Falmouth Ma
Falmouth Ma includes th villages of Woods Hole, E.Falmouth, Hatchville, N Falmouth, W Falmouth, Waquiot, and Teaticket and is probably most famous for the Falmouth Road Race. Don't forget about the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, for a evening of great family entertainment, and it is free! There is also the Cape Cod Country Club for those with golf in mind.
From Falmouth you can take the ferry and enjoy a day trip to Martha's Vineyard if you like or maybe you prefer a day at the beach as they have several, Surf Drive Beach in Falmouth, Menauhant Beach in East Falmouth and Old Silver Beach in North Falmouth are some of the best. Falmouth is also a great area for windsurfing, and as with all of Cape Cod offers some great fishing.
Located in Hatchville is the Francis Crane Widlife Reservation, open for horseback riding, bird watching, walking and hiking as well as the Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary for the bird lovers.
Woods Hole is home to the Marine Biological Laboratory, also the Steamship Authority is here with ferrys running to Martha's Vineyard along with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as well as the Woods Hole Science Aquarium.
While in Falmouth be sure not to miss Nobska Lighthouse, and the Woods Hole Historical Museum, and if you happen to be in Falmouth in mid July there is also the Barnstable County Fair for a fun filled day.
For accomodations Falmouth offers it all from B & B's, motels, to resorts with spa treatment. Dining in the area also varies from pizza to clam shack to fine dining, seafood to steak it's all here.
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