This charming Cape Cod town has become a highly sought-after summer spot for those seeking a beach getaway and a chance to unwind. The quaint streets and timeless architecture of Hyannis evoke a sense of nostalgia, while guests staying in hotels can easily access the nearby beach.
There are many attractions in Hyannis, such as the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum that features exhibits about Cape Cod history and the assassinated president’s vacations to this small beach town. Tourists can also visit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum to see some fascinating boat-related exhibits.
Hyannis is also home to a variety of restaurants, bars, and shops. Visitors enjoy relaxing at one of these restaurants, looking at the seaside and indulging in some delicious, fresh seafood.
Here follows a list of the best and most fun things to do in Hyannis, Massachusetts
The 98 Most Popular Things To Do In Hyannis, Massachusetts
98. Hyannis Inner Harbor
5.0 (1 review)
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97. Pleasant Road Beach
4.3 (3 reviews)
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96. Bass Hole
4.0 (4 reviews)
95. 1736 Josiah Dennis Manse Museum
4.8 (5 reviews)
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Location: 61 Whig Street Dennis MA
Tel: 508 385 2232
94. Parkers River Beach
4.9 (8 reviews)
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93. Hyannis Harbor Light
3.9 (10 reviews)
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Location: Hyannis MA
92. Sea Captains Row
4.8 (10 reviews)
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Location: 24 Pleasant Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 418 3922
Web Address: http://seacaptainsrow.com/
91. Scargo Lake
5.0 (10 reviews)
90. Seaview Beach
4.8 (10 reviews)
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Location: 107 S Shore Dr South Yarmouth MA
89. Wequaquet Lake
4.0 (11 reviews)
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88. Popponesset Peninsula
4.4 (11 reviews)
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87. Lewis Bay Beach
3.2 (12 reviews)
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86. The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth
4.8 (12 reviews)
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Location: 11 Streetrawberry Ln Yarmouth Port MA
Tel: 508 362 3021
Web Address: http://hsoy.org/
85. Korean War Memorial
4.6 (13 reviews)
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Location: 480 Ocean Street Hyannis MA
84. Wing Island
4.9 (18 reviews)
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Location: Brewster MA
Web Address: https://sites.google.com/site/brewsterlands/about-us/wing-island
83. Coast Guard Heritage Museum
4.8 (19 reviews)
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Location: 3353 Main Street Barnstable MA
Tel: 508 362 8521
Web Address: https://coastguardheritagemuseum.org/
82. Glendon Road Beach
4.3 (19 reviews)
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81. Bay View Street Beach
4.6 (20 reviews)
80. Kalmus Park Beach
4.5 (21 reviews)
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79. Twin Brooks Golf Course
3.0 (22 reviews)
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Location: 35 Scudder Ave Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 862 6980
78. Hyannis Port Beach
4.3 (22 reviews)
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77. Historical Society of Santuit & Cotuit
4.8 (22 reviews)
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Location: 1148 Main Street Cotuit MA
Tel: 508 428 0461
Web Address: https://cotuithistoricalsociety.org/
76. Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
4.8 (25 reviews)
Location: 6 Discovery Hill Road East Sandwich MA
Tel: 508 888 6870
Web Address: http://thorntonburgess.org/
75. West Dennis Light
4.4 (25 reviews)
Location: 1 Lighthouse Inn Road West Dennis MA
Web Address: http://lighthouseinn.com/
74. Johns Pond
4.3 (25 reviews)
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73. Haigis Beach
4.5 (26 reviews)
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72. Ocean Mist Hotel & Suites Private Beach
4.1 (29 reviews)
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Location: 97 S Shore Dr South Yarmouth MA
Web Address: https://oceanmistcapecod.com/
71. Hathaway’s Ponds
4.4 (30 reviews)
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70. Sandy Neck Lighthouse
4.5 (31 reviews)
Location: West Barnstable MA
Web Address: http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp
69. Bass River Beach
4.6 (31 reviews)
68. Maple Swamp
4.6 (31 reviews)
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Location: Service Road East Sandwich MA
67. Paine’s Creek Beach
4.9 (33 reviews)
66. Nye Museum
4.7 (35 reviews)
Location: 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA
Tel: 508 888 4213
Web Address: http://nyemuseum.org/
65. Osterville Historical Society
4.6 (35 reviews)
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Location: 155 W Bay Road Osterville MA
Tel: 508 428 5861
Web Address: https://ostervillemuseum.org/
64. Cold Storage Beach
4.9 (36 reviews)
