Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Attractions in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • First Congregational Church 508-228-0950
    62 Centre Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This historic church building is widely regarded as the most elegant, as well as the largest, church building on the island; the church’s interior creates a feeling of... more info  map

  • Greater Light 508-228-1894
    Howard Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This charming and lovely structure was once an Eighteenth Century barn that was converted into a quaint and charming country home in the 1930s.  more info

  • Hadwen House 508-228-3744
    96 Main Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This wonderful example of Greek Revival architecture is a mansion that hearkens back to and captures all the elegance and opulence of the height of Nantucket’s most... more info  map

  • Jethro Coffin House 508-228-3451
    Sunset Hill, Nantucket, MA 02554
    The oldest home on Nantucket, this historical structure epitomizes the Seventeenth Century Bay Colony houses that were the predominate style to be found in the area... more info

  • Macy Christian House 508-325-4015
    Liberty Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This unique house features both Colonial architectural elements and styles that came to their heyday during the late Nineteenth Century. more info

  • Unitarian Church 508-228-2730
    11 Orange Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This church dates to 1809 and is an historical landmark on Nantucket.  more info  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Black Heritage Trail 508-228-4058
    25 Federal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This trail, that traces the history of African Americans in the region, offers guided tours by reservation.  more info  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Fair Street Museum 508-325-5831
    Fair Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This museum hosts a variety of changing exhibits.  more info

  • Mitchell House 508-228-2896
    1 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This house was the birthplace of America’s first woman astronomer, Maria Mitchell, and has now been restored to preserve her legacy with a variety of exhibits and... more info  map

  • Nantucket Historical Association 508-228-1894
    15 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This historical association maintains museums and historical structures, offering a wide variety of exhibits, a research library, and much more, that delves into the... more info  map

  • Nantucket Life Saving Museum 508-228-1885
    158 Polpis Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This museum chronicles, and confers the respect deserved upon, those heroic men throughout the ages who have braved the gargantuan forces of the often angry sea around... more info  map

  • Old Gaol 508-228-1894
    Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This museum displays stocks and other punitive paraphernalia from earlier times and forms of punishment and justice; this jail was also the first jail in the United... more info

  • Old Mill 508-228-1894
    Prospect Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    Dating back to 1746, the authentic machinery of this mill is still quite efficacious at grinding corn meal by harnessing the power of the wind. more info

  • Peter Foulger Museum 508-228-1655
    Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This museum showcases paintings, furniture, and many other items of interest that are illustrative of the island’s rich and varied history.  more info

  • Whaling Museum 508-228-1736
    Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This Nineteenth Century candle factory now houses a museum dedicated to and exhibiting whaling memorabilia, portraits, scrimshaw, a whale skeleton, and much more that... more info

Science & Technology

  • Hinchman House 508-228-0898
    7 Milk Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This natural history museum features displays, exhibits and educational materials having to do with the native habitats, flora and fauna of the Nantucket ecosystem;... more info  map

  • Loines Observatory 508-228-8690
    59 Milk Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    Open during the evenings, this astronomy observatory features public lectures, classes, and viewing of the heavens with the aid of its high quality telescope.  more info  map

  • Maria Mitchell Aquarium 508-228-5387
    28 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This aquarium allows one to view the multifarious marine life of the island salt marshes, harbours, and near-shore waters, as well as offering a chance to be a part of... more info  map

  • Science Library 508-228-9219
    2 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This fine research library contains collections of books on nature and the natural sciences, a wonderful children’s collection, as well a varied collection of historic... more info  map

  • Vestal Street Observatory 508-228-9273
    3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This observatory features guided tours of an outdoor model of the solar system, a sunspot observatory, and more.  more info  map

Tours & Cruises

  • Cisco Brewers 508-325-5929
    5 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA 02584
    This brewery, situated in a restored, historic barn, offers tours of the premises and a look into the brewing process.  more info  map

  • Nantucket Adventures 508-228-6365
    103 Orange Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
    Nantucket Adventures offers seal excursions, upper harbor & sunset cruises, beach adventures, and sunset clambakes. more info  map

  • Nantucket Vineyard 508-228-9235
    5 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
    This fine vineyard offers tours and tasting events.  more info  map

  • Shearwater Excursions 508-228-7037
    P.O. Box 2095, Nantucket, MA 02584
    The excursions offered by the Shearwater are piloted by Captain Perkins, who has over twenty years of experience and Coast Guard licensing, and explore the ecosystems of... more info

  

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