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Town in Massachusetts, United States
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Chatham is at the "elbow" of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and includes the villages of North Chatham, South Chatham and West Chatham. Its beautiful beaches, harbors, coastal scenes and its interesting village shops make it a popular day-trip destination as well as a top-notch vacation area.
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This lighthouse is situated on the largest beach in Chatham, with clean sand stretching for miles and views of the Atlantic Ocean. You can still see seals from here and the water is safe to swim. Busy parking lot, and the beach overlook has a 30 minute limit.
Chatham Historical Society
Chatham Windmill, historic Chatham Grist Mill
Built in C1797, the historic Godfrey Windmill was fully restored in 2009-12 so that it can once again grind grain just as it did in the 18th and 19th centuries. The mill is open for guided tours during the summer months. On special Grinding Days, the mill is set in operation and grinds corn. For more information about tour dates and times, special events, and detailed directions, please visit the mill's website.
Enjoy a full or half day fishing the waters around Chatham for bluefish or striped bass with Captain Matthew Swenson.
Provides a 90 minute tour giving an up close and personal look at hundreds of seals on Monomoy Island and the waters surrounding. The tour also includes a walking tour of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge along the entire west side of the Monomoy Islands to take a look at the Monomoy Lighthouse and sightings of white-tailed deer, owls, seals, and other wildlife.
Shuttles to South Beach and North Monomoy Island. One hour seal watch cruises.
Rent a biplane (and pilot!) for another way to see the beaches and seals.
Held on the first Saturday in August. Under the Big White Tent on George Ryder Road, Chatham VFW. The Hookers Ball has grown from a small gathering at a raw bar to a 700 person bash, complete with a live and silent auction, seafood buffet and raw bar, live music, open bars, and dancing! Presented by the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association.
A seafood restaurant that is eclectic, fun, and charming, and very family friendly. If your little one are not fans of seafood, don’t fret, they have a children’s menu (and full drink menu!).
A great place for fresh seafood and a night out with your friends.
This is where the locals eat. Breakfast & lunch burritos and amazing panini sandwiches fresh, fast & fun (great prices as well).
A nice restaurant near downtown Chatham with a unique artistic setting. If you're on a budget, the pizzas are an excellent choice.
This is the perfect place to have a drink with your friends because it's never too crowded. $8-$11
A fave. Creative menu, and a tad pricey. Convenient to shopping village.
Great place to enjoy lunch/dinner: lobster rolls, hamburgers, fried seafood, sandwiches/wraps, salads, and daily specials.
Watch fishermen unload your dinner just minutes before it arrives on your plate.
Nice, small pizza shack right at the center of Chatham. Serves pizza, calzones, coffee, smoothies and salads.
Within a mile and a half of town center. A/C, refrigerator, cable.
Nice location, nice folks.
Waterfront with private beach. Kitchenette units and motelrooms as well as one private cottage.
Variety of rooms. Antique furnishings.
8 rooms
7 rooms.
18 rooms.
56 rooms Top notch.
24 rooms Top notch.
One and two bedroom suites with full kitchens. Heated pool, A/C. AAA Three Diamond.
Year round. One of the top hotels world-wide. AAA Four Diamond. Right on the Atlantic -- beautiful, luxurious and pricey. Choose from hotel rooms and suites, to cottages, to spa suites, and even indulge yourself in one of the hotel's special packages. There is a heated ocean front pool surrounded by cabanas, cushioned lounge chairs, and the hotel's private beach. The hotel also offers offers many activities for the kids.
Homemade fudge.
Chicken pies and pastries.
Wide selection of art prints, clothing, glassware and assorted other items all emblazoned with Cape Cod motifs.
From Route 6 take Exit 85 (old exit 11); go left off the ramp onto Route 137 South; go straight through one set of lights (by car dealership); go straight (actually a right dogleg) at the four way stop at Queen Anne Rd.
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