AROUND CAPE COD
Yarmouth Port
One of the most scenic drives on the Cape is along Route 6A in Yarmouth Port. It’s called the Captain’s Mile because of the more than 50 historic Capes and stately Colonials that were built by wealthy sea captains. Some of the homes date back to the 1600s, and all of them are adorned with a black and gold schooner plaque from the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. Today, many of the homes are private residences, but some are inns and B&Bs, and another is a museum. Yarmouth Port is one of three villages in the second-oldest town on the Cape. It’s situated on
Cape Cod Bay and is home to salt marshes and tidal rivers as well as the popular Gray’s Beach. Beachgoers pass over the impressive Bass Hole boardwalk that extends over marshes to arrive at the viewing deck, which is an ideal spot for sunsets. Residents will treasure the Cape charisma of the area, including the town’s annual sand sculpture contest, Hallet’s ice cream parlor, and King’s Way Golf Course. They will also appreciate the convenience of the town, which is located in the middle of the peninsula.
To travel along the stately Old King’s Highway (Route 6A) is to retreat to another era. Shade trees overhang one particularly serene and curving section of 6A in Yarmouth Port, where you can drive past more than fifty homes once owned by sea captains. While many of these historical homes are privately owned, you can visit The Captain Bangs Hallet House museum, located off 6A on Strawberry Lane, to get an inside look at the nineteenth-century home of a world-navigating mariner. Also on the grounds of the museum is a magnificent weeping beech tree that is more than a century old.
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