Cape Cod - Index

Cape Cod - travel_guide_2008 - Index

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Winery Tours | Truro Vineyards
Cape Cod Winery in East Falmouth (508-457-5592), Truro Vineyards in North Truro
(508-487-6200) and Chicama Vineyards in West Tisbury on Martha’s Vineyard (508-
693-0309) are open throughout summer and fall for free tours and tastings. DON SYLOR
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display. In addition, a 1770 one-room schoolhouse is located on
the same grounds as the manse and offers some insight into how
an average school day in the18th century was spent. Admission:
free. Open mid-June to mid-September, Tuesday 10 a.m. to
noon, Thursday and Saturday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
38 | Comedy Shows
Laughter is good for the heart—both literally and figuratively.
And a healthful helping comes with every show at the Comedy
Lounge in the Radisson hotel (287 Route 28, Hyannis; 508-771-
1700). Familiar stars of the stage, screen and TV try their best
to incite a laugh riot every chance they get, which is every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in the summer and
Friday and Saturday during the remainder of the year.
Audiences get treated to an opening act by a yet unknown but
talented newcomer and a nationally headlining comedian.
Tickets are $16.50 and can be purchased online or at the door.
Show starts at 9 p.m.; doors open at 8:30 p.m. Another laughter
hot spot is at the tropical-themed restaurant Christopher’s
Steakhouse (769 Route 28, South Yarmouth; 508-394-8006). It
plays host to the Comedy Cottage, a recent addition to the
comedy scene since opening in 2007. Shows are 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tickets: $20. Open Memorial Day through Columbus Day.
39 | Birds and Reptiles
World-renowned reptile and bird expert Gus Ben David spent
36 years as the director of the Massachusetts Audubon’s Felix
Neck Sanctuary before fulfilling his lifelong dream of sharing
his collection of birds and reptiles with Vineyard visitors.
Today, World of Reptiles and Birds (Edgartown-Vineyard
Haven Road, Edgartown; 508-627-5634) is home to the largest
pythons on display in the United States, New England’s largest
snapping turtle and assorted snakes and lizards, as well as fancy
poultry, peacocks and a bald eagle. Open daily in season and
most weekends year round. Admission: $5.
40 | Edgy Theater
The acclaimed Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theater (Route 6,
Wellfleet; 508-349-9428) is considered Cape Cod’s most
adventuresome theater, offering groundbreaking works for
playwrights, performers and patrons. WHAT has a national
reputation for innovative and provocative productions. The
edgiest music, theater and dance can be experienced at the
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intimate 90-seat theater on the harbor (1 Kendrick Ave.,
Wellfleet) or at the company’s recently added permanent home,
the Julie Harris Stage (2357 Route 6, Wellfleet), which seats 200.
WHAT for Kids provides theater for children. Please call for
calendar of shows and events or go to www.what.org.
41 | JFK Museum
From the JFK Memorial statue at the entrance to the
multimedia exhibit inside, the John F. Kennedy Hyannis
Museum (397 Main St., Hyannis; 508-790-3077) offers a look
inside the personal life of our 35th president and the time he
spent at the family compound in Hyannisport. Four rooms of
exhibits show various aspects of Kennedy’s life, from 1934 to
1963. Admission: $5 for adults; $2.50 for children 10 to 17. Open
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to
4 p.m. Sunday, April through Memorial Day and Columbus
Day through Halloween. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Memorial Day
through Columbus Day. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday
though Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, November
through mid-April.
42 | Park It
Parents everywhere owe a debt to whoever invented the
modern outdoor playground. When it’s time for a break from
the beach, there’s no better place on the Cape to expend all that
youthful energy than a spot like Drummer Boy Park on Route
6A in Brewster. A great place for a picnic, the park not only
includes several acres of open lawn perfect for running around,
but also a gingerbread-like playhouse adjacent to a small,
feature-packed playground. In addition, there’s a restored 18thcentury
windmill on site and the Harris-Black House, a typical
18th-century Cape Cod house, as well as a gazebo where
summer evening concerts are held.
43 | Art Shacks
A leisurely summer stroll along Hyannis Harbor to enjoy the
breeze and to look at the artist shanties in Bismore Park is the
perfect way to view art made both by man and nature. The
Harbor Your Arts shanties afford the public the opportunity to
connect with local art and artists in a setting rich in natural
beauty. Photographers, painters, sculptors, jewelry designers
and potters have all found a creative home inside one of the 14
harborside shanties. Open daily June 16 through Sept. 30.
JFK Museum | Hyannis
From the JFK Memorial statue at the entrance to the multimedia exhibit inside, the
John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum (397 Main St., Hyannis; 508-790-3077) offers a
look inside the personal life of our 35th president and the time he spent at the
family compound in Hyannisport.