Sights & Attractions in Nantucket

Things to Do in Nantucket Town

Name	Category	Location

African Meeting House When the island abolished slavery in 1773, Nantucket became a...	Museums / Galleries	Nantucket Town

Brant Point Light The promontory where this 26-foot-tall, white-painted beauty...	Nautical Sites	Nantucket Town

Children's Beach A calm area by the harbor, Children's Beach is within blocks...	Beaches	Nantucket Town

Cisco Beach Cisco Beach has heavy surf and lifeguards, but no food or restrooms...	Beaches	Nantucket Town

Dionis Beach Dionis Beach is, at its entrance, a narrow strip of sand that...	Beaches	Nantucket Town


First Congregational Church The tower of this church provides the best view of Nantucket—for...	Religious Sites	Nantucket Town

Hadwen House The pair of magnificent white porticoed Greek Revival mansions...	Houses / Mansions	Nantucket Town

Jetties Beach A short bike- or shuttle-bus ride from town, Jetties Beach is...	Beaches	Nantucket Town

Madaket Beach Madaket Beach can be reached by shuttle bus from Nantucket Town...	Beaches	Nantucket Town

Main Street After the Great Fire of 1846 leveled all its wooden buildings...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Nantucket Town

Nantucket Atheneum Nantucket's town library is a great white Greek Revival building...	Libraries	Nantucket Town

Natural Science Museum at Hinchman House Maria Mitchell (1818-89), the first woman to be admitted to the...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Nantucket Town

Oldest House History and architecture buffs should be sure to get a look at...	Houses / Mansions	Nantucket Town

Pacific National Bank Like the Pacific Club (a social club that counts whalers' descendants...	Financial Institutions	Nantucket Town

Surfside Beach Surfside Beach, accessible via the Surfside Bike Path (3 mi)...	Beaches	Nantucket Town

Three Bricks Many of the mansions of the golden age of whaling were built...	Houses / Mansions	Nantucket Town

Whaling Museum With exhibits that include a fully rigged whaleboat and a skeleton...	Museums / Galleries	Nantucket Town
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