Cape Cod is a four-hour drive from New York City and just over an hour’s drive from Boston. Reaching 65 miles into the North Atlantic like a proud seafarer’s arm life here is lived by the tides.Cape Cod is never away with Spirit Airlines. Make it happen to dial our flight booking toll-free number today.

1. 9 Stunning Places That Make Cape Cod
Very Special
Cape Cod is a four-hour drive from New York City and just over an hour’s drive from Boston. Reaching 65 miles into the North
Atlantic like a proud seafarer’s arm life here is lived by the tides. One of the world’s largest barrier islands, Cape Cod has long
shielded the Massachusetts mainland from the Atlantic grinding swells. For centuries this 400 sq mile peninsula of beaches,
forests, and ponds has been a sanctuary for its Native people, pilgrims, mariners, artist, and vacationers. While many come for
the beaches this is far more than just another seaside summer escape.

2. 1. UPPER CAPE: Leave the mainland behind and journey to the Upper Cape home to historic villages like Woods Hole. It is in
villages like these where common sense has stood firm against the fickle winds of architectural whimsy. Marine scientists and
restaurateurs may have replaced the whalers and fisherfolk of old but the shingle home remains.

3. 2. OLD SILVER BEACH: Wherever you travel on the Cape the sea surrounds you and the Upper Cape is no exception. Drop your
towel on the sands of Old Silver Beach and wade into the calm waters of Buzzards Bay.

4. 3. NOBSKA LIGHT: Or saddle up and explore the beaches of Vineyard Sound which stretch away to the east under the ever-
watchful gaze of Nobska Light.

5. 4. FALMOUTH: The town of Falmouth is the perfect place to take the waters, whether it is for a quiet paddle or the fifty-minute
ferry ride to Martha’s Vineyard.

6. 5. SOUTH CAPE BEACH STATE PARK: While right next door is Mashpee lose yourself amid the pitch pines and endless dunes of
South Cape Beach State Park. Follow the currents further from the mainland into the Mid Cape region.

7. 6. HYANNIS: You will find Cape Cod’s rich maritime heritage all over the peninsula but nowhere more so in Hyannis which in the
1800s was home to over 200 shipmasters. Hyannis was also the summer retreat of one of America’s most revered presidents and
naval heroes-John F Kennedy. When JFK urged his countrymen and women to set sail and not sit in the harbour, the Cape Cod
call to adventure could be felt right across the nation.

8. 7. CAPE COD MARITIME MUSEUM: Experience that seafaring spirit in the woods shaving and sawdust of the Cape Cod Maritime
museum where craftsmen’s shape boasts so beautiful. Even landlubber hearts are known to skip a beat.

9. 8. CHATHAM: Ride the sea breezes further eastward to the Cape‘s elbow and drop anchor at Chatham. Head down to the piers
and meet the locals who hang out by the fishing boat hoping for a free meal. And follow the lead of the migratory birds that rest
in this important habitat and feel your feathers unruffled.

10. 9. CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE: From Chatham wind your way north through the Outer Cape to Eastham, the gateway to
Cape Cod National Seashore. Founded in 1961 this national treasure covers almost the entire east coast of Cape Cod. Cape Cod is
never away with Spirit Airlines. Make it happen to dial our flight booking toll-free number today.