Nature & Scenery nearby Olde Tavern Motel & Inn — Massachusetts: Cape Cod
Nature & Scenery
Ashumet Holly & Wildlife Sanctuary
286 Ashumet Rd, Falmouth, MA 02536
49 acres property of the Massachusetts Audubon Society offers an evergreen forest, a barn swallow colony, a holly trail and self guided nature walks. Known for its four rare and endangered species of wildflower... more >>
Bass Hole
400 Center Street, Yarmouth, MA 02675
The north side of Yarmouth on Cape Cod Bay is only about one and a half miles long and is largely marshland, save for a small beach at Bass Hole on the east end (also known as Gray's Beach). Bass Hole is at... more >>
Briar Patch Conservation Area
Discovery Hill, East Sandwich, MA
Marked nature trails wind through this 58 acre town conservation area which abuts the Green Briar Nature Center. Trail maps are available at the Nature Center. Call 508 888 6870 for additional information.... more >>
Dexter Grist Mill
Main & Water Sts., Sandwich, MA 02563
Dexter Grist Mill is a restored 17th century mill where you can still buy ground corn meal. It is a beautiful and peaceful spot by the pond. Look for the swans.... more >>
Heritage Plantation and Gardens
Pine & Grove Sts, Sandwich, MA 02563
Heritage Plantation has something for everyone. The small ones will thrill to a ride on our antique carousal built in 1912. From Duesenbergs to DeLoreans, everyone will enjoy our spectacular collection of 35 cl... more >>
Lowell Holly Reservation
South Sandwich Road, Sandwich, MA 02563
The reservation is located on Wakeby-Mashpee Pond, one of the Cape's largest freshwater ponds. There are 500 holly trees growing among beeches and pines on the 135 acre peninsula. A two miled marked trail, picn... more >>
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
, Chatham, MA 02633
The Fish and Wildlife Service administers 2,750 acres of beach, freshwater ponds and marsh, saltmarsh and tidal flats. The refuge is home to 285 species of birds highlighted by shorebirds, terns and waterfowl. ... more >>
Nickerson State Park
3488 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631
Travel to Nickerson State Park, you may think that you have been transported some where outside of eastern Massachusetts. You are surrounded by woods that slope down to the banks of eight crystal clear fresh w... more >>
Sandwich Fish Hatchery
Route 6A, Sandwich, MA 02537
The Hatchery raises approximately one half a million fish, mostly trout, to stock the ponds in the sate of Massachusetts. Open daily year round from 9-3 No admission charge... more >>
WHOI Information Office
93 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543
The Information Office is open year-round, Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. Guided walking tours of the Institution's dock and village campus are offered on weekdays in the summer. Tours are free, but rese... more >>
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
15 School St., Woods Hole, MA 02543
The Institute , WHOI, is a private nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to the study of marine science. The shore-based facilities are in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and at our 200 acre Quisse... more >>
Armstrong-Kelley Park
Main Street, Osterville, MA 02655
The park is owned by the Cape Cod Horticultural Society. A wonderland in the woods with its 8.5 acres of rhododendrons, heath and heather, hollies and abundant gardens. Cape Cod's oldest and largest privately o... more >>
Bird Watcher's General Store
36 Route 6-A , Orleans, MA 02653
Bird Feeders...Bird Art...Bird Books...Bird Jewelry...Bird Binoculars..Bird Kid Stuff...Bird Clothing...Bird Recordings. Free Catalog... more >>
Cape Cod Lavender Farm
Island Pond Trail, Harwich, MA 02645
Cape Cod Lavender Farm is located on twelve secluded acres overlooking Island Pond in Harwich. We are one of the largest lavender farms on the East Coast and the proud grower of over 14,000 plants. One of our f... more >>
Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen
Discovery Hill Road, E. Sandwich, MA 02537
Walking trails, beautiful wildflower garden, natural history exhibits, live animals, gift shop and tours of the 85 year old operating jam kitchen. Admission free. For additional information call 508 888 6870 ... more >>
Herring Runs on Cape Cod
, Marstons Mills, MA 02648
Visit one of nature's wonders, visit a Herring Run: One of the most abundant fishes in the world, ocean dwellers return to the freshwater systems in which they were hatched to spawn a wonderful signal of Spring... more >>
Nature Trails & Recreation Areas in Falmouth
, Falmouth, MA 02540
Beebe Woods. 387 acres of conservation woodland with marked trails for walking, xc skiing, bird watching and mountain biking. Access from Ter Huen or Highfield Drives----Ashumet Holly Reservation, 45 acres of m... more >>
Nature Trails in Provincetown
, Provincetown, MA 02657
There are beautiful self-guided nature trails in the National Seashore, two at Pilgrim Heights and one in the Province Lands. Small's Swamp Trail provides interpretive signs along the trail. The Pilgrim Spring ... more >>
Outermost Adventures
83 Seagull Road, Chatham, MA 02633
Enjoy the beauty of an unspoiled beach on South Beach or Monomoy Island. Only accessible by water, truly Cape Cod at its best.Swimming, sunbathing, hiking, fishing, birdwatching, nature at its best. World class... more >>
Salt Pond Visitor Center
Route 6, Eastham, MA 02642
The Salt Pond Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor's Center is located 2.8 miles past the Orleans rotary on Route 6 eastbound heading towards Provincetown, second traffic light, on your right. The Center is open ... more >>
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
115 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
Virtally explore the only National Marine Sanctuary in the northeast. Visit a truly special place to watch humback whales breach, peer into a sponge forest, and zoom in on a variety of underwater habitats. Visi... more >>
Stony Brook Grist Mill
Stony Brook Rd., Brewster, MA 02631
The present Grist Mill was built in 1873 on the foundation of an old fulling and woolen mill. Water flowing over the wheel creates power to grind corn between giant millstones. ... more >>
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Visitor Center
Route 28, Falmouth, MA 02536
Located on a bluff overlooking Waquoit Bay, the headquarters is the site of research on coastal waters and how people impact them. Displays and activities; nature trails.... more >>
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
The Massachusetts Audubon Society operates this 1,000 acre tract of moors, saltmarsh, beach, forest, ponds, tidal flats, fields and a nature center. Self-guided nature trails are offered along with natural hist... more >>
Wild Birds Unlimited
1198 Main Street, Yarmouth, MA 02664
Nobody has a larger selection of functional bird houses, feeders, and bird baths. Unusual items such as butterfly houses, bat houses and lady bug houses are kept in stock. The newest anti squirrel feeder known... more >>



