Worth the trip from Madaket: SS Pendleton, 24 mi off
Each year, some 3.7M people go to Cape Cod National Seashore. With nothing inside Madaket, the list has 24 places within 40 miles. They include 18 museums, 2 gardens and 2 zoos & aquariums. Travel 59 mi and you reach The Breakers.
The Breakers
Gilded Age Vanberbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
The 24 outside town cluster to the north.
Orange: Madaket. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
These 58 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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10National Monument to the Forefathers
Monument in Massachusetts, United States of America.
11German corvette Hiddensee
Tarantul-class corvette in East German Navy ship, brought to US for analysis; now museum.
12Edaville Railroad
Heritage railroad and amusement park in South Carver, Massachusetts.
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Freetown Fall River State Forest
Protected area in Massachusetts, United States.
Elephant House
Former home of American writer and illustrator Edward Gorey.
National Museum of American Illustration
Illustration museum in Newport, Rhode Island.
Sandwich Historical Society and Glass Museum
Glass museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA.
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Museum in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States.
Heritage Museums and Gardens
Museum and public garden in Sandwich, Massachusetts, US.
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Museum of natural history and archaeology in Brewster, Massachusetts, United States.
King Caesar House
Museum in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the former home of Ezra Weston II.
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Archive organization in Edgartown, United States.
Middleborough Historical Museum
Local historical museum in Massachusetts, US.
French Cable Station
Historic telegraph station in Orleans, Massachusetts, United States.
Old Third District Courthouse
New Bedford, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Madaket → · Madaket’s history →
Photo credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · SS Pendleton: United States Coast Guard, Richard C. Kelsey, Public domain · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Cove: Electroengie at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Rosecliff: n ole, CC BY 2.0 · USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: "Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Released, U.S. Naval Photographic Center, U.S. N, Public domain · National Monument to the Forefathers: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · German corvette Hiddensee: Wikimaster97commons, CC BY 3.0 · Edaville Railroad: Dan Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilgrim Monument: Peter Whitlock (Transferred by adavyd/Originally uploaded by Willster3), CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States lightship LV-117: photograph by "G.E.E.", Public domain · Cape Cod National Seashore: SeduisantRedux, CC BY 3.0 · Freetown Fall River State Forest: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kingscote: Bmzuckerman, CC BY 4.0 · New Bedford Whaling Museum: Elpriceisright, CC BY 3.0 · Elephant House: Nicole Leigh Martel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isaac Bell House: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of American Illustration: National Museum of American Illustration, CC BY 3.0 · Sandwich Historical Society and Glass Museum: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motor torpedo boat PT-617: Wikimaster97commons, CC BY 3.0 · Nantucket Whaling Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chepstow: Kenneth C. Zirkel, 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 · Heritage Museums and Gardens: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jenney Grist Mill: Kell1Reilly2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motor Torpedo Boat PT 796: Marcbela, Public domain · Mytoi: ROxBo at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Newport Art Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Complex Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boyd's Windmill: Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY 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 · Eastham Windmill: Cholmes75 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · King Caesar House: Duxbury Rural & Hist Soc, Public domain · 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 · Chatham station: Thomas Kelley, CC BY-SA 2.0 · French Cable Station: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Union Church: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · United States Customshouse: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Winslow Crocker House: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cape Cod Maritime Museum: Smart Destinations from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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