Cape Historical Museums!

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1869 School House Museum

Route 6 Eastham, MA 02642
(508)255-0788
An authentic one-room schoolhouse.
Open seasonally. Admission is free.

 

Aptucxet Trading Post

24 Aptucxet Road Bourne, MA 02532
(508)759-9487
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Complex is open Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day Weekend.
Weekdays + Saturdays: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Sundays 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Admission= Adults, $4.00; Children, $2.00

 

Bourne Farm

6 North Falmouth Highway North Falmouth, MA 02556
(508)548-8484

 

Bourne Historical Center

30 Keene Street Bourne, MA 02532
508-759-6120
Weekdays + Saturdays: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Sundays 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

 

The Bourne Historical Society, Inc.

is not-for-profit organization.Retired town records and other documentary resources about Bourne may be found.

 

Briggs McDermott House

22 Sandwich Road Bourne, MA 02532
(508)759-6120

 

Falmouth Historical Society

55-65 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA 02540
(508)548-4857
Summer Museum Hours 2004 June 22 through September 25
Tuesday - Saturday - 10 am - 4 pm
Fall Museum Hours 2004 October 2 through October 31
Saturday and Sunday - 1 to 4 pm
Historic house tours $5.00, Members and Children under 13 free.

 

John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum

397 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601
(508)790-3077
This museum focuses on Kennedy's life and activities during the times he vacationed in Hyannis.
HOURS: Mid-April through October, Monday through Saturday 9am - 5pm; Sundays and holidays 12 - 5pm.

 

Josiah Dennis Manse Museum

77 Nobscusset Road Dennisport, MA 02639
(508)385-2232
Housed is a restored 1736 saltbox house that was the home of Reverend Josiah Dennis, pastor of Yarmouth's East Parish, and the man for whom the town was named. Rooms are decorated in the style of the minister's day.
The museum is open late June.

 

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Museum

Snake Pond/Route 130, Mashpee, MA 02649
(508)477-1536
The museum is situated in the Bonne-Avant house. The Museum displays the life, history and culture of the Wampanoag people from Stone Age to the present. Currently under renovation.

Plymouth Plantation

Route 3, Exit 4 Plymouth, MA 02362
(508)746-1622
Plymouth Plantation is open March 27 through November 28, 7 days a week.
One can buy a combination pass for the two sites or single pass, per site.

 

Woods Hole Historical Museum

4 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508)548-7270
Archives open from 2 to 4PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays.