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All the United States Massachusetts Eastham

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Eastham

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Eastham, Massachusetts

Updated January 7, 2021

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An exposed moment for Billingsgate Island.

Eastham, Massachusetts

Billingsgate Island

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.
The Three Light House

Eastham, Massachusetts

Three Sisters Lighthouses

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.
Doane Rock, 2014. Child for scale.

Eastham, Massachusetts

Doane Rock

The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.
Edward Penniman House and Barn

Eastham, Massachusetts

Captain Edward Penniman House

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
First Encounter Beach Placard

Eastham, Massachusetts

First Encounter Beach Plaque

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.
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Closeup of wagon tracks and hoofprints.

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Nauset Beach

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.
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Marconi Wireless Station Site

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
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