Guidebook for Sandwich
Sightseeing
Main Street in Hyannis is great for exploring, lots of eclectic shops, great restaurants, places to people watch, and summer activities that may interest you. It's a busy place in the evenings if you want night life.
50 locals recommend
Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Falmouth RdMain Street in Hyannis is great for exploring, lots of eclectic shops, great restaurants, places to people watch, and summer activities that may interest you. It's a busy place in the evenings if you want night life.
It's about a 30 minutes ferry ride to Martha's Vineyard from either Falmouth or Woods Hole, which are 30-40 minutes from my home. MV is a great day trip, where you can explore the 3 main towns, go to the beach, take an island bus tour that lasts about 2 hours and takes you around the whole island. It's great fun, especially if you get a funny tour guide.
102 locals recommend
Martha's Vineyard
It's about a 30 minutes ferry ride to Martha's Vineyard from either Falmouth or Woods Hole, which are 30-40 minutes from my home. MV is a great day trip, where you can explore the 3 main towns, go to the beach, take an island bus tour that lasts about 2 hours and takes you around the whole island. It's great fun, especially if you get a funny tour guide.
P'town, as it's called, is way out at the end of the Cape and worth a day trip. It's a very fun place to wander, lots of unusual shops, and people hanging around the streets. Great restaurants. You know you're on vacation when you're here in the summer. If you like art galleries, Wellfleet has some nice ones to explore.
On the way to P'town, stop at Nauset Beach and Nauset Lighthouse, and the CC National Seashore Visitor Center.
Drive there part way along route 6a for a taste of Cape Cod, then head home on route 6 after a full and fun day.
328 locals recommend
Provincetown
P'town, as it's called, is way out at the end of the Cape and worth a day trip. It's a very fun place to wander, lots of unusual shops, and people hanging around the streets. Great restaurants. You know you're on vacation when you're here in the summer. If you like art galleries, Wellfleet has some nice ones to explore.
On the way to P'town, stop at Nauset Beach and Nauset Lighthouse, and the CC National Seashore Visitor Center.
Drive there part way along route 6a for a taste of Cape Cod, then head home on route 6 after a full and fun day.
Walk around Main Street in Hyannis for great dining, shopping, and people watching. The harbor is close by where you can take a ferry to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard.
58 locals recommend
Hyannis
Walk around Main Street in Hyannis for great dining, shopping, and people watching. The harbor is close by where you can take a ferry to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard.
This is where the Kennedy compound is, plus a memorial to JFK. Lovely drive along the water.
15 locals recommend
Hyannis Port
This is where the Kennedy compound is, plus a memorial to JFK. Lovely drive along the water.
Food Scene
I've always enjoyed this little restaurant as it's great service and great food. It's a neighborhood place with a bar and variety of food. Great for any meal. It's about 5 minutes from my home.
Canterbury Market
311 Cotuit RdI've always enjoyed this little restaurant as it's great service and great food. It's a neighborhood place with a bar and variety of food. Great for any meal. It's about 5 minutes from my home.
They have fabulous bagels and other baked goods to go with your morning coffee. Open for breakfast and lunch. About 10 minutes from my home.
6 locals recommend
Bagel Haven
681 Falmouth RdThey have fabulous bagels and other baked goods to go with your morning coffee. Open for breakfast and lunch. About 10 minutes from my home.
They have great sushi, tempura, and other Asian foods. Always have been able to be seated immediately. Good prices.
11 locals recommend
Asia
3 Greene StreetThey have great sushi, tempura, and other Asian foods. Always have been able to be seated immediately. Good prices.
This is a local favorite, great food, busy bar, call ahead for reservations or plan to wait just a little while on busy weekends.
17 locals recommend
Bobby Byrne's
6 Central SquareThis is a local favorite, great food, busy bar, call ahead for reservations or plan to wait just a little while on busy weekends.
If you like Thai food, this is a good restaurant about 10 minutes from my home in Deer Crossing, very close to Mashpee Commons. They also have restaurants in Dennis and Hyannis.
Bangkok Cuisine - Mashpee
681 Falmouth RdIf you like Thai food, this is a good restaurant about 10 minutes from my home in Deer Crossing, very close to Mashpee Commons. They also have restaurants in Dennis and Hyannis.
Very nice restaurant. Best to make reservations as it fills up. Next to the theaters in Mashpee Commons.
16 locals recommend
Siena
17 Steeple StVery nice restaurant. Best to make reservations as it fills up. Next to the theaters in Mashpee Commons.
I go here a lot. It's about 15 minutes away - always great food at reasonable prices. You can sit outside if you choose. They have 3 course dinner specials until 6:30pm for $12.
10 locals recommend
Captain Scott's Seafood Restaurant
71 Tupper RdI go here a lot. It's about 15 minutes away - always great food at reasonable prices. You can sit outside if you choose. They have 3 course dinner specials until 6:30pm for $12.
Parks & Nature
It's beautiful at the beach and the visitor center gives you an idea of the wildlife around the Cape. A great place to stop on your way out to Provincetown.
97 locals recommend
Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor Center
50 Nauset RdIt's beautiful at the beach and the visitor center gives you an idea of the wildlife around the Cape. A great place to stop on your way out to Provincetown.
This is a great boardwalk out to the beach, over the marsh. Especially nice at sunset. Kids love jumping off the bridge.
55 locals recommend
Town Neck Beach
62 Wood AveThis is a great boardwalk out to the beach, over the marsh. Especially nice at sunset. Kids love jumping off the bridge.
Cape Cod at it's finest. Great place for sightseeing, beaching, visiting Chatham, which is a very cute town, going on a seal watch.
