Cape Cod Museums/History
• Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum - Walk to the top of the Pilgrim Monument and delight in the panoramic view of Cape Cod Bay and Provincetown Harbor, including the sand dunes of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Visit the Provincetown Museum and experience Provincetown and Lower Cape history through featured exhibits on the Pilgrims, maritime history, and the early days of modern American theater in Provincetown with Eugene O'Neill and the Provincetown Players.
• Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Massachusetts, was founded in 1954 to encourage and advance understanding of the natural environment through discovery and learning. The museum is housed in a 17,000 square foot building on its own 80-acre site, abutted by 300 acres of town-owned conservation land. There are two floors of exhibits about the flora and fauna of Cape Cod, including exhibits on whales, indigenous birds, coastal change, and several aquaria holding different species of crustaceans, mollusks, fish, frogs, turtles and snakes. Several displays are interactive and geared to children. Special, temporary exhibits enhance the permanent collection. Three nature trails meander through woodland, salt marsh or on the shore of Cape Cod Bay. This is a favorite of all our guests at Brewster By The Sea as they can walk to the beach through the museum trails. it from the Inn right after breakfast (30 minutes round trip).
• Cape Museum of Fine Art - The Cape Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1981 to focus on the prominent artists of Cape Cod and preserve their work on the Cape. Experience the beauty in exhibits in 7 galleries, stroll and relax in the delightful sculpture garden, treat the kids to special summer classes, or catch a movie in the Screening Room. The Cape continues to beckon and inspire fine artists with its brilliant light, its enhanced colors, its scenes of simple natural beauty, and its people. www.cmfa.org.
• The Penniman House - The Penniman House, located on Governor Prence Road at Fort Hill was built in 1868 by Captain Edward Penniman in the Second Empire style, making it a favorite of both architectural and history buffs. It is one of the most resplendent sea captains' homes on Cape Cod.
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