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Chatham Lighthouse & Main Street, Chatham, MA

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Chatham Lighthouse & Main Street

The Cape's postcard village: a working 1808 lighthouse, seal-dotted shores, and a classic Main Street.

37 Main St, Chatham · Chatham, MA

About Chatham Lighthouse & Main Street

Chatham is the Cape at its most picture-perfect, and it starts at the 1808 lighthouse overlooking the famous break in North Beach, scan the water and you'll likely spot gray seals. Stroll five minutes to Main Street for galleries, candy shops, and ice cream, then hit the fish pier to watch the fleet unload while seals beg alongside. Pure New England, no admission required.

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The closest stops to Chatham Lighthouse & Main Street, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Chatham Sport Fishing

    $50+

    Take a private two-hour boat cruise from Stage Harbor to watch gray and harbor seals off the Monomoy Islands.

    0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Chatham Railroad Museum

    Check prices

    Climb into a 1910 wooden caboose and see 1939 World's Fair model locomotives at the Chatham Railroad Museum in the town's 1887 depot.

    1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Shopping
    Local Gem

    Christmas Joy of Cape Cod

    No admission fee

    A family owned Christmas gift shop in South Chatham with nautical and holiday themed collectibles.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    3.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sightseeing

    Winslow Crocker House

    Under $25

    An 18th-century Cape Cod house moved to Yarmouth Port and filled with a collector's early American furniture.

    14 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Hyannis Main Street

    No admission fee

    Cape Cod's liveliest downtown strip, with 40+ restaurants, shops, and the Walkway to the Sea.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    17 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Cape Cod

    No admission fee

    The classic New England peninsula of beach towns, lighthouses, and salt-marsh villages.

    21 mi awayMore like this

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