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The Pinehills · Plymouth · Massachusetts
Visiting Cape Cod
Steamship Authority vs Hy-Line, car vs walk-on, parking, standby lines — everything you need to get the Cape Cod ferry right in 2026. Real costs, real timing.
Wild Cape Cod
In October, Cape Cod cranberry bogs flood with water and floating crimson berries in one of New England's most spectacular agricultural sights. Here's when to go, where to find them, and how the harvest actually works.
Visiting Cape Cod · Plymouth
Cross the canal for a day in Plymouth — Plimoth Patuxent, the Mayflower II, a working waterfront, and some of the best independent restaurants south of Boston.
Visiting Cape Cod · Wareham
Wareham sits at the Cape's western edge with warm Buzzards Bay beaches, a 200-year-old nail factory, and free Cape Cod Baseball League games. Here's how to spend a perfect day.
Live · Hyannis
53°
Patchy rain nearby
Dry for now; rain likely from about 2am.