Things to Do Around Nantucket

1. Ghosts, Gossip and Downright Scandal Walking Tours

Laced with local lore and often led by the entertaining local historian Liz Villard, this 75-minute walking...

• Tours

2. Martha's Vineyard Museum & Historical Society

• Culture

3. Edgartown

• Attractions

4. Flying Horses Carousel (The)

• Attractions

5. Cottage Museum

Oak Bluffs' famous "Camp Meeting Grounds," a 34-acre circle with more than 300 multicolored, elaborately...

• Museums

6. Big Chili Contest

7. Trustees of Reservations Natural History Tours

The Trustees, a statewide land-conservation group, offers several fascinating 2 1/2-hour tours by safari...

• Tours

8. West Chop Light

• Attractions
• Martha's Vineyard

9. Alley's General Store

• Shopping

10. The Old Atwood House Museum

For further glimpses of Chatham's past, visit this gambrel-roofed 1752 homestead, divided (rather awkwardly)...

• Museums

11. Chatham Cookware

This classic local deli still stocks most of the longtime favorites. Stop in and you're bound to walk...

• Shopping

12. Chatham Railroad Museum

Even if you're not a railroad fanatic, it's worth visiting this beautiful 1887 depot to imagine the sights...

• Museums

13. Beadniks

• Shopping

14. Vineyard Haven Harbour

• Lakes and Rivers

15. Oak Bluffs Public Library

• Educational