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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sandwich

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sandwich, Massachusetts

Updated April 30, 2021

Unusual Attractions in Sandwich

Sandwich, Massachusetts

The Bulb River

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Glass Museum

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Boardwalk

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

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Wareham, Massachusetts

Porter Thermometer Museum

The world's best collection to gauge whether or not you should wear a scarf outside.

8 miles from Sandwich

Wareham, Massachusetts

Tremont Nail Company

The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

11 miles from Sandwich

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

13 miles from Sandwich

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plimoth Patuxet

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

14 miles from Sandwich

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