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Attractions near Chatham

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center & one more place to visit in Chatham

Around 3.7M people visit Cape Cod National Seashore each year. The town itself has 2 places on our list; 23 others are within 40 miles. Look for 18 museums, 2 gardens and 2 zoos & aquariums. Drive 40 mi to reach Plimoth Patuxet.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
2 mi
SS Pendleton
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 2 mi southeast

SS Pendleton

1944 T2 tanker.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

At the edge of the map sits Polly Hill Arboretum, 39 mi out.

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Orange: Chatham. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

The 2 inside Chatham come first, then 40 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Chatham lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Chatham → · Chatham’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Chatham station: Thomas Kelley, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SS Pendleton: United States Coast Guard, Richard C. Kelsey, Public domain · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Monument to the Forefathers: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Dighton Rock: Frank S. Davis, Public domain · Pilgrim Monument: Peter Whitlock (Transferred by adavyd/Originally uploaded by Willster3), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edaville Railroad: Dan Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Cod National Seashore: SeduisantRedux, CC BY 3.0 · Freetown Fall River State Forest: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Whit Welles Wwelles14, CC BY 3.0 · New Bedford Whaling Museum: Elpriceisright, CC BY 3.0 · Elephant House: Nicole Leigh Martel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sandwich Historical Society and Glass Museum: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nantucket Whaling Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Heritage Museums and Gardens: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0 · New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: Rolf Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Jail: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buttonwood Park Zoo: LGagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mytoi: ROxBo at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Eastham Windmill: Cholmes75 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jenney Grist Mill: Kell1Reilly2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · King Caesar House: Duxbury Rural & Hist Soc, Public domain · Art Complex Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cahoon Museum of American Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · French Cable Station: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Maria Mitchell Aquarium: Neddy1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mayflower House Museum: Swampyank at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middleborough Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Baxter Mill: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Cod Maritime Museum: Smart Destinations from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: Thomas Kelly, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Third District Courthouse: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robbins Museum: Daderot, CC0 · United States Customshouse: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Winslow Crocker House: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0

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