Location: 66 Salt Works Road South Dennis MA
63. Mass Audubon’s Barnstable Great Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
4.5 (38 reviews)
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Location: Way Barnstable MA
Tel: 508 362 7475
Web Address: http://massaudubon.org/barnstable
62. Grey’s Beach
4.7 (40 reviews)
61. Cotuit Center for the Arts
4.8 (43 reviews)
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Location: 4404 Falmouth Road Cotuit MA
Tel: 508 428 0669
Web Address: https://artsonthecape.org/
60. Blue Rock Golf Course
4.6 (44 reviews)
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Location: 48 Todd Road South Yarmouth MA
Tel: 508 398 9295
Web Address: http://bluerockgolfcourse.com/
59. Princess Beach
4.3 (51 reviews)
Web Address: http://town.dennis.ma.us/Pages/index
58. Bell’s Neck Conservation Lands
4.6 (52 reviews)
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Location: Bells Neck Road Harwich MA
Tel: 508 432 3997
Web Address: http://harwichconservationtrust.org/trails/bells-neck-conservation-lands/
57. Bismore Park
4.6 (57 reviews)
Location: Hyannis MA
Web Address: http://bayspirittours.com/
56. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Msm
4.8 (58 reviews)
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Location: 414 Main Street Mashpee MA
Tel: 508 477 9339
Web Address: https://mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/museum
55. West Dennis Beach
4.5 (64 reviews)
54. Lowell Holly Reservation
4.7 (70 reviews)
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Location: S Sandwich Road Mashpee MA
Web Address: https://thetrustees.org/place/lowell-holly/
53. Cranberry Bog Tours
4.4 (73 reviews)
Location: 1601 Factory Road Harwich MA
Tel: 508 432 0790
Web Address: https://cranberrybogtours.com/
52. Hyannis Terminal
3.9 (74 reviews)
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Location: 69 South Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 771 4000
Web Address: https://steamshipauthority.com/
51. Sandy Neck Beach
4.7 (84 reviews)
Location: West Barnstable MA
50. Indian Lands Conservation Area (Pristine, Beautiful, Steep Walking Off-aPath)
4.6 (84 reviews)
Location: 485 Main Street South Dennis MA
Tel: 508 394 8300
49. Cahoon Museum of American Art
4.6 (89 reviews)
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Location: 4676 Falmouth Road Cotuit MA
Tel: 508 428 7581
Web Address: http://cahoonmuseum.org/
48. Cape Cod Museum Of Natural History
4.5 (95 reviews)
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Location: 869 Main Street Brewster MA
Tel: 508 896 3867
Web Address: http://ccmnh.org/
47. Hyannis Golf Course
4.3 (95 reviews)
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Location: 1800 Iyannough Road Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 362 2606
Web Address: http://barnstable.golf/
46. Toad Hall Classic Car Museum
4.1 (96 reviews)
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Location: 288 Scudder Ave Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 778 4934
Web Address: http://toadhallcars.com/default.asp
45. Crowes Pasture Conservation Area
4.7 (98 reviews)
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Location: East Dennis MA
Tel: 508 394 8300
Web Address: https://town.dennis.ma.us/natural-resources/pages/conservation-land-trail-maps-and-regulations
44. Craigville Beach, Barnstable
4.3 (101 reviews)
43. Sandy Neck Beach
4.4 (102 reviews)
42. East Sandwich Beach
4.2 (104 reviews)
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Web Address: http://sandwichmass.org/168/Beaches
41. First Crush Winery
4.6 (108 reviews)
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Location: 527 Main Street Harwich MA
Tel: 508 737 6867
Web Address: http://firstcrushwinery.com/
40. Dennis Pines Golf Course
4.4 (127 reviews)
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Location: 50 Golf Course Road South Dennis MA
Tel: 508 385 8347
Web Address: http://dennisgolf.com/
39. Bass River Golf Course
4.4 (130 reviews)
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Location: 62 Highbank Road South Yarmouth MA
Tel: 508 398 9079
Web Address: https://golfyarmouth.com/
38. Cape Cod Museum of Art
4.6 (135 reviews)
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Location: 60 Hope Ln Dennis MA
Tel: 508 385 4477
Web Address: http://ccmoa.org/
37. Stony Brook Grist Mill
4.8 (136 reviews)
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Location: Herring Run Site 830 Streetony Brook Road Brewster MA
Tel: 508 896 1734
Web Address: http://brewster-ma.gov/
36. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod
4.8 (143 reviews)
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Location: 307 Old Main Street South Yarmouth MA
Tel: 508 394 7100
Web Address: http://cultural-center.org/
35. Joseph P. Kennedy House
4.4 (154 reviews)
Location: 50 Marchant Ave Hyannis MA
34. Cranberry Valley Golf Course
4.6 (159 reviews)
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Location: 183 Oak Street #1933 Harwich MA
Tel: 508 430 5234
Web Address: http://cranberryvalley.golf/
33. Englewood Beach
4.4 (161 reviews)
32. Monomoy Island Excursions
4.5 (162 reviews)
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Location: 731 MA 28 Harwich Port MA
