Guidebook for Barnstable
Food Scene
Five Bays Bistro
825 Main Stfanciest restaurant in Osterville
Seafood market (known for their shrimp & chowder) with a casual family restaurant for lunch and dinner right next door.
35 locals recommend
Wimpy's Seafood Cafe & Market
752 Main StSeafood market (known for their shrimp & chowder) with a casual family restaurant for lunch and dinner right next door.
fun spot for upscale pizza (has take out across street) with corn hole for the kids and an outdoor bar and firepit.
70 locals recommend
Crisp
791 Main Streetfun spot for upscale pizza (has take out across street) with corn hole for the kids and an outdoor bar and firepit.
Sightseeing
Osterville Historical Society Museum
155 W Bay Rdhosts a farmer's market on Friday mornings
Kennedy Compound
John F Kennedy Hyannis Museum
397 Main StSandwich Glass Museum
129 Main Stwatch the glass blowers, visit the gift shop
Cape Cod Rail Trail
Cape Cod Rail Trailbiking trail
Dine on the train, take a nature tour on the train call reservations:877-726-7245
26 locals recommend
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot
252 Main StDine on the train, take a nature tour on the train call reservations:877-726-7245
Parks & Nature
Armstrong-Kelley Park
675 Main Stnice garden for picnics and contained walking trail
fun swimming hole with great hiking trails around it. right in town and trails are walking accessible from the house.
14 locals recommend
Joshua Pond Beach
300 Wayfun swimming hole with great hiking trails around it. right in town and trails are walking accessible from the house.
parking fills up early on weekends. great spot for family, with Nantucket Sound on one side and East Bay on the other. You can easily ride bikes there anytime. Bath house there and life guards. Bring your own food and beach toys.
38 locals recommend
Dowses Beach
parking fills up early on weekends. great spot for family, with Nantucket Sound on one side and East Bay on the other. You can easily ride bikes there anytime. Bath house there and life guards. Bring your own food and beach toys.
Beautiful beach with a breathtaking walk down 'long beach'. there are Bath houses and snack shacks and plenty of parking.
110 locals recommend
Craigville Beach
Craigville Beach RdBeautiful beach with a breathtaking walk down 'long beach'. there are Bath houses and snack shacks and plenty of parking.
about an hour drive but great surf and beautiful views. the true Dunes of Cape Cod. Lighthouses to see and a quick drive to Ptown
67 locals recommend
Coast Guard Beach
2 Ocean View Drabout an hour drive but great surf and beautiful views. the true Dunes of Cape Cod. Lighthouses to see and a quick drive to Ptown
beautiful spot for gardening enthusiasts with a car museum and a windmill.
170 locals recommend
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove Stbeautiful spot for gardening enthusiasts with a car museum and a windmill.
Arts & Culture
A venue for many artists and diverse groups and beauty. climb the monument, bike ride through the dunes, shop the galleries, look for the seals, take a whale watch, partake in fantastic food.
328 locals recommend
Provincetown
A venue for many artists and diverse groups and beauty. climb the monument, bike ride through the dunes, shop the galleries, look for the seals, take a whale watch, partake in fantastic food.
Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth Rdcatch a show, view the art
Cahoon Museum of American Art
4676 Falmouth RdGreen Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
6 Discovery Hill Rdcheck website for activities
Entertainment & Activities
Dennis is a special gem of a town for art and entertainment. there is the Cape Cod Arts Museum,movie theater and a few fantastic restaurants all in the same spot
86 locals recommend
The Cape Playhouse
820 Main StDennis is a special gem of a town for art and entertainment. there is the Cape Cod Arts Museum,movie theater and a few fantastic restaurants all in the same spot
interesting spot with beautiful hiking trails, moon walks , and learning activiites
124 locals recommend
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main Streetinteresting spot with beautiful hiking trails, moon walks , and learning activiites
Bowling and mini arcade. you can walk main street after you get pizza at Palios right next door to arcade. there is a carousel and mini golf along main street as well as the huge Kandy Korner. there is another, larger arcade with a virtual experience int eh Cape Cod Malll
43 locals recommend
Ryan Family Amusements
200 Main StreetBowling and mini arcade. you can walk main street after you get pizza at Palios right next door to arcade. there is a carousel and mini golf along main street as well as the huge Kandy Korner. there is another, larger arcade with a virtual experience int eh Cape Cod Malll
Shopping
outdoor mall with fun events to draw customers to this very pleasant space
253 locals recommend
Mashpee Commons
22 Steeple Stoutdoor mall with fun events to draw customers to this very pleasant space
arcade, bowling, virtual experience, movie theaters, food court and shopping.
94 locals recommend
Cape Cod Mall
769 Iyannough Rdarcade, bowling, virtual experience, movie theaters, food court and shopping.
West Main Street @ Star Market, Hyannis station
grocery store
Everything Else
Quaint little gift store with a playground across the street. not too far from the house.Fun spot for kids to grab some candy in a basket
22 locals recommend
1856 Country Store
555 Main StQuaint little gift store with a playground across the street. not too far from the house.Fun spot for kids to grab some candy in a basket
Osterville Village Library
43 Wianno Avegreat library and public tennis courts across the street