Cape Cod Guides

Kate Gould Park Chatham MA: Band Concerts, Town Green, and Summer Nights Kate Gould Park Chatham MA is a compact downtown green at 15 Chatham Bars Avenue, just off Main Street in Chatham Village, that serves as the town’s central gathering place for free Friday night band concerts, art installations, family picnics, and seasonal festivals.…

Veterans Field Chatham MA: Your Complete Game-Day Guide Veterans Field in Chatham, Massachusetts is the home ballpark of the Chatham Anglers, a Cape Cod Baseball League team that plays a 40-game wood-bat schedule every summer. Admission is free. First pitch is at 7 p.m. for most home games. Parking near the field is limited, and…

Chatham Playgrounds and Gazebo Guide for Families on Cape Cod Volunteer Park in West Chatham, completed a brand-new accessible playground in the summer of 2024, giving Chatham two dedicated play facilities designed for different ages, abilities, and play styles. Paired with a downtown green that hosts one of Cape Cod’s most beloved free concert traditions,…

Atlantic White Shark Center Chatham: Your Complete Guide The Atlantic White Shark Center in Chatham is an education and research facility run by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, located at 235 Orleans Road in North Chatham, Massachusetts. It is open year-round, operates on timed reservations, and gives visitors a direct look at real scientific work…

Marconi Museum Chatham MA History Guide Sitting on an 11-acre campus in North Chatham, a red brick operating building from 1914 holds one of Cape Cod’s most focused history museums. The site preserves the full story of ship-to-shore wireless communication, from the earliest days of transatlantic radio through a classified World War II naval operation…

Oyster Pond Swimming in Chatham MA: Family-Friendly Fun Oyster Pond Beach in Chatham, MA is the only town beach that pairs free parking with lifeguards on duty. That single fact makes it the easiest choice for families swimming with young children on Cape Cod. The beach sits on a sheltered saltwater pond, so the water…

Jacknife Cove Chatham MA Family Guide Jacknife Cove sits on Pleasant Bay in North Chatham, right on the Chatham and Harwich town line, and it is one of the few public beaches on the bay with free parking and no sticker required.  The cove takes its name from its shape: the water cuts into the…

Chatham Cape Cod Wedding Venues Chatham and the surrounding Cape Cod towns offer some of the most sought-after wedding settings on the East Coast. Couples searching for wedding venues in Chatham, Cape Cod find a range that goes from full-service luxury resorts on Nantucket Sound to intimate harbor boathouses and historic downtown inns.  This guide…

Cape Cod Towns: Complete Travel Guide to All 15 Cape Cod has 15 towns, all of them in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. They run from Bourne at the Cape Cod Canal out to Provincetown at the tip, and they are usually sorted into four regions: the Upper Cape, the Mid Cape, the Lower Cape, and the…