Tel: 508 430 7772
Web Address: http://monomoysealcruise.com/
31. Parker River Beach
4.7 (170 reviews)
Location: 152 S Shore Dr South Yarmouth MA
Tel: 508 778 1008
Web Address: https://yarmouth.ma.us/673/Parkers-River-Beach
30. South Village Beach
4.4 (176 reviews)
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Location: Baker Way Dennis Port MA
29. Saint Francis Xavier Parish
4.8 (177 reviews)
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Location: 347 South Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 775 0818
Web Address: https://sfxhyannis.org/
28. Colonial Acres Beach
4.5 (184 reviews)
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27. Bank Street Beach
4.7 (219 reviews)
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Location: 16 Bank Street Harwich Port MA
26. Sea Street Beach
4.5 (222 reviews)
Web Address: http://town.dennis.ma.us/Pages/DennisMA_Beach/index
25. Scargo Tower
4.3 (236 reviews)
Location: Scargo Hill Road South Dennis MA
Tel: 508 385 2232
Web Address: http://dennishistsoc.org/Museums/Museums-12-Scargo.html
24. Dowses Beach
4.6 (236 reviews)
23. Covell’s Beach
4.6 (239 reviews)
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22. Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
4.8 (254 reviews)
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Location: 345 Bone Hill Road Cummaquid MA
Tel: 508 362 7475
Web Address: http://massaudubon.org/longpasture
21. Millway Beach
4.6 (256 reviews)
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Location: 399 Millway Barnstable MA
Web Address: http://townofbarnstable.us/recreation/Barnstable-Beaches.asp
20. Cape Cod Children’s Museum
4.3 (287 reviews)
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Location: 577 Great Neck Road S Mashpee MA
Tel: 508 539 8788
Web Address: http://capecodchildrensmuseum.org/
19. Edward Gorey House
4.8 (296 reviews)
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Location: 8 Streetrawberry Ln Yarmouth Port MA
Tel: 508 362 3909
Web Address: http://edwardgoreyhouse.org/
18. Chapin Memorial Beach
4.6 (323 reviews)
Web Address: http://town.dennis.ma.us/
17. Cape Cod Beer
4.6 (406 reviews)
Location: 1336 Phinneys Ln Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 790 4200
Web Address: http://capecodbeer.com/
16. Grays Beach
4.7 (526 reviews)
Web Address: http://yarmouth.ma.us/index.aspx
15. Seagull Beach
4.5 (717 reviews)
14. Cape Codder Water Park
4.2 (737 reviews)
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Location: 1225 Iyannough Road Suite #4 Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 568 2940
Web Address: https://capecodderwaterpark.com/
13. Corporation Beach
4.6 (834 reviews)
Location: 250 Corporation Road Dennis MA
Tel: 508 760 6159
Web Address: http://town.dennis.ma.us/Pages/index
12. Whydah Pirate Museum
4.6 (1,385 reviews)
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Location: 674 MA 28 West Yarmouth MA
Tel: 508 534 9571
Web Address: http://discoverpirates.com/
11. Mayflower Beach
4.7 (1,444 reviews)
Web Address: http://town.dennis.ma.us/Pages/DennisMA_beach/index
10. Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf
4.7 (1,489 reviews)
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Location: 728 Main Street South Yarmouth MA
Tel: 508 394 6200
Web Address: http://piratescove.net/south-yarmouth
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9. Massachusetts Air & Space Museum
4.9 (16 reviews)
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Location: 434 Main Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 827 6300
Web Address: http://massairspace.org/
8. Keyes Memorial Beach
4.6 (24 reviews)
7. Cape Cod Maritime Museum
4.4 (145 reviews)
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Location: 135 South Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 775 1723
Web Address: http://capecodmaritimemuseum.org/
6. Cape Cod Central Railroad
4.3 (211 reviews)
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Location: 252 Main Street Hyannis MA
Web Address: https://capetrain.com/
5. John F. Kennedy Memorial
4.7 (456 reviews)
Location: 480 Ocean Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 790 6345
4. Kalmus Beach Snack Bar
4.5 (494 reviews)
Location: 670 Ocean Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 778 0777
Web Address: https://facebook.com/Kalmusbeachsnackbar
3. Veterans Park Beach
4.6 (688 reviews)
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Location: 480 Ocean Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 790 9885
Web Address: http://town.barnstable.ma.us/
2. Veterans Memorial Park
4.7 (930 reviews)
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Location: 480 Ocean Street Hyannis MA
1. John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum
4.4 (1,012 reviews)
Location: 397 Main Street Hyannis MA
Tel: 508 790 3077
Web Address: http://jfkhyannismuseum.org/
Final Words:
Thank you for reading our list of the best things to do in Hyannis, Massachusetts! We hope it helped you plan the perfect itinerary for your next trip to this fantastic destination. Happy travels!
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