Martha’s Vineyard Points of Interest by Towns EDGARTOWN (including Chappaquiddick) Edgartown, with its tall white 18th century captains’ houses and rambling roses intertwined on white picket fences, is the pinnacle of the wealthy whaling era. VINEYARD HAVEN Vineyard Haven lies in the township of Tisbury and is home to a beautiful working waterfront and year round harbor. ® The Martha’s Vineyard Museum 508-627-4441 ® Vineyard Haven Visitor Information Center located across from the Steamship Authority building ® Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District ® Owen Park on the Vineyard Haven Harbor ® William Street Historic District ® Shopping, Restaurants and Art Galleries on and around Main St. ® Chamber of Commerce Office, Beach St. 508-693-0085 mvy.com ® West Chop Lighthouse & Outlook (about 2 miles from downtown) ® Vineyard Playhouse 508-696-6300 ® Public Restrooms located in Stop & Shop Parking lot and in Steamship Authority Terminal CHILMARK (including Menemsha) Chilmark remains largely rural, with tree lined country roads, stone-wall bordered fields and sheep grazing in fields overlooking the ocean. ®Menemsha Fishing Village and Harbor ® The Tupelo Trees at Beetlebung Corner ® Public Restrooms are located at Menemsha Harbor WEST TISBURY West Tisbury, with its white church, general store, post office, old mill, farms and ponds is the quintessential New England village. ® Art Galleries & Glass Blowing Studio ® Polly Hill Arboretum 508-693-9462 ® Alley’s General Store ® Sculpture Garden ® Old Mill Pond ® Public Restrooms are located at the back of the Grange Hall. ® Edgartown Harbor and Memorial Wharf ® Mytoi Oriental Garden on Chappaquiddick 508-627-7689 ® Public Restrooms at the Church Street Visitors Center ® Church Street Visitor’s Center ® Shopping, Restaurants, and Art Galleries on and around Main Street ® The Vincent House Museum 508-627-4440 ® The Old Whaling Church 508-627-4440 ® The Dr. Daniel Fisher House 508-627-4440 ® The Edgartown Lighthouse (a few blocks from downtown) ® Oak Bluffs Visitors Center near the Flying Horses at Circuit Ave ® Oak Bluffs Harbor ® Alpaca Farm ® Ocean Park ® Gingerbread Cottages ® Cottage Museum & Shop 508-693-5042 ® Trinity Park and The Tabernacle (tours available 508-693-0525) ® Flying Horses Carousel 508-693-9481 ® East Chop Lighthouse (about 1 mile from downtown) 508-627-4441 ® Shops and Restaurants on and around Circuit Ave ® Featherstone Center for the Arts ® Arts District – Dukes County Ave. ® Public restrooms are located next to the SSA terminal; on Kennebec Ave. near the post office; on the harbor next to Our Market; and in the Dockside building along the harbor. AQUINNAH Aquinnah, the western most town on the Island, is home to the stunningly colorful clay cliffs that have attracted visitors for centuries. Aquinnah also remains the year round home to many of the Island’s native residents, the Wampanoag Native Americans. ® Gay Head Cliffs ® Gay Head Lighthouse ® Aquinnah Circle Cultural District ® Aquinnah Cultural Center 508-645-7900 ® Public Restrooms are located near the parking lot on the cliffs For more town information visit MVY.com/towns 2019 -20 Travel Guide OAK BLUFFS From the colorful Gingerbread cottages to the Flying Horses carousel and Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs offers a festive casual atmosphere and a little something for everyone! 7 PLAN
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