73 locals recommend
Lighthouse Beach
30 Main StreetCape Cod at it's finest. Great place for sightseeing, beaching, visiting Chatham, which is a very cute town, going on a seal watch.
My favorite beach because it's so long and such white sand. Big parking lot ($10 or so) and snack shack for buying beachy food.
154 locals recommend
Nauset Beach
250 Beach RdMy favorite beach because it's so long and such white sand. Big parking lot ($10 or so) and snack shack for buying beachy food.
This is where the rescued marine animals are taken and rehabilitated. Educational and fun for the children, and adults. Admission is free, some special events may have a charge.
http://nmlc.org is the web site.
6 locals recommend
National Marine Life Center
120 Main StThis is where the rescued marine animals are taken and rehabilitated. Educational and fun for the children, and adults. Admission is free, some special events may have a charge.
http://nmlc.org is the web site.
These are beautiful gardens with each season showing different flowers. Nice place to wander.
170 locals recommend
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove StThese are beautiful gardens with each season showing different flowers. Nice place to wander.
If you want to rent a kayak, RideAway will deliver to Scorton Creek in Sandwich, which is great kayaking in the marsh. You need to check the tides. They also have a location in Mashpee if you want to go in that area.
23 locals recommend
Rideaway Adventures
449 MA-6AIf you want to rent a kayak, RideAway will deliver to Scorton Creek in Sandwich, which is great kayaking in the marsh. You need to check the tides. They also have a location in Mashpee if you want to go in that area.
Shopping
This is an outdoor shopping center with many wonderful small and unusual shops for wandering in and out. Some great restaurants, bakeries, as well as a cinema. About 10 minutes from my house.
253 locals recommend
Mashpee Commons
22 Steeple StThis is an outdoor shopping center with many wonderful small and unusual shops for wandering in and out. Some great restaurants, bakeries, as well as a cinema. About 10 minutes from my house.
Essentials
This is about 10 minutes from my home, next to a CVS pharmacy. There's another one in Mashpee Commons.
57 locals recommend
Stop & Shop
71 Quaker Meetinghouse RdThis is about 10 minutes from my home, next to a CVS pharmacy. There's another one in Mashpee Commons.
This is a higher end grocery store, well liked by locals. Prices are higher than Stop and Shop but better selection of unusual foods. Lots of selections you can just heat up for a great meal.
36 locals recommend
Roche Bros. Mashpee
11 Commercial StThis is a higher end grocery store, well liked by locals. Prices are higher than Stop and Shop but better selection of unusual foods. Lots of selections you can just heat up for a great meal.
This is the closest Pharmacy, next to Stop & Shop. Several other CVS close by in Mashpee and Cotuit.
9 locals recommend
CVS
77 Quaker Meetinghouse RdThis is the closest Pharmacy, next to Stop & Shop. Several other CVS close by in Mashpee and Cotuit.
This offers prepared foods that are delicious, has a deli, soups, and fresh veggies, as well as packaged foods.
19 locals recommend
Lambert's Farm Market
271 Cotuit RdThis offers prepared foods that are delicious, has a deli, soups, and fresh veggies, as well as packaged foods.
Entertainment & Activities
They have different musical groups throughout the summer. Well worth checking out.
92 locals recommend
Melody Tent
41 W Main StThey have different musical groups throughout the summer. Well worth checking out.
For a great time on the water, take a whale watcher cruise and hope you get a good spotting of the whales.
118 locals recommend
Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises
269 MillwayFor a great time on the water, take a whale watcher cruise and hope you get a good spotting of the whales.
This is one entry into the long Cape Cod Rail Trail bike path. You can rent bikes close by and then ride east toward the Atlantic.
44 locals recommend
Cape Cod Rail Trail
3488 Main StreetThis is one entry into the long Cape Cod Rail Trail bike path. You can rent bikes close by and then ride east toward the Atlantic.
Kids love this place with all the ropes courses and other "high flying" things to do. Close by in Sandwich.
10 locals recommend
The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove StKids love this place with all the ropes courses and other "high flying" things to do. Close by in Sandwich.
Arts & Culture
They have beautiful glass, plus it's across the street from the Grist Mill which is lovely. A park nearby, plus you can walk around "downtown" Sandwich. A very sweet place.
116 locals recommend
Sandwich Glass Museum
129 Main StThey have beautiful glass, plus it's across the street from the Grist Mill which is lovely. A park nearby, plus you can walk around "downtown" Sandwich. A very sweet place.
This is off-Cape, up route 3 towards Boston. It's a re-creation of the original Plymouth settlement of 1627. Very interesting, great for kids to learn about the early days and how they lived. The settlers go about their daily business and you can ask them questions, learn about them. Each of them is a specific person who lived in the village at that time. There's also the Wampanoag settlement so you can see how the Native Americans lived at that time. A great "touristy" thing to do.
134 locals recommend
Plimoth Cinema
137 Warren AveThis is off-Cape, up route 3 towards Boston. It's a re-creation of the original Plymouth settlement of 1627. Very interesting, great for kids to learn about the early days and how they lived. The settlers go about their daily business and you can ask them questions, learn about them. Each of them is a specific person who lived in the village at that time. There's also the Wampanoag settlement so you can see how the Native Americans lived at that time. A great "touristy" thing to do.
I haven't been here but it is aimed at little kids, below 7 years old. A great place to have your young children interact with the exhibits. Something to keep in mind if the weather isn't great for the outdoors.
50 locals recommend
Cape Cod Children's Museum
577 Great Neck Rd SI haven't been here but it is aimed at little kids, below 7 years old. A great place to have your young children interact with the exhibits. Something to keep in mind if the weather isn't great for the outdoors.