Hours: 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM (Seasonal)
• Olive Garden - Serves: Lunch and Dinner Hours: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• Outback Steakhouse - Serves: Lunch and Dinner. Hours: 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM
• Sam Diegos - Serves: Lunch and Dinner. Hours: 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM
• Hooters - Serves: Lunch and Dinner. Hours: 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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Lounges

• Bud's Country Lounge - Hours: 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM
• Pufferbellies - Hours: 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM
• The Boat House - Hours: 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM
• Roobar - Hours: 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM

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Cape Cod Attractions

• Martha's Vineyard - Martha's Vineyard is an ideal place to getaway from it all. Each of the Island's six towns provides access to spectacular beaches, outdoor activities, and a selection of shops, restaurants, performing arts and attractions. A peaceful spot located near the ferry and Main Street, Owen Park and Owen Park Beach are great places to enjoy a picnic or wait for the ferry. Local town bands as well as visiting bands hold concerts here in the summer. The town beach at Menemsha, overlooking Vineyard Sound, offers views of the Elizabeth Islands and is considered the premier spot to watch the sunset on the island.

  About a 15-minute walk along East Chop Drive, off Oak Bluffs Harbor, the East Chop Lighthouse is perched atop Telegraph Hill, a scenic bluff overlooking Nantucket Sound. Check out the country's oldest platform merry-go-round still in operation, the Flying Horses, a National Historical Landmark on Martha's Vineyard.
  
  

• Cape Cod Whale Watching - Watching the majestic whales rise from the deep is an awe-inspiring experience from anywhere between Plymouth and Provincetown. Whale watching crews leave regularly from Plymouth, Barnstable and Provincetown Harbors, and most guarantee a sighting. No matter where you embark, your cruise will take you to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, the Atlantic whales' favorite feeding grounds. Each year, beginning in early spring, whales return to the Sanctuary, which encompasses over 600 square nautical miles, about 26 miles east of Boston, 6 miles north of Race Point and 7 miles from Gloucester.

  Highlight your Cape Cod vacation with a cruise aboard the Hyannis Whale Watch Cruises. Their high-speed, state-of-the-art vessel sails daily, May through October, from picturesque Barnstable Harbor in historic Barnstable Village, Cape Cod. Enjoy summer sunset whale watches, expert commentary from on-board naturalists and private charters. Provincetown is the closest port to the densely populated Stellwagen Bank making it an ideal whale watching departure point.

  Board one of the whale watching vessels in P'town harbor, such as the Dolphin Fleet and Portuguese Princess, for a 3-hour whale watch into the waters of Stellwagen Bank. The Dolphin Fleet and Portuguese Princess Excursions are pioneers in whale watching, with well-experienced captains.

• Plimoth Plantation - Become part of the living history experience at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, MA. Through its primary living history exhibits, the 1627 Pilgrim Village and Hobbamock's (Wampanoag) Homesite, Plimoth Plantation seeks to re-create the people, time and place of 17th-century Plymouth. Specially trained staff members, painstaking research, period costumes and dialect, authentically reproduced buildings and artifacts are some of the vital components of this unique experience.

  On the Mayflower II - a full-scale reproduction of a 17th-century vessel - visitors learn about the Pilgrims' 1620 ocean crossing, as well as about construction techniques of both a 17th-century ship and its 21st -century counterpart. As you enter, you'll see an exhibit on New England's Native Peoples, an explanation of why the colonists left England and Holland, and a hands-on exhibit explaining 17th-century navigation. In the 1627 Pilgrim Village, each day corresponds to a day in the year 1627. As colonists talk to you in 17th-century dialects you'll hear about issues of land ownership and payment of debt, or even the colony's latest gossip.

• Barnstable County Fair - A Cape Cod family tradition over 100 years, the Barnstable County Fair is the largest event held annually on Cape Cod, with attendance exceeding 120,000 every year. This year, the fair will be held in July, with 9 full days packed with education and fun for all ages including exhibits, Entertainment, animal shows, arts and crafts, and sensational music recording artists rocking this year's Mainstage.
  
  
• Pops By The Sea - Head to Hyannis Village Green for the Annual Pops By The Sea concert featuring the Boston Pops Orchestra and their special guest conductor. The Annual Fleet Pops by the Sea concert is the premier musical event on Cape Cod, bringing music, joy and laughter to almost 15,000 people each year. Held each year in August, the Pops by the Sea is the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's only major fundraiser. For more information, visit www.artsfoundationcapecod.org.
  
  
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - The largest oceanographic institution in the world, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a non-profit research facility dedicated to the study of marine science and the education of marine scientists. WHOI is dedicated to research and higher education at the frontiers of ocean science. Its primary mission is to develop and effectively communicate a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with Earth as a whole.
  
  
• Cape Cod National Seashore - Cape Cod National Seashore offers ranger-led activities, hour-long programs for children ages 6 to 12, including environmental games, explorations and activities, and beach browsing on the Outer Cape to find clues to the marine life offshore and the forces that shape the land during an hour-long walk.
  
