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'YOU'RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH OLD CAPE COD'
The unofficial anthem of Cape Cod
was recorded in 1957 by Patti Page.
Cape Codders and vacationers alike
have always credited the recording
of Old Cape Cod as having put Cape
Cod on the map as a tourist destination. With liberties....
If you're fond of sand dunes and
salty air, quaint little villages here
and there...
The range of beaches and seaside
towns is so interesting, as you have
access to the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean, Cape Cod Bay, and Nantucket
Sound.
* Nauset Beach, Orleans. Hard to find
a more beautiful Atlantic beach.
* Ocean Drive, Wellfleet. Surfers'
mecca from Cahoon Hollow Beach
(home of The Beachcomber) to
Lecounts to White Crest. Dramatic
cliffs and intense surf.
* Craigsville Beach, Dennis. The place
to see and be seen.
* Race Point Beach, Provincetown. A
beach at the end of the world.
* First Encounter Beach, Eastham.
Sunsets to remember.

* Monomoy, Chatham. Barrier island
and wildlife refuge with shifting sands
that cause it to sometimes be connected to the mainland, sometimes not.
* Skaket Beach and Rock Harbor,
Orleans. When the tide is out, you can
walk for miles, and miles, and miles....
If you like the taste of a lobster stew,
served by a window with an ocean
view...
There is no shortage of fantastic
restaurants on the Cape, from seafood

shacks to high-end restaurants, pubs
to neighborhood bars. Here are some
favorites:
* The Land Ho! in Orleans. Where the
locals go.
* The Lobster Pot in Provincetown.
One of the oldest restaurants in this
harbor town, it stretches from its
door on Commercial Street back to
the harbor. You pass the kitchens and
your lobster dinner still swimming in
his tank.
* Impudent Oyster in Chatham. Main
Street mainstay.
* The Brewster Fish House in Brewster. Fresh as they can catch it.
* Hangar B Eatery in Chatham. Great
food is a pleasant surprise at this
airport eatery.
* Mac's Shack in Wellfleet. There's a
giant lobster hanging from the rooftop. Enough said.
* Black Cat Tavern in Hyannis. Chic,
cozy, upscale on the harbor.
If you spend an evening you'll want to
stay, watching the moonlight on Cape
Cod Bay...
Accommodations range from camp-

ing to historic inns and guest houses
to family-friendly beachside hotels
to B&Bs; there are very few chain
hotels here.
* Nickerson State Park, Brewster.
1,900 acres of hiking, biking, boating,
and camping sites.
* Provincetown Inn, Provincetown.
Amazing views of Provincetown Harbor.
* Hyannis Harbor Hotel, Hyannis.
Across the street from the harbor
where the ferries to the islands
originate.

* White Porch Inn, Provincetown.
" Beachy-chic " guest house near the
heart of town.
* The Old Manse Inn, Brewster.
Antique sea captain's manor.
* Daniel Webster Inn and Spa,
Sandwich. Sandwich is the oldest
town, the Daniel Webster the oldest
inn-300 years!
Winding roads that seem to beckon
you, miles of green beneath skies of
blue...
There is a lot of history on the Cape,
from the first overseas communication to pirates to the vacation home
of the thirty-fifth U.S. president.
* John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum,
Hyannis. Reflections on the Cape Cod
JFK loved.
* Massachusetts Air and Space
Museum, Hyannis. Tucked in a shopping mall, this new museum is full of
aviation history.
* Whydah Pirate Museum, West
Yarmouth. Largest collection of pirate
artifacts recovered from a single
shipwreck (the Whydah sank off the
coast of Cape Cod in 1717; also see the
Whydah Expedition in Provincetown).
* Cape Playhouse, Dennis. Nation's
oldest professional theater-since 1927.
* Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown.
The 252-foot-tall granite tower commemorates the history of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims.
* Truro Vineyards, North Truro. Fiveacre farm established in 1991, this is
the only vineyard on The Cape.
* Marconi Wireless Station, Wellfleet.
Site of the first transatlantic wireless
communication between the United
States and Europe.
* Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History, Brewster. A walk-through
inflatable gray whale is just one of this
small museum's highlights of natural
life on Cape Cod.
* The lighthouses. Truro, Woods Hole,
Eastham, Chatham, Provincetown.

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