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Cape Cod or simply the Cape) is an arm-shaped peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County, Massachusetts and forming the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts in the Northeastern United States. The Cape\'s small town character and beachfront brings heavy tourism during the summer months.
Although the Cape was originally connected to the mainland, the Cape Cod Canal which opened in 1914, effectively transformed Cape Cod into a large island (though it is not normally referred to as such). Three bridges span the canal from the Massachusetts mainland to the Cape. Vehicles caVacation homes are the best way to experience Cape Cod. There\'s nothing more perfect than pulling your car onto a sandy driveway that is lined with rose bushes and wildflowers and which sits in front of a weathered Cape Cod house. The smell of lilac floats across the yard on a steady breeze that is tinged with salt. You are on Cape Cod.
Cape Cod houses have a classic style that goes back centuries. Some rental homes on the Cape are hundreds of years old and you can feel the history before you get out of your car. The house might have been built by an old whaling captain or maybe it\'s a converted cranberry shack tucked into a grassy dune. Many homes on the Cape have been built over the last few decades, but some of them, along with their neighborhoods, maintain a quiet charm that is unique to Cape Cod.
Depending on your budget it is possible to rent modest or opulent homes right on the waterfront or with private beach access. Imagine watching the sun rise or set over the bay or ocean with nothing to interrupt your view. Stay up late roasting marshmallows over a small beach fire and then trudge up the path between the dunes to fall asleep to the sounds of the sea on the couch on the porch. But even the homes that aren\'t right on the water aren\'t so far away and most of them are just as charming. They may be tucked away on a shady lane or surrounded by old trees near a cranberry bog. Some are a short walk to a public beach and others may require the car to get to a beach.
While it is possible to spend your entire vacation just staying around the home away from home you\'ve rented, you\'re probably going to want to do some driving and explore all that the Cape has to offer. Leave your car at Woods Hole and take the ferry for a daytrip to Martha\'s Vineyard or, at the other end of the Cape, set out from Provincetown for a whale watching excursion.
There is plenty of non-beach activity to do outdoors, as well. There are a number of golf courses, both the grown-up and the putt-putt varieties. Many towns have fishing charters, the Lower Cape has the Cape Cod Rail Trail for biking, and the Cape Cod National Seashore is excellent for walking and enjoying the pristine scenery. Wildlife refuges and state parks are good destinations for birding enthusiasts. And since the Cape has water on all sides, why not learn to kayak while you\\'re there ?
Believe it or not, there is plenty of nightlife and cultural attractions to enjoy on the Cape. There are many history museums and theaters, the best known of which is the Cape Playhouse. For music lovers, the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis gets big-name pop and rock performers, while those seeking a more intimate atmosphere might like the Beachcomber in Wellfleet. Sports fans will enjoy the Cape Cod Baseball League with games all summer long. Shopaholics have their pick of factory outlets, a mall, the upscale Mashpee Commons, quaint Main Street shopping districts, and more antique shops than you can hope to visit during your vacation.
Let\'s not forget Cape Cod cuisine. Your choices range from family to fine restaurants on the waterfront ; salty old pubs, where the freshest feature is the latest Samuel Adams seasonal brew ; and, of course, the finest and freshest seafood from the Atlantic. Get up early enough (really early) and head to any harbor on the Cape and you will find fisherman returning with the day\'s catch, much of which will end up on the menu that day. While it\'s always nice to have someone prepare a surf and turf dish for you, it is hard to top the same meal when you choose the ingredients and prepare it yourself. Which brings us back to the vacation home. When you rent a vacation home, you can let the steamers spit sand in the sink while the potatoes bake on the grill. The lobster you picked at the lobster pound on the way home from the beach boils away in the special pot that was included in the home\'s amenities. Steaks sizzle on the gas grill.... It\'s summer on Cape Cod.
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