Cape Cod Historic Places, Travel,
Sandwich, The Museum Town
Sandwich, The Museum Town
Getting to Cape Cod: Boston is the nearest large city to Cape Cod.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford. Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September) at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford. Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September) at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.
Upper Cape: Along the Cape Cod Canal, the towns of Bourne and Sandwich define the northern limit of
the upper Cape
Mid Cape includes Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis. The mid Cap is where you will find Hyannis Airport
Lower Cape includes Brewster, Harwich , and Chatham.
Outer Cape starts in Orleans and includes Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.
Upper Cape: Along the Cape Cod Canal, the towns of Bourne and Sandwich define the northern limit of
the upper Cape
Mid Cape includes Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis. The mid Cap is where you will find Hyannis Airport
Lower Cape includes Brewster, Harwich , and Chatham.
Outer Cape starts in Orleans and includes Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.
Cape Cod History, Sandwich, Museum Town
During the 1850s the village of Sandwich changed from a farming community to a
manufacturing community with the establishment of the Sandwich Glass Factory just
across the street from the grist mill.
Now a museum and gift shop, the former glass works offers glass making
demonstrations that show how the mill prospered by using metal molds to mass
produce high quality glass.
By 1850 the plant employed 500 workers who made glassware from silica brought in
from New York and made glassware available to everyone not just the wealthy. The
plant thrived until the 1880s when they switched to high quality blown glass in order
to compete. By 1890, however, changing conditions forced an end to production
leaving the factory abandoned.
The Sandwich Historical Society bought the site in 1907 and assembled a
collection in 14 display galleries where they exhibit over 5,000 examples of prized
Sandwich glass along with ovens for glass blowing demonstrations and
educational displays of the additives that go into making colorful and durable glass.
Sandwich also celebrates the life of resident Thornton Burgess, 1874-1965, the
author of the Peter Rabbit stories. Visitors can see what inspired some of the 170
books written by Burgess by touring the nearby 19th Century jam making exhibit and
trails of the Green Briar Nature Center.
During the 1850s the village of Sandwich changed from a farming community to a
manufacturing community with the establishment of the Sandwich Glass Factory just
across the street from the grist mill.
Now a museum and gift shop, the former glass works offers glass making
demonstrations that show how the mill prospered by using metal molds to mass
produce high quality glass.
By 1850 the plant employed 500 workers who made glassware from silica brought in
from New York and made glassware available to everyone not just the wealthy. The
plant thrived until the 1880s when they switched to high quality blown glass in order
to compete. By 1890, however, changing conditions forced an end to production
leaving the factory abandoned.
The Sandwich Historical Society bought the site in 1907 and assembled a
collection in 14 display galleries where they exhibit over 5,000 examples of prized
Sandwich glass along with ovens for glass blowing demonstrations and
educational displays of the additives that go into making colorful and durable glass.
Sandwich also celebrates the life of resident Thornton Burgess, 1874-1965, the
author of the Peter Rabbit stories. Visitors can see what inspired some of the 170
books written by Burgess by touring the nearby 19th Century jam making exhibit and
trails of the Green Briar Nature Center.
Cape Cod Thornton Burgess Museum
Sandwich Glass Museum
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Cape Cod Historic Places includes Travel to
Sandwich, Cape Cod's Museum Town. The
Sandwich Glass Museum and gift shop offers glass
making demonstrations and a collection in 14
display galleries exhibiting over 5,000 examples of
Sandwich glass
Sandwich, Cape Cod's Museum Town. The
Sandwich Glass Museum and gift shop offers glass
making demonstrations and a collection in 14
display galleries exhibiting over 5,000 examples of
Sandwich glass
Cape Cod Historic Places, Sandwich MA is called the Cape's Museum Town
Cape Cod Historic Sandwich MA, the Cape's Museum Town
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Getting to Cape Cod: Boston is the nearest large city to Cape Cod.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford. Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September) at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford. Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September) at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
Where Is Cape Cod
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.
which includes Falmouth and Mashpee.
Hyannis Airport
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.
- Upper Cape:
which includes Falmouth and Mashpee.
- Mid Cape
Hyannis Airport
- Lower Cape
- Outer Cape
Cape Cod Thornton Burgess
Museum, historic museums,
Sandwich Mass.
Museum, historic museums,
Sandwich Mass.