Fair Street Park
Corner of Main & Fair sts Benches & stone seating around fountain; no parking
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Corner of Main & Fair sts Benches & stone seating around fountain; no parking
Located in the heart of downtown Nantucket on India Street, this park is an ideal spot to sit and sip your coffee while you watch Nantucket Town wake up in the morning. The sculptures in the park are donated by
Next to Children’s Beach on Harborview Way, just steps off of South Beach Street, this park has benches facing the harbor, picnic tables, and a wide grassy area for kids to run and play. In May, the cherry trees bloom,
Enter this fenced island garden park through the gate on India Street, next to the entrance of the Nantucket Atheneum. Here you’ll find benches, a chess table, and a grassy area surrounded by plantings and trees. Events are sometimes hosted
The ever-shifting battalion of sandbars, or shoals, lurking beneath the waters that surround Nantucket have caused between 700 and 800 shipwrecks in recorded history. All three of Nantucket’s lighthouses were originally built as navigational tools, but today, modern technology has
At the northernmost point of the island out past Wauwinet, within the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Reserve, you’ll find the most powerful light in New England! Officially named the Nantucket Light, it was first erected in 1784 as a wooden tower. A
The name of this lighthouse is derived from the language of the Native Americans who lived on Nantucket, the Wampanoags. Their word “sankoty” means highland, and even erosion hasn’t changed the appropriateness of that name. The brick-and-granite structure sits 70
Stone’s Beaches has the dunes, dune grass, and the surf that beachgoers on the south side of Nantucket love. small parking lot, so bike or walk to the beach is ideal. Steep steps lead down to the beach. Stone’s Beach
Sometimes called “Water Tower Beach.” Tide pools, few waves, nice beach for children. No stairs, but must trek up and down dune path to reach the beach. No lifeguard; no facilities. Beach ends at a retaining wall. Good shelling. Parking
Between Dionis and Jetties beaches; access from Cliff Road. No lifeguard, no facilities, very little parking. Gentle surf; sandbar. Many steep steps must be descended to get to the beach and ascended when you leave. Gentle surf. Lovely views of
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