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Yarmouth Port Village |
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Capt. Bangs Hallet House Museum
Strawberry Lane
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Two sea captains and their families
lived in this 1840 home: Capt. Allen Hinckley Knowles and Capt. Bangs
Hallet. Hallet retired from life on the sea and moved here with wife
Anna in 1863. Learn about his voyages and see the silks and porcelain he
brought back from China.
Open June 1 – Oct. 15, Thurs. – Sun.
Tours at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. |
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Edward Gorey House
8
Strawberry Lane
508-362-3909
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Author, illustrator and costume
designer Edward Gorey spent his last 14 years in this 1820s house near
the Town Common before suffering a fatal heart attack in 2000 at age 75.
His legacy lives on in the home, now a museum run by the Highland Street
Foundation. See the tiny second-floor room where Gorey
worked, his Tony Award for set and costume design on the 1977 Broadway
play, “Dracula,” and original sketches among other souvenirs from a
storied career.
Open April 15 – mid-Dec., Thurs. –
Sat. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sun. noon – 4 p.m. |
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Jack’s Outback
161 Main St. (Rte. 6A)
508-362-6690
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| A regular breakfast and lunch patron, illustrator
Edward Gorey was known to walk in, pull his mug from the rack and head
to his regular table. He is clearly missed, with his black-and-white
drawings still lining the walls. |
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Yarmouth New Church
Rte 6A near the Town Common
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| After decades of meeting in homes and store attics,
the Yarmouth New Church Society built its own church in 1870. It
features stenciled walls and Gothic architectural details while serving
as a fitting compliment to the nearby Town Common. The church still
meets in the summer, but the primary focus is repairing its building for
future use. |
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Hallet’s Store and Soda Fountain
139 Main St. (Rte. 6A)
508-362-3362
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| No trip to Yarmouth Port is complete without a stop
at Hallet’s for a sandwich or ice cream cone. Opened as a pharmacy in
1889, Hallet’s remains the place to meet people, catch small talk or
just swivel around on a lunch counter stool. Operated by the
great-grandson of the original owner, the store features the Hallet’s
Museum upstairs. |
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Winslow Crocker House and Thacher House
Rte. 6A, just beyond the Yarmouth Port Post Office at 231 Rte. 6A
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The Winslow Crocker House is a 1780
Georgian Colonial with a central chimney and dark weathered wood while
the neighboring Thacher House is a Georgian Colonial built in 1680, with
white-painted wood and two chimneys.
Both homes are owned by Historic New
England, but only the Winslow Crocker House, which was moved here from
West Barnstable in 1936 to hold Mary Thacher’s antique collection, is
open to the public. It holds colonial furniture, pewter and other
antiques.
Open June – Oct., first Sat. of the
month. Tours are on the hour from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., with the last tour
starting at 4 p.m. |
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Old Yarmouth Inn Restaurant & Tavern
223 Main St. (Rte. 6A)
508-362-9962
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| Built in 1696, this establishment claims to be the
oldest inn on Cape Cod. Halfway between Plymouth and Provincetown, it
has seen many a stagecoach and car stop in and continues to be a good
spot for a meal. |
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The Colonial House Inn
277 Main St. (Rte. 6A
508-362-4348
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| A Federal-style home built in the 1730s, the inn
underwent a major expansion in the 1860s, including the addition of a
house floated over from Nantucket. It was known as the Eldrige House
when expanded for the family that owned it for more than a century.
Other owners include Thomas Thacher, a Democratic Congressman for
Massachusetts from 1913 – 1915. The inn was placed on the National
Register of Historic Places in 1988. |
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South Yarmouth |
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Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox
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This
Cape Cod
Baseball League team plays at
Red Wilson Field, Station Avenue, South Yarmouth during the summer
months. |
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Judah Baker Windmill and Windmill Park
River Street, South Yarmouth
508-382-2231 ext. 237
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| Built in 1791 for Judah Baker, the windmill spun in
several spots throughout South Dennis and Yarmouth before arriving here in the
mid-1800s. It was donated to the town of Yarmouth in 1953, along with
Windmill Park and a small swimming beach on the Bass River. The windmill
is now close to original condition after undergoing extensive
renovations in 1999. Call the Yarmouth Historical Commission for the
latest tour schedule. |
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West Yarmouth |
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Baxter’s Grist Mill
Rte. 28, across from Baxter Street
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| There’s no outside paddle for this 1710 grist mill
and hasn’t been since 1860, when Mill Pond’s low water levels and
deterioration from cold winters prompted the Baxters to turn to an
encased power turbine. The mill operated until 1900 and was turned over
to the town in the 1960s. |
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Zooquarium
674 Rte. 28
508-775-8883
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| From lobsters to striped bass to seals, the
Zooquarium lives up to its name, featuring mostly aquarium fare along
with some dry land creatures. Crowd favorites include daily seal and sea
lion shows, the petting zoo and tidal pool with crabs, starfish and
clams. |
