Cape Cod, Plymouth & Neuengland-Tagesausflüge von Boston aus
Boston is ideally situated as a base for exploring the most distinctively New England landscapes and historic sites in the region — within 90 minutes' drive of the city lie Cape Cod (the most famous summer beach destination in New England), Plymouth (the site of the Pilgrim landing and the Plymouth Rock), Salem (the site of the 1692 witch trials), Lexington and Concord (the sites of the first battles of the American Revolution), and the Berkshires (the cultural and scenic hill region of western Massachusetts).
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Plymouth Rock & Mayflower II
Plymouth Rock marks the legendary 1620 Pilgrim landing site — the Mayflower II (a full-scale replica built in Devon, England in 1957) is moored in Plymouth Harbor and open for tours showing the 102 Pilgrims' cramped 66-day Atlantic crossing.
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Provincetown — Land's End Arts Colony
Provincetown at Cape Cod's tip is America's oldest continuous arts colony (since 1900) and a landmark LGBTQ+ destination — the 1898 Pilgrim Monument, Commercial Street's gallery strip, and the Portuguese-influenced fishing culture coexist in a walkable peninsula.
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Cape Cod National Seashore — 40 Miles of Beach
The Cape Cod National Seashore (designated 1961 by JFK) protects 43,000 acres of Atlantic-facing barrier beach, freshwater kettle ponds, and pitch pine forest — Race Point and Coast Guard Beach offer swimming in 65°F Atlantic surf.
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Sandwich — Cape Cod's Oldest Town (1637)
Sandwich is Cape Cod's oldest town — the Heritage Museums & Gardens, Thornton Burgess Museum, and the Sandwich Glass Museum (the town produced America's finest pressed glass, 1825-1888) make it the most culturally layered Cape community.
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Chatham & the Monomoy Seal Colony
Chatham's Monomoy Island hosts 4,000+ grey seals — the fastest-growing seal colony on the US East Coast, observable by kayak or tour boat, and accompanied by the great white sharks their population has attracted since 2012.
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Martha's Vineyard Day Ferry — Island Hopping
The Steamship Authority ferry from Woods Hole reaches Martha's Vineyard in 45 minutes — the Vineyard's six distinct towns (edgartown's whaling captain mansions, Aquinnah's Gay Head cliffs, Oak Bluffs' gingerbread Wesleyan Grove) warrant a full day.