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SagamoreBridge:ConnectsCapeCodwiththemainlandofMassachusetts.
Sandwich:VisittheTownHallislocatedrightnexttotheDexterGristMill,inthehistoricdistrictoftown.
SandyNeckBeach:Thousandsofyearshaveallowedthisbarrierbeachtodevelopinto4,700acresofdunes,maritimeforests,andmarshes.Itisalivingmuseum,exhibitingdynamiclandscapesrichwithecologicalactivityandrecreationalopportunities.
YarmouthPort:TheOldKing’sHighwaywindsagracefulroutethroughtheCenterofYarmouthPortlikeagentlymeanderingriver.Alongthisrouteliedozensofhistoricandintriguingantiquehomes,eachwithitsownstorytotell.
Dennis:ThevillagesofEastDennis,DennisandSouthDennisfeaturescenichistoricdistrictshailingbacktowhalingdays,whiletranquiltree-linedstreetsmeanderthroughDennisPortandWestDennis.
Brewster:ConsideredbysometobeCapeCod'smostpicturesquetown,Brewstercapturestheheartofanyonewholovesthequaintandthequiet.
Orleans:OriginallyknownasSouthParishofEastham,whichwassettledin1644,Orleansbecameincorporatedin1797afterseekingindependencesince1717.
SaltPondVisitorCenter:CapeCodNationalSeashore'smainvisitorfacility,withatheater,bookstore,museum,andrestrooms.
RacePointBeach:oneoftheCapeCodNationalSeashorebeachesinProvincetown,hasawideswathofsandstretchingfaroffintothedistancearoundthepointandCoastGuardstation.
TherearecapesallalongtheNewEnglandcoast,butwhenanyonetalksof"theCape,"themeaningisimmediatelyclear.ThisdrivetakesinvirtuallyallofCapeCod:thequietvillagesalongthebayside,thebeautifullydesolatedunelandsoftheouterCape'snationalseashore,livelyProvincetown,andthebusyresortsthatfaceNantucketSound.
CrosstheSagamoreBridgefromthemainlandtoCapeCod.ThefirsttownwillbeSagamore,wherethePairpointGlassCompanycarriesonthelocaltraditionofhandblowingleadcrystalintofunctionalanddecorativeitems.Visitorscanwatchartisansblow,shape,andfinishglassware.
ProceedeastfromSagamoretoSandwich,theoldesttownontheCape.SettledbyPuritansin1637,thistownflourishedinthe19thcenturyasaglass-makingcenter.Themanykindsofdecorativeandtableglass—clearandcolored,blownandpressed,cutandengraved—madeSandwichfamous.TheSandwichGlassMuseumpreservesmuchofthebestworksfromalldifferenteras.
TripLength:Roughly80miles
BestTimeToGo:Before4thofJulyorafterLaborDaytoavoidcrowds.
WhatToWatchOutFor:Onsummerweekends,expectbumpertobumpertrafficatSycamoreBridge.
MustSeeNearbyAttractions:
Whale-watchingexcursionsdepartfromBarnstableHarborandProvincetown
CapeCodMuseumofNaturalHistory(Brewster)
PlimothPlantation(Plymouth)
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