Cape Cod Museums - Children's, Art & History Museums in Cape Cod

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APilgrim Monument

Pilgrim Monument
  • One High Pole Hill Road
    Provincetown, MA 02657
  • 508 / 487-1310
3.5
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview Few people know that the Pilgrims first struck land in Provincetown, on November 21, 1620, before continuing on to Plymouth. While anchored in Provincetown Harbor, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, dedicating themselves to a community governed by rudimentary democratic rule. This tower w... more on Homeandabroad.com
  • Overview You can't miss it: Anywhere you go in town, this granite tower looms, ever ready to restore your bearings. Climb up the 60 gradual ramps interspersed with 116 steps -- a surprisingly easy lope -- and you'll get a gargoyle's-eye view of the spiraling coast and, in the distance, Boston against a ba... more on Frommers

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Pilgrim Monument
One High Pole Hill Road
Provincetown, MA 02657

BCape Cod Maritime Museum

  • 366 Main Street
    Hyannis, MA 02601-3904
  • +1 508 771 7190
5.0
4+ reviews, 2 sources
  • I love this jewelry store...huge selection of inventory with something for everyone. Friendly and ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • always stop here when we come to the cape. quality jewelry and great prices. great customer service. recommended to all! more on Yahoo! Travel

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Cape Cod Maritime Museum
366 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601-3904

CCape Cod Rail Trail

Cape Cod Rail Trail
  • Rte 134
    Dennis, MA 02638
  • +1 508 385 4477
5.0
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • We really enjoyed the train. We actually rented a cottage on a parcel of property that had a trail leading back through some woods on the property to the scenic trains rails, so we were able to walk back in the morning and wave at the train (and even say hello to some passengers) as it pretty muc... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • This is a very good regional museum that exhibits the work of living and deceased artists from Cape Cod & the Islands. Many different styles of work ... more on Yelp

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Cape Cod Rail Trail
Rte 134
Dennis, MA 02638

DCape Cod Children's Museum

Cape Cod Children's Museum
  • 577 Great Neck Road South
    Mashpee, MA 02649-3708
  • +1 508 539 8788
3.0
3+ reviews, 2 sources
  • We actually overheard the staff talking rude about our kids....The place was set up with cool things to do however the staff made you feel like your an intruder. They wouldn't even ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • I agree that the price is steep for a children's museum. My son is 1.5 years old and was the same rate as adults. That's the only reason I didn't give ... more on Yelp

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Cape Cod Children's Museum
577 Great Neck Road South
Mashpee, MA 02649-3708

EProvincetown Museum

  • High Pole Hill Rd
    Provincetown, MA 02657
  • 5084871310
4.5
10+ reviews, 3 sources
  • Only $7 full-price, and $5 for students, the Pilgrim Monument is totally worth the hike up the hill and then up to the top for the spectacular 360-degree ... more on Yelp
  • We visited the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and had an incredible experience. This hidden gem of a musem features works by local artists as well as museum exhibitions. We saw Inside the Forbidden City, photographs of Ground Zero by Joel Meyerowitz. It was moving and beautiful at the sa... more on TripAdvisor

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Provincetown Museum
High Pole Hill Rd
Provincetown, MA 02657

FJohn F. Kennedy Museum

  • 397 Main Street
    Hyannis, MA 02601-3914
  • +1 508 790 3077
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Our visit included our five year old daughter who gained valuable information and learned enough about the Kennedy family to share at school. We also went on the harbor cruise which overlooks the Kennedy compound and she was thrilled to make another physical connection to the ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • We visited the JFK museum and enjoyed all the photos that were displayed, you got a great sense of how much the Kennedy family bonded there. It is nicely laid out and as you go along and view all the family pictures etc. I got a little emotional, especially over the bronze statue of JFK and JFK j... more on TripAdvisor

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John F. Kennedy Museum
397 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601-3914

GBlue Heron Gallery

  • 20 Bank St
    Wellfleet, MA 02667
  • +1 508 349 6724
4.5
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • I love this little place. Spend an hour or two wandering around and you're sure to find something you're ... more on Yelp
  • Overview Blue Heron Gallery is one of the Cape's best galleries, with contemporary works—including Cape scenes, jewelry, sculpture, and pottery—by regional and nationally recognized ... more on Fodor's

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Blue Heron Gallery
20 Bank St
Wellfleet, MA 02667

HSandwich Glass Museum

  • 129 Main Street
    Sandwich, MA 02563
  • +1 508 888 0251
3.0
3+ reviews, 2 sources
  • The day I wake up here and find myself participating in the museum "scavenger hunt"* I will know ... more on Yelp
  • This Museum is a must see. My husband and I went for the first time seven or eight years ago, and we have been hooked ever since. We became ... more on TripAdvisor

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Sandwich Glass Museum
129 Main Street
Sandwich, MA 02563

ICaptain Bangs Hallet House Museum

  • Strawberry Lane Common
    Yarmouth Port, MA
  • +1 508 362 3021
  • Be sure to walk the nature trails, and sit under the weeping sycampore tree! The house itself is an old sea captains house, over 150 years old, and is managed by the local Yarmouth historical society. There is some great history there, samples of the wares of freight carried by the captain, a few... more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview Built in 1840 onto an existing 1740 house for a sea captain in the China trade, the Captain Bangs Hallet House is a white Greek-revival building with a hitching post out front and a weeping beech in back. The house and its contents typify a 19th-century sea captain's home, with pieces of pewter, ... more on Fodor's

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Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum
Strawberry Lane Common
Yarmouth Port, MA

JLeft Bank Gallery

  • 25 Commercial Street
    Wellfleet,MA,02667
  • +1 508 349 9451
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • One of the most beautiful galleries on Cape Cod, not only for paintings, but an extensive collection of sculpture, ... more on Yelp
  • Overview Left-Bank Gallery has two branches here and another in Orleans. The larger one, on Commercial Street, displays the larger works of local and national artists and sells fine crafts in the back room facing Duck Creek. The other gallery has fine handcrafted jewelry, ... more on Fodor's

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Left Bank Gallery
25 Commercial Street
Wellfleet,MA,02667

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