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Barnstable is the biggest town on the Cape. CCCC, (Four Cs), our community college, Barnstable Airport, Cape Cod Mall, the Melody Tent and the city of Hyannis, place Barnstable as the hub of Cape Commerce. To buy a new car, send a package overnight, get that special CD, or fly to anywhere, Cape Codders invariably come to Hyannis. Its harbor serves as a departure point for ferries to the islands. The elegant villages of Cotuit, Osterville, and Centerville maintain their charm and privacy minutes away from the bustle of downtown. Hyannisport is home to the aristocratic summer compound of the Kennedys. Some worthwhile trips might take you to the Kennedy Museum and Memorial, the Osterville Historical Society Museum, the Trayser Museum, and the Sturgis Library. Sandy Neck beach, dunes, marsh wildlife, museums and libraries all combine to make Barnstable rich in leisure possibilities. Sunset Hill is a wonderful way to close an unforgettable visit.
Yarmouth, with its honky-tonk commercial strip on Route 28, and its sea captain homes on Route 6A offers a varied experience to all who come here. Very popular with vacationing familes, Yarmouth's south side offers terrific amusements, including some of the Cape's best mini-golf courses, fine beaches, excellent restaurants with every kind of cuisine and nightly entertainment. On its north side, huge homes with blazing fireplaces and extensive gardens, unique shops and galleries, tall, stately trees and rambling paths, bring you back to a slower time, of a people dependent on the bounty of the sea. Point your feet down the Botanical Trails off 6A, visit a working underwater turbine-powered mill at the Baxter Grist Mill, stop at the Kelley Chapel, a seamen's bethel from 1873, or the Quaker Church, built in 1809. In season, the Yarmouth Herring Run is worth a visit. Or take a moment to reflect on the distant past at the Indian Graves, or Bass Hole, theorized by scholars to be the site a Viking battle. From shore to shore, Yarmouth has something for everyone.
Dennis, like its neighbor Yarmouth, runs in a thin strip from Nantucket Sound on its south side to Cape Cod Bay on its north, allowing visitors to pick beach and scenery to fit their image of a perfect vacation. A big sea-faring town in its day, Dennis boasts elegant sea captain homes some of which are now very fancy restaurants, intriguing B & Bs, or museums filled with the stories of the golden age of sailing. The home location of the Cape Playhouse, in active use since 1927, has presented an all-star lineup for Cape entertainment. The Cape Museum of Fine Arts keeps the area alive with contemporary art from the many cape artists. The tower at Scargo Lake gives you a panaramic view of the mid-cape, while you ponder the legends of Princess Scargo, and Maushop, the benevolent giant. The Jericho House Museum, the Josiah Dennis Manse and the South Parish Congregational Church invite you to stop and visit. Bikers enjoy traversing the Cape Cod Rail Trail, which starts its 20 mile route to Eastham here. Walking trails abound at local conservation areas, including Crow's Pasture, Fresh Pond, Indian Lands, Romig-Jacquinet Area, Simpkins Neck, and Whitfield Johnson Nature Trail.
Brewster's central lifeline is the meandering Route 6A, the Old King's Highway. Thousands of daffodils celebrate the Brewster in Bloom festival. In summer, the foliage of magnificent trees shade the summer folk, to become in fall an artist's palette of blazing color. Brewster's ties to the sea are still evident in its magnificent captain's homes, many now B&B's and exclusive restaurants. A former millionaire's mansion, Ocean Edge is now a premier resort and golf course. You may want to revisit old lore at the Historical Society Museum, the Drummer Boy Museum, and the Fire and History Museum, all on 6A. Nickerson State Park is a family paradise dotted with paths, bike trails, and ponds for swimming and canoeing. The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is a must-see for those interested in the geology wildlife of the Cape. Brewster has its own Herring Run at the Stony Brook Mill.
Harwich's fall Cranberry Harvest Festival is the Biggest Smalltown Festival in the country, fitting for the birthplace of the cranberry industry. The Brooks Historical Museum, located in the Brooks Academy, has a wonderful exhibit on the history of this fabled fruit, and traces the story of the people who made it part of our American holiday tradition. The Old Powder House and the 1812 Cannon are within walking distance in Harwich Center, where you can also view a collection of John Rogers' statuary at the Brooks Free Library. One of the prettiest, center-aisle, white New England churches, First Congregational, is located at the junction of Routes 124 and 39, and is favored by brides for weddings year-round. Harwich is blessed with three natural harbors on Nantucket Sound, making it a popular spot for boaters cruising the Sound. The ideal site for a regatta, Harwich Port hosts Sails Around the Cape, a 155-mile boat race to P'town and back via the canal. Excellent fresh-water ponds, particularly Long Pond, a 743 acre lake, the largest on Cape, provide perfect locations for swimming and canoeing. Wildlife abound in the unspoiled conservation areas of West Harwich and Hawknest. Route 28 features art galleries with a fine variety of styles. The famous Harwich Junior Theatre presents plays for kids with kids running the show. Workshops and classes are offered to visitors and residents alike. For an old-fashioned evening, enjoy the Harwich Town Band's delightful weekly concert at Brooks Park.
See what the Midcape area has to offer. 
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