Attractions in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Historic Homes & Buildings

First Congregational Church 508-228-0950
62 Centre Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This historic church building is widely regarded as the most elegant, as well as the largest, church building on the island; the church’s interior creates a feeling of... more info map
Greater Light 508-228-1894
Howard Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This charming and lovely structure was once an Eighteenth Century barn that was converted into a quaint and charming country home in the 1930s. more info
Hadwen House 508-228-3744
96 Main Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This wonderful example of Greek Revival architecture is a mansion that hearkens back to and captures all the elegance and opulence of the height of Nantucket’s most... more info map
Jethro Coffin House 508-228-3451
Sunset Hill, Nantucket, MA 02554
The oldest home on Nantucket, this historical structure epitomizes the Seventeenth Century Bay Colony houses that were the predominate style to be found in the area... more info
Macy Christian House 508-325-4015
Liberty Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This unique house features both Colonial architectural elements and styles that came to their heyday during the late Nineteenth Century. more info
Unitarian Church 508-228-2730
11 Orange Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This church dates to 1809 and is an historical landmark on Nantucket. more info map

Historic Sites & Monuments

Black Heritage Trail 508-228-4058
25 Federal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This trail, that traces the history of African Americans in the region, offers guided tours by reservation. more info map

Museums & Galleries

Fair Street Museum 508-325-5831
Fair Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This museum hosts a variety of changing exhibits. more info
Mitchell House 508-228-2896
1 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This house was the birthplace of America’s first woman astronomer, Maria Mitchell, and has now been restored to preserve her legacy with a variety of exhibits and... more info map
Nantucket Historical Association 508-228-1894
15 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This historical association maintains museums and historical structures, offering a wide variety of exhibits, a research library, and much more, that delves into the... more info map
Nantucket Life Saving Museum 508-228-1885
158 Polpis Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
This museum chronicles, and confers the respect deserved upon, those heroic men throughout the ages who have braved the gargantuan forces of the often angry sea around... more info map
Old Gaol 508-228-1894
Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This museum displays stocks and other punitive paraphernalia from earlier times and forms of punishment and justice; this jail was also the first jail in the United... more info
Old Mill 508-228-1894
Prospect Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
Dating back to 1746, the authentic machinery of this mill is still quite efficacious at grinding corn meal by harnessing the power of the wind. more info
Peter Foulger Museum 508-228-1655
Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This museum showcases paintings, furniture, and many other items of interest that are illustrative of the island’s rich and varied history. more info
Whaling Museum 508-228-1736
Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This Nineteenth Century candle factory now houses a museum dedicated to and exhibiting whaling memorabilia, portraits, scrimshaw, a whale skeleton, and much more that... more info

Science & Technology

Hinchman House 508-228-0898
7 Milk Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This natural history museum features displays, exhibits and educational materials having to do with the native habitats, flora and fauna of the Nantucket ecosystem;... more info map
Loines Observatory 508-228-8690
59 Milk Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
Open during the evenings, this astronomy observatory features public lectures, classes, and viewing of the heavens with the aid of its high quality telescope. more info map
Maria Mitchell Aquarium 508-228-5387
28 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This aquarium allows one to view the multifarious marine life of the island salt marshes, harbours, and near-shore waters, as well as offering a chance to be a part of... more info map
Science Library 508-228-9219
2 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This fine research library contains collections of books on nature and the natural sciences, a wonderful children’s collection, as well a varied collection of historic... more info map
Vestal Street Observatory 508-228-9273
3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
This observatory features guided tours of an outdoor model of the solar system, a sunspot observatory, and more. more info map

Tours & Cruises

Cisco Brewers 508-325-5929
5 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA 02584
This brewery, situated in a restored, historic barn, offers tours of the premises and a look into the brewing process. more info map
Nantucket Adventures 508-228-6365
103 Orange Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
Nantucket Adventures offers seal excursions, upper harbor & sunset cruises, beach adventures, and sunset clambakes. more info map
Nantucket Vineyard 508-228-9235
5 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA 02554
This fine vineyard offers tours and tasting events. more info map
Shearwater Excursions 508-228-7037
P.O. Box 2095, Nantucket, MA 02584
The excursions offered by the Shearwater are piloted by Captain Perkins, who has over twenty years of experience and Coast Guard licensing, and explore the ecosystems of... more info

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