Arriving at Cape Cod Gateway Airport in Hyannis places you among it all, with Cape Cod beaches, harbor towns, and island ferries an easy drive away. Hyannis is the Cape's main town, with a walkable Main Street, a working harbor, and the Kennedy family history that draws visitors from around the world. The feel is salty and easygoing, with seafood shacks, bike trails, and beaches in every direction.

Standout experiences around Hyannis: - Visit the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum and see the family compound from the water - Take a ferry from Hyannis Harbor to Nantucket for the day - Walk the dunes and beaches of Cape Cod National Seashore - Watch seals from the shore near Chatham Lighthouse - Bike the Cape Cod Rail Trail through cranberry bogs and kettle ponds - Catch a Cape Cod Baseball League game, free and full of future big leaguers - Eat Wellfleet oysters on the Outer Cape or fried clams on the harbor - Browse the art galleries and shops of Provincetown at the Cape's tip - Tour the Sandwich Glass Museum and the Heritage Museums and Gardens - Explore Woods Hole and its aquarium in Falmouth

Hyannis sits in the middle of Cape Cod, so Falmouth and Woods Hole are 30 minutes west, Chatham is 30 minutes east, and Provincetown is about 75 minutes out at the end of Route 6. Martha's Vineyard is a ferry ride away from nearby Falmouth. Summer is peak season, but locals favor September when the water is warmest and the traffic has thinned.