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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.

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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

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 Plantation

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

14 miles from Sandwich

Dennis, Massachusetts

Cape Cinema

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

15 miles from Sandwich

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Whydah Pirate Museum

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

15 miles from Sandwich

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Experience two days of tricks and treats as you wind your way through the storied streets and contemporary emporiums of “witch city.”

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