Cape Cod is a natural wonder, with scenic and family attractions in every direction. To help you enjoy your stay and plan your time, click here for a list attractions near the Candleberry Inn with directions, distances, drive times and maps.

Here are some other specific attractions that we would like you to know more about.

Theatre and Music

Cape Playhouse - "The legendary Cape Playhouse has been bringing Broadway actors to Cape Cod for nearly 80 years. Often referred to as the “Birthplace of the Stars”, the Cape Playhouse has attracted a long litany of famous actors since its inception in 1927. Visit the Cape Playhouse.

Cape Cod Melody Tent - "For more than 50 years, the South Shore Music Circus and it’s sister venue, the Cape Cod Melody Tent, have been presenting world-class entertainment in the scenic Massachusetts coastal communities of Cohasset and Hyannis. " See the Cape Cod Melody Tent for tickets, directions and a schedule.

The Islands

HarwichPort Freedom Cruise Line, Inc - "Let FREEDOM CRUISE LINE take you back in time... to the historic whaling port of Nantucket. On a short cruise you will see Cape Cod disappear and the island they call the "Grey Lady" appear ahead of you on the horizon." NantucketIslandFerry.com

HyLine Cruises - "We are pleased that you have chosen us to be a part of your trip to "Old Cape Cod." Whether it's a day trip to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard, sightseeing past the Kennedy Compound, deep-sea fishing or a journey on the Cape Cod Canal, we're sure you'll find something to enhance your vacation experience." Hy-LineCruises.com

Steamship Authority - "he vision of the Steamship Authority is to provide excellent customer services through a safe, convenient and efficient transportation system while responding to changing needs and market demands as well as community concerns within a work environment that promotes quality performance and recognition of our employees." Official Steamship Authority Website.

Golf

Captains Golf Course - "The Captains Golf Course is Cape Cod's premier public golf course facility, located in Brewster, MA, which is known as the "Sea Captain's Town" and "Golf Capital of the Lower Cape." The Captains Golf Course features two championship eighteen hole courses - Port and Starboard." CaptainsGolfCourse.com

Cape Cod Chamber - "There are few areas in the world that can rival Cape Cod when it comes to quality golf. From those who are just beginning the quest of playing golf to the more experienced player, Cape Cod's 27 public, daily-fee golf courses and 15 private facilities run the gamut of skill levels with courses that are pristine, scenic, challenging and fun. " Where to Golf On Cape Cod".

Sailing & Whale Watching

Cape Sail - " Join Captain Bob Rice aboard Sabbatical, a beautiful cutter-rigged classic. Cape Sail offers private sailing charters and a variety of learn-to-sail programs from beginner to advanced - including customized alternatives to the traditional sailing school." CapeSail.com

The Dolphin Fleet - "In 1975 the Dolphin Fleet started whale watching out of Provincetown, Massachusetts with the hope of bringing an understanding and awareness to the public about whales and their environment. We ventured out on educational trips with scientists to study whales as well as educate the public about marine mammals and their habitat." WhaleWatching with the Dolphin Fleet.

Portuguese Princess Whale Watch - "Our whale watch takes you to the area of Stellwagen Bank, the feeding ground for many marine animals, among them the humpback whale, minke whale, and fin whale, our three most commonly seen cetaceans. Provincetown is closer to this densely populated area than any other port, making it an ideal whale watching departure point. " PrincessWhaleWatch.com

Hyannis Whale Watch - " Highlight your Cape Cod vacation with an unforgettable cruise aboard the Mid-Cape's only Whale Watch. Our high speed state-of-the-art vessel sails daily—May through October—from picturesque Barnstable Harbor. Since 1981, Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises of Cape Cod has been offering whale watch adventures as a platform for conservation and education to people of all ages from around the world." Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises website.

Bike & Nature

Bicycling on Cape Cod - "With literally hundreds of miles of dedicated bikeways running through forests, marshland, rivers and coastline, Cape Cod is truly a biker's paradise." See CapeCodBikeGuide.com for a trail maps, directions, links and biking products.