  
• Cape Cod Scenic Railroad - The Cape Cod Scenic Railroad offers four scenic and exciting excursions. The award-winning Elegant Dinner Train was featured among the top three dinner trains nationwide by TV Food Network's Dining on the Train. Recapture the romance of a by-gone era while you enjoy a five course gourmet meal served on crisp white linen by a friendly and attentive staff as you journey through scenic Cape Cod. For a less formal train ride, try the Scenic Excursion Train. Named one of the top ten scenic train rides in the country by USA Today, the two-hour scenic excursions are perfect for all ages. The rhythm of the train and the spirit of the crew will whisk you away on an exhilarating two-hour journey by rail. You'll pass beautiful cranberry bogs, natural woodlands, lush marshes and more as you make your way between Hyannis and the Cape Cod Canal.
  

• National Seashore Bike Trails - The Cape Cod National seashore maintains three bicycle trails ranging from 1.6 to 7.3 miles long. Roller-skating, skateboarding, and the use of motorized vehicles, including mopeds, on these paved trails are prohibited. Bicycles may be rented within the towns. The Province Lands Bike Trail is a five mile loop, offering hilly trail winds among beech and oak forests, sand dunes and freshwater ponds. Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a level trail that skirts the edge of a freshwater marsh and provides glimpses of the marsh and dunes - two miles each way. Nauset Bike Trail connects Salt Pond with Coast Guard Beach, and leads through pine and oak forest with vistas of Nauset Marsh along the way - 1 1/2 miles each way. Cape Cod Rail Trail, a level, state maintained trail on an old railroad bed that extends 26 miles between Dennis and Wellfleet, this trail passes through pine and oaks, occasionally skirting a pond or marsh. Ride through woodlands, past sparkling lakes, mysterious kettle ponds and expansive salt marshes.Park near Nickerson State Park in Brewster or at LeCount Hollow Road in Wellfleet. Boston to Cape Cod Bikeway is a signed route that follows 100 miles of back roads and the Cape Cod Rail Trail, from the Charles River Bike Path in Boston to Provincetown.
  

• Cape Cod Melody Tent - Located in Hyannis, the Cape Cod Melody Tent features concerts, music, plays, events and shows, For more than 50 years, it's one of the Cape's best places to see a concert.
  

• ZooQuarium - Located in West Yarmouth, ZooQuarium is a zoo/aquarium facility featuring native aquatic and wildlife species as well as domestic farm animals, sea lion shows and animal education demonstrations. It is open Mid February to Thanksgiving weekend.

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Cape Cod Wineries

• Cape Cod Winery - Enjoy the beautiful Cape Cod Vineyard and Winery in the nearby seaside resort of Falmouth, Cape Cod. Founded by the Lazzari family in 1994, the Cape Cod Winery creates premium wines for residents and visitors to enjoy with the finest seafood and gourmet cuisine available on Cape Cod. The vineyard is planted on a splendid site with sandy gravel soil and gentle slopes which are ideal for wine grape growing and parallel the great vineyards of southern France and northern Italy. The extraordinary wines they produce from these fruits reflect the very special character of Cape Cod sun, soil and climate that is savored in every sip.

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Hyannis, Cape Cod Beaches

• Dowses Beach - 4/12 miles from the hotel
• Craigville Beach - 4 miles
• Kalmus Beach - 3.5 miles

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• Woods Hole Film Festival - The Woods Hole Film Festival is an eight-day showcase of independent film, featuring daily screenings, workshops, panel discussions, staged readings, special events, parties, an awards ceremony, music and more.
  
  
• Falmouth Road Race - Named 'Best USA Road Race' by Runner's World magazine, the Falmouth Road Race is 7.1 miles long and begins in front of the Woods Hole Community Center, near the drawbridge on Water Street. The annual race is held in August.
  
  
• The Nantucket Daffodil Festival - In April, step ashore to the cobblestone main street where you'll view the antique classic cars and decorated storefront windows for the annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival contest and parade. An island sightseeing tour highlights the day which journeys the Daffodil-lined back roads offering breathtaking views of the salt marshes and coastline.

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Museums/History

• John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum - The JFK Hyannis Museum is a multimedia exhibit designed to open a window on the days JFK spent on Cape Cod; days relaxing with family, days playing football with PT109 buddies, days spent sailing on the ocean to which he was so constantly drawn. The exhibit features over 80 photographs spanning the years 1934 to 1963 and is arranged in thematic groupings to reflect John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and the Cape Cod he so dearly loved. Experience a glimpse at the life of John Kennedy on Cape Cod.
  
  
• Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Massachusetts, was founded in 1954 to encourage and advance understanding of the natural environment through discovery and learning. Several displays are interactive and geared to children. Special, temporary exhibits enhance the permanent collection. The Museum has a library and Museum Store. Three nature trails meander through woodland, salt marsh or on the shore of Cape Cod Bay and guided field walks are offered year round, daily in summer. The Museum leads several nature tours to other areas of Cape Cod, including seal tours, overnights at Monomoy Lighthouse, and Monomoy Wildlife Refuge Cruises. September - May.
  
