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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yarmouth

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Updated October 18, 2022

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The exterior of the house.

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House

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

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Whydah Pirate Museum

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.
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Screen and ceiling of the theater.

Dennis, Massachusetts

Cape Cinema

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.
3 miles from Yarmouth
Scargo Tower

Dennis, Massachusetts

Scargo Tower

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
3 miles from Yarmouth
The boardwalk stretching out over the marsh at low tide.

Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Boardwalk

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.
13 miles from Yarmouth
First Encounter Beach Placard

Eastham, Massachusetts

First Encounter Beach Plaque

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.
14 miles from Yarmouth
An exposed moment for Billingsgate Island.

Eastham, Massachusetts

Billingsgate Island

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.
14 miles from Yarmouth
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Edward Gorey in 1977, on the set he designed for a stage production of Dracula on Broadway.

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A visit to the home museum of the famous oddball artist, 30 years after meeting him there for tea.
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