Cape Cod has indoor and outdoor fun for visitors

Whether you’re going for the day, the weekend or a long vacation, Martha’s Vineyard is an enchanting place to visit – and the best way to get there is on board the Island Queen. The ferry leaves from Falmouth, a lively seaside town with great beaches, bike trails, shops and restaurants. After exploring the town, park just 200 yards from the dock and board the ferry, sitting in the enclosed lounge or outside decks to enjoy the breathtaking views. Thirty-five minutes later, you’re in Oak Bluffs! Visit that town’s famous carousel and gingerbread houses, explore the island by bike (you can bring yours on the ferry – pets, too!), by sail, by bus tour or by foot. See the red cliffs at Aquinnah and the whaling captains’ homes in Edgartown.

This national park offers a full summer’s worth of fun for people of all ages. Six ocean beaches (lifeguarded) offer play in the surf; there are many walking and biking paths through inlands dunes, woodlands, and around cranberry bogs and small freshwater “kettle” ponds. Explore the first lighthouses in the country (commissioned by President George Washington). Historic sites, like the place where the first trans-Atlantic telegraph was sent.