Nantucket Massachusetts Attractions
Historic Homes & Buildings
First Congregational Church
62 Centre Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-0950
This historic church building is widely regarded as the most elegant, as well as the largest,... more... mapGreater Light
Howard Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1894
This charming and lovely structure was once an Eighteenth Century barn that was converted into a... more...Hadwen House (circa 1845)
96 Main Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-3744
This wonderful example of Greek Revival architecture is a mansion that hearkens back to and... more... mapJethro Coffin House (circa 1686)
Sunset Hill • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-3451
The oldest home on Nantucket, this historical structure epitomizes the Seventeenth Century Bay... more...Macy Christian House
Liberty Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-325-4015
This unique house features both Colonial architectural elements and styles that came to their... more...Unitarian Church
11 Orange Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-2730
This church dates to 1809 and is an historical landmark on Nantucket. more... map
Historic Sites & Monuments
Black Heritage Trail
25 Federal Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-4058
This trail, that traces the history of African Americans in the region, offers guided tours by... more... map
Museums & Galleries
Fair Street Museum
Fair Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-325-5831
This museum hosts a variety of changing exhibits. more...Mitchell House
1 Vestal Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-2896
This house was the birthplace of America’s first woman astronomer, Maria Mitchell, and has now been... more... mapNantucket Historical Association
15 Broad Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1894
This historical association maintains museums and historical structures, offering a wide variety of... more... mapNantucket Life Saving Museum
158 Polpis Road • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1885
This museum chronicles, and confers the respect deserved upon, those heroic men throughout the ages... more... mapPeter Foulger Museum
Broad Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1655
This museum showcases paintings, furniture, and many other items of interest that are illustrative... more...Whaling Museum
Broad Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1736
This Nineteenth Century candle factory now houses a museum dedicated to and exhibiting whaling... more...
Science & Technology
Hinchman House
7 Milk Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-0898
This natural history museum features displays, exhibits and educational materials having to do with... more... mapLoines Observatory
59 Milk Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-8690
Open during the evenings, this astronomy observatory features public lectures, classes, and viewing... more... mapMaria Mitchell Aquarium
28 Washington Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-5387
This aquarium allows one to view the multifarious marine life of the island salt marshes, harbours,... more... mapScience Library
2 Vestal Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-9219
This fine research library contains collections of books on nature and the natural sciences, a... more... mapVestal Street Observatory
3 Vestal Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-9273
This observatory features guided tours of an outdoor model of the solar system, a sunspot... more... map
Tours & Cruises
Cisco Brewers
5 Bartlett Farm Road • Nantucket, MA 02584
508-325-5929
This brewery, situated in a restored, historic barn, offers tours of the premises and a look into... more... mapNantucket Adventures
103 Orange Street • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-6365
Nantucket Adventures offers seal excursions, upper harbor & sunset cruises, beach adventures, and... more... mapNantucket Vineyard
5 Bartlett Farm Road • Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-9235
This fine vineyard offers tours and tasting events. more... mapShearwater Excursions
P.O. Box 2095 • Nantucket, MA 02584
508-228-7037
The excursions offered by the Shearwater are piloted by Captain Perkins, who has over twenty years... more...
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