Exploring Martha's Vineyard

Getting there

N.E. summer guide

N.E. summer guide

Find sunny beaches, wild rides, and local hot spots.
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ATTRACTIONS

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HOTELS

  • Hob Knob Inn

    Owner Maggie White has reinvented this 19th-century Gothic Revival inn as an exquisite destination...More

  • Charlotte Inn

    Ask anyone to recommend the best inn on the island, and this is the name you're most likely to hear ...More
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RESTAURANTS

  • The Beach Plum Inn Restaurant

    This jewel of a restaurant is located in an inn that sits on a bluff overlooking the fishing village...More

  • L'etoile

    The famous L'etoile has moved out of the Charlotte Inn and several blocks away to the building that ...More

  • Sweet Life Cafe

    Locals are crazy about this pearl of a restaurant, set in a restored Victorian house on upper ...More

  • Park Corner Bistro

    This superb restaurant in the center of Oak Bluffs is an intimate and cozy bistro that has a ...More
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Make the most of the Vineyard

Make the most of the Vineyard

There's no arguing that Martha's Vineyard is beautiful the whole year round. But late spring is when the Vineyard truly comes to life.

A perfect down-island day on the Vineyard

8 a.m. Order everything on the menu at Art Cliff Diner.
9:30 Watch quiet morning harbor activity from Owen Park.
10:30 Feel the whimsy of the gingerbread houses in Oak Bluffs.
11:45 Sit for a minute in the solid Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.
Noon Have a quick (sidewalk) lunch at Alchemy.
1:30 p.m. Ride the On Time to Chappaquiddick; take a Cape Pogue Natural History Tour.
6 Walk out to the Edgartown Lighthouse with a camera.
7 Dine at Lure (Edgartown) or Sweet Life Cafe (Oak Bluffs).
10 Resolve to visit the Vineyard longer next time.
Itinerary courtesy of ‘‘Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer’s Guide,’’ by Kim Grant (The Countryman Press).

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