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About Nantucket

A fantastic vacation retreat filled with quaint New England charm, the islands that comprise Nantucket are characterized by scenic ocean views and beautiful beachfront cottages. While its year-round population is quite small, the town explodes into life during the summer as visitors fill its many hotels and cottage bed and breakfasts, and shop at the small art galleries, clothing boutiques and independent shops downtown. Due to its position in the northern Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket's cuisine focuses around seafood, with a number of restaurants offering various delicacies. Remnants from a past era of seafaring and water-based commerce, various historical lighthouses are scattered around the islands, adding to the community's traditional feel and beach-community scenery. ...More

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Top Nantucket Attractions

	Fair Street Museum Otherwise known as Nantucket's art museum, the Fair Street Museum houses a collection of portraits of early town citizen...
	Peter Foulger Museum The Peter Foulger Museum and Research Center houses the archives of the Nantucket Historical Society. A changing array o...
	Sailors Valentine Gallery Now generally referred to as the "Sailor's Valentine Collection," the Sailor's Valentine Gallery (SVG) assembles the wor...
	Whaling Museum The Whaling Museum harkens back to Nantucket's Age of Sail, when manufacturing candles from sperm whale oil was one of t...
	Artists Association of Nantucket Established in 1945, the Artists Association of Nantucket was a turning point in Nantucket's transformation from a humbl...