Must-see attractions in Nantucket

  • Nantucket Whaling Museum

    Nantucket

    One of the island's highlights, this evocative museum occupies an 1847 spermaceti (whale oil) candle factory and the excellent exhibits relive Nantucket's…

  • Nantucket Atheneum

    Nantucket

    More than just the public library, this stately Greek Revival edifice is a sight in itself. The 2nd-floor Great Hall has hosted such notables as Ralph…

  • Brant Point Light

    Nantucket

    Welcoming ferries into Nantucket Harbor, this lighthouse was established in 1746 and is still in operation. It's quite tiny (only 26ft), but impossibly…

  • First Congregational Church

    Nantucket

    Everyone comes to this church, which traces its roots to the early 1700s, for the eagle-eye view from the top of the steeple. It's well worth the 94-step…

  • Jethro Coffin House

    Nantucket

    Built in 1686, the Jethro Coffin House is the town’s oldest building still on its original foundation. It’s in a traditional ‘salt box’ style, with south…

  • Hadwen House

    Nantucket

    A walk through the Nantucket Historical Association’s Hadwen House, a Greek Revival home built in 1845 by a whaling merchant, provides testimony to just…

  • Sankaty Head Light

    Nantucket

    About 1.5 miles north of the village, the 1850 Sankaty Head Light stands photogenically in its new position since 2007, having been relocated due to…

  • Old Gaol

    Nantucket

    To see where drunken sailors used to spend the night, visit the Old Gaol, the c 1806 jail that served Nantucket for 125 years. It was constructed using…

  • ’Sconset Beach

    Nantucket

    Take a short walk from 'downtown' Siasconset to this pleasant beach with a popular nearby playground. Parking is free, but very limited.

  • Museum of African American History

    Nantucket

    The Nantucket campus of this museum stands as testimony to the influential African American community that thrived on the island in the 19th century. It…

  • Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum

    Nantucket

    What the lighthouse is to the New England coast, the lightship was to the sea – essentially a floating lighthouse to warn of dangerous shoals or sandbars…

  • Old Mill

    Nantucket

    The Old Mill is America’s oldest working windmill (c 1746), as game young docents will demonstrate by grinding corn (weather conditions permitting). It's…

  • Madaket Beach

    Nantucket

    There's not a lot to see at Nantucket's western outpost, but this beach, at the end of its namesake bike path, is the island's ace place to watch sunsets…

  • Cisco Beach

    Nantucket

    You'll find some of the most consistently surfable waves at Cisco Beach, at the end of Hummock Pond Rd. The on-site Nantucket Island Surf School can…

  • Surfside Beach

    Nantucket

    Surfside Beach, 3 miles from Nantucket Town at the end of Surfside Rd, is a top draw with the college and 20-something set. It has full facilities,…

  • Jetties Beach

    Nantucket

    Jetties Beach, 1 mile northwest of town via N Beach St, is the best all-round beach close to town. It's well equipped with changing rooms, a skateboard…

  • Children's Beach

    Nantucket

    Right in town, Children's Beach is heaven for young kids, with gentle water, a fun playground and picnic facilities. It's along S Beach St at the north…

  • Nobadeer Beach

    Nantucket

    About 1 mile east of Surfside Beach is Nobadeer Beach, below the flight path of the airport. It attracts surfers and a beach-party crowd.

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