- Our list of the best things to do in Barnstable, Massachusetts, features the top 376 nearby activities — including 192 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Barnstable, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Sights & Landmarks, and Water Activities.
- The results below include the top 24 things to do within the city of Barnstable, MA , followed by 351 popular activities in nearby cities, including Hyannis, Oak Bluffs, Brewster, Wellfleet, Chatham, Dennis, Edgartown, Sandwich, Eastham, Orleans, Vineyard Haven, Harwich, Provincetown, Woods Hole, Mashpee, South Yarmouth, Truro, Harwich Port, Wareham, West Yarmouth, Plymouth and Dennis Port
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Visitors can step aboard a 45' boat from Lobster Tales Pirate Cruises to go on a sightseeing cruise to visit destinations like the Mayflower Ship and Plymouth Rock. During the cruise, the staff members catch lobsters and explain their biology.
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Highland Light, earlier known as Cape Cod Light, is the oldest as well as the tallest lighthouse located on the Cape Cod National Seashore. The nearby structures of the keeper's house as well as the generator shed also date back to 19th century.
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Located roughly one mile from the Provincetown center, the Province Lands Visitor Center is open daily from Memorial Day through the end of October. Exhibits about local animals and plants along with displays about the Pilgrims are featured at the site, and there is an observation deck.
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Making an array of handcrafted wines using all locally grown fruit, Plymouth Winery is both winery and full service wine shop. The winery hosts tastings and features some offbeat items, like wine slushies.
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National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly called the Pilgrim Monument, is the third tallest statue in the country and supposedly, the world's largest solid granite structure. It was built in 1889 in memory of the first settlers here who were called Pilgrims or Forefathers.
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The lifeguard-protected Head of the Meadow Beach is best known for its reputation as an ocean graveyard. There have been over 1,000 shipwrecks off the coast of the beach, which is considered a historic site because of this reason.
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A 2.5-mile-long sandy beach with dunes, Norton Point Beach serves as a barrier between Katama Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The beach can be used for fishing, swimming, picnicking and bird watching.
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Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the famous 17th-century sailing ship called Mayflower which brought the Pilgrims to the New World. It is seaworthy and undertakes numerous sailing trips.
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Nelson Memorial Park offers a range of activities for the entire family. The park features a playground and picnic area along with a splash pad, boat ramp and a bike path that follows the harbor.
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Visitors can learn about the haunted history of the city while walking through its streets with Vineyard Ghost Walking Tour. The tour stops at various landmarks and sites in the town to explain its history with ghosts.