The Cape Cod Natural History Museum - "The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, was founded in 1954. Our mission is to encourage and advance understanding of our natural environment through discovery and learning. The museum is housed in a 17,000 square foot building on its own 80-acre site, abutted by 300 acres of town-owned conservation land." Read more at CCMNH.org which features shopping, postcards, calendar and a description of the exhibits.

Nickerson State Park - "Travel the road to the upper campgrounds in Nickerson State Park and you may think for a moment that you have been magically transported to the Berkshire Hills or the piney woods of the Carolinas. Nowhere in sight are the sand dunes and salt marshes usually associated with Cape Cod. Instead, you are surrounded by woods that slope down to the banks of eight crystal clear fresh water ponds." Learn more at the official Mass. site for Nickerson State Park.

Cape Cod National Seashore Park - "Writing about Cape Cod in the 1800s, Henry David Thoreau said, "A man may stand there and put all America behind him." Thoreau walked the length of the great Outer Beach. Modern visitors can trace Thoreau's route along 40 miles of pristine, sandy beach protected within Cape Cod National Seashore. The national seashore comprises 43,608 acres of shoreline; salt marshes; clear, deep, freshwater kettle ponds; uplands; as well as a great diversity of species supported by these habitats." Keep reading at the official Cape Cod National Park Service website.

Baseball

Brewster WhiteCaps - "Wait ’til next year - well, next year is here! The Whitecaps are completing plans to take their 2005 campaign to the next level. General Manager Dave Porter, Head Coach Bob Macaluso and the rest of the GM staff are delighted with the pre-season roster they’ve been working hard to put together starting last August." BrewsterWhiteCaps.com

Cape Cod Baseball - " The premier amateur baseball league in the nation since 1885, the Cape League embarks this June on one of its most exciting slates to date including the annual Cape League All-Star game at Hyannis McKeon Field, special "Scouts Days" and even more memorabelia at the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame exhibit at Heritage Plantation in Sandwich." CapeCodBaseball.org

Beaches & Lighthouses

Lighthouses of Cape Cod - " This site originally came about after a honeymoon in Cape Cod, a stack of photos, and a lot of spare time. In general, we try to cover all the lights in a region that the website covers. However, not all the sections cover all the lights of the region. At present, the Lake Erie section covers only the Eastern end of the Lake. The Pacific Northwest area has some large gaps in Washington State." Find lighthouses at RudyAliceLighthouse.net

Miscellaneous

John F. Kennedy Museum - "John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum is a multimedia exhibit designed to open a window on the days JFK spent on Cape Cod; days relaxing with family, days playing football with PT109 buddies, days spent sailing on the ocean to which he was so constantly drawn." JFKHyannisMuseum.org

Heritage Plantation - "Heritage Museums and Gardens is situated in Sandwich, the oldest town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We are just off major interstate highways 195 and 95 and can be reached by crossing either the Bourne or the Sagamore Bridge. From Route 6- take exit 2- Go North on Route 130 which brings you to the village - left on Grove St" HeritageMuseumsAndGardens.org

Plimoth Plantation - "Plimoth Plantation is Plymouth as it was in the 17th century: it is a centuries-old Wampanoag homesite, a welcoming bench covered in furs, bluefish roasting slowly over an bed of hot coals, and a man dressed in traditional deerskin clothing. It is townspeople speaking the poetic language of Shakespeare's England, the sharp smell of gunpowder during a military drill, the sound of laughter around a glowing hearth and the salty breeze blowing across a wooden ship's deck." Plimoth.org

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - "WHOI is dedicated to research and higher education at the frontiers of ocean science. Its primary mission is to develop and effectively communicate a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with Earth as a whole." WHOI.edu

Cape Cod Central Railroad - Our award winning Elegant Dinner Train was featured among the top three dinner trains nationwide by TV Food Network's Dining on the Train. Join us for a gourmet meal as we journey through scenic Cape Cod and find out why. Or you may prefer our Luncheon Train or our Family Supper Train. For a less formal train ride, try our Scenic Excursion Train. Named one of the top ten scenic train rides in the country by USA Today, our two-hour scenic excursions are perfect for all ages." CapeTrain.com