  
• Cahoon Museum of Art - The Cahoon Museum of American Art resides in a beautifully restored 1775 Georgian Colonial that was once an overnight stop on the stagecoach line between Hyannis and Sandwich. Wide floorboards, stenciled walls and floors, fireplaces and antique furnishings give the cheerful galleries a homey intimacy. The heart of the collection is the fanciful primitive paintings of the late Ralph and Martha Cahoon, local legends who had their home, studio and gallery in the old house for 37 years. Using a palette of jewel-like colors, Ralph Cahoon created a world populated by innocently flirtatious mermaids and admiring sailors. Their exploits often unfold in old-fashioned seaside settings adorned with lighthouses, clipper ships and hot-air balloons. Martha Cahoon used softer colors to paint scenes celebrating her love of fantasy, children, animals, the changing seasons and the country way of life. The Cahoon Museum also features a choice collection of 19th- and early 20th-century American marine paintings, landscapes, still lifes and portraits by esteemed artists.
  
  
• Heritage Museum and Gardens - Heritage Museums and Gardens is situated in Sandwich, the oldest town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Museum preserves a permanent collection of American art, history, industry and horticulture. Once the former Charles O. Dexter estate, the 76 acres of gently rolling hills is home to a magnificent horticultural labyrinth with thousands of rhododendrons and now includes 125 of the known 145 Dexter cultivars. For information, email: info@heritagemuseums.org.
  
  
• Cape Cod Children's Museum - The Cape Cod Children's Museum - located in nearby Mashpee - is a place where families can learn and play together. Familes can explore the hands-on exhibits, a pirate ship, an indoor planetarium, a puppet theater, toddler play area, gift shop and daily programs. Make new friends and learn about their many programs while your children are free to explore, touch and discover. Color Me Mine and the Museum invite you to help create a new tile wall that will become a permanent part of their future home. You can purchase a ceramic tile, paint and decorate it for just $25. It will be glazed and displayed at the Museum until it can be permanently installed in the new facility. For information, contact (508) 539-8788 or cccm@gis.net.
  

• Woods Hole Historical Museum - The Woods Hole Historical Collection was founded in 1973 as a sub-committee of the Woods Hole Library. In 1976 it moved into its own building, Bradley House, next door. By 1995-1996, two more buildings had been moved to the site: the Yale Workshop and the Swift Barn housing the Small Boat Museum, and the name of the organization was changed to the Woods Hole Historical Museum. The Woods Hole Historical Collection continues as the Archive portion of the Museum, as well as in the publishing of books and the journal Spiritsail. Built around 1803, Bradley House contains two galleries with exhibits that change each year. The third gallery contains a permanent scale model of Woods Hole, circa 1895.

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Golf Courses

• Ballymeade Country Club - Ballymeade is a championship 18-hole golf course that provides challenging and memorable play for all levels of golfers. Ballymeade is the "talk of the Cape" as the course utilizes all of the natural topography of Cape Cod. (508) 540-4005.
  
  
• Hyannis Golf Club - The Hyannis Golf Club at Iyanough Hills is located at the geographical center of Cape Cod, minutes from downtown Hyannis, Barnstable Airport and the ferries to The Islands. The course is noted for extremely fast smooth greens and rolling tree-lined terrain, and four water holes have hazards. The course also features a 55 station practice range with 3 practice greens, a golf school, pro shop, a restaurant and lounge. Golf packages are available through some hotels. (508) 362-2606.
  
  
• Dennis Highlands Golf Course - This 18-hole Bent grass course golf course is the younger of the two courses owned by the Town of Dennis. It is characterized by open fairways and wide, undulating greens, and water play. There are a variety of elevations and the yardage is fair for all types of player abilities. This course is a joy to play and is usually in very good playing condition. For the reasonable price to play, this course is one of the best on Cape Cod. (508) 385-8347.

Sports Arena

• Kennedy Memorial Skating Rink - Bearses Way Hyannis, MA 02601 Tel 508-778-4913 - 2.5 Miles
• Charles Moore Arena - 23 O'Connor Lane Orleans, MA 02643 Tel. 508-255-5902 - 10-15 miles
• Tony Kent Arena - 8 South Gages Way – South Dennis, MA 02660 Tel. 508-760-2400 - 9 miles
• Yarmouth Ice Club – 8 South Gages Way – South Dennis, MA 02660 Tel. 508-394- 1210 – 9 Miles
• Gallo Ice Arena - 231 Sandwich Road – Bourne, MA 02532 Tel. 508-759-8904 - 18.5 miles
• Falmouth Ice Arena – Palmer Avenue , Falmouth , MA 02540
  Tel. 508-548-7080 – 22 miles