Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is a maritime museum at 135 South Street in Hyannis, Massachusetts with a focus on Cape Cod's maritime history, boat building, yachting, and nautical art. Its home town is Barnstable Town. Look also at SS Pendleton, 17 mi away.
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A museum inside Barnstable Town
You can stay in Barnstable Town
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is inside Barnstable Town, which has 68 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Boston
Boston is about 60 miles northwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 62–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 1 miles away
Cape Cod Gateway (HYA) has airline service, about 1 miles from Cape Cod Maritime Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Picking a season
Each month’s highs and lows around Cape Cod Maritime Museum are below.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is a maritime museum at 135 South Street in Hyannis, Massachusetts with a focus on Cape Cod's maritime history, boat building, yachting, and nautical art. The museum formerly contained the remains of the Sparrow Hawk, the earliest known surviving ship from the colonial American era, which is currently stored at Plymouth's Pilgrim Hall Museum.
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Staying near Cape Cod Maritime Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Barnstable Town (68) and Yarmouth (77).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Cape Cod Maritime Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | in town | — | 68 38 hotels · 5 motels · 18 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 1 hostel | 50,101 | $603K | C+ |
| Yarmouth 29% vacation homes | 3 mi northeast | 5 min | 77 43 hotels · 11 motels · 17 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 25,225 | $552K | B− |
| Dennis 52% vacation homes | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 54 21 hotels · 10 motels · 12 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 2 RV parks | 14,906 | $627K | B− |
| Sandwich | 12 mi west | 15 min | 25 7 hotels · 4 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 20,575 | $601K | A− |
| Harwich 34% vacation homes | 11 mi east | 15 min | 23 8 hotels · 1 motel · 13 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,635 | $659K | A− |
| Brewster 42% vacation homes | 13 mi northeast | 20 min | 28 8 hotels · 12 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 10,457 | $708K | A− |
| Falmouth 28% vacation homes | 17 mi west | 25 min | 46 26 hotels · 6 motels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 33,361 | $630K | B− |
| Chatham 54% vacation homes | 16 mi east | 25 min | 28 11 hotels · 2 motels · 13 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins | 6,752 | $943K | A− |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Pair Cape Cod Maritime Museum with these
Each of these is within 64 miles.
Big draw64 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw59 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw54 mi MuseumThe Breakers
46 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
117 mi Ancient siteSS Pendleton
Big draw63 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
55 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
55 mi MuseumMarble HousePhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · SS Pendleton: United States Coast Guard, Richard C. Kelsey, Public domain · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain
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Before visiting Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Is Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Barnstable Town?
Yes. It’s inside Barnstable Town, MA.
When is the best time to visit Cape Cod Maritime Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 62–80°.
How far is Cape Cod Maritime Museum from Boston?
About 60 miles northwest of Boston, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Cape Cod Maritime Museum?
Cape Cod Gateway (HYA), about 1 miles away. The nearest big hub is Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), about 59 miles.
Where should I stay near Cape Cod Maritime Museum?
Yarmouth (3 mi, 77 places to stay), Barnstable Town (in town, 68 places to stay) and Dennis (7 mi, 54 places to stay).
Tips from people in Barnstable Town
No one has shared advice yet; Barnstable Town’s Town Square takes questions.
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