Located on the Hyannis waterfront, the Cape Cod Maritime Museum opened in the Spring of 2004. It is dedicated to preserving the rich maritime traditions and history of Cape Cod and the Islands. The museum launched a new primary exhibit in 2011 called “Making Waves: Maritime Ventures on Cape Cod”. This exhibit presents artifacts from almost 400 years of Cape Cod’s maritime history.
The museum is also home to rotating exhibits such as cultural exhibits, marine artifacts, shipwrecks, as well as events such as maritime festivals, and children’s programs. Other attractions of the museum include:
- Boat building and other classes
- Education programs for kids and teens
- Sailing charters aboard the 1886 Crosby catboat replica Sarah
Hours of Operation
- Mid-March through Mid-December: Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to PM
- Mid-March through Mid-December: Sunday from 12 Noon to 4 PM
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is included in the Go Boston Card.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
135 South Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: 508-775-1723
Other Cape Cod Museums
- Cahoon Museum of American Art – Cotuit, Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Children’s Museum – Mashpee, Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Maritime Museum – Hyannis, Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Museum of Art – Dennis, Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History – Brewster, Massachusetts
- Coast Guard Heritage Museum – Barnstable, Massachusetts
- Heritage Museum and Gardens – Sandwich, Massachusetts
- John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum – Hyannis, Massachusetts
- Osterville Historical Museum – Osterville, Massachusetts
- Pilgrim Monument and Museum – Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Provincetown Art Association & Museum – Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Sandwich Glass Museum – Sandwich, Massachusetts
- Stony Brook Grist Mill and Museum – Brewster, Massachusetts
- Toad Hall Classic Sports Car Collection – Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
- Woods Hole Science Aquarium – Woods Hole, Massachusetts
- Zion Union Heritage Museum – Hyannis, Massachusetts
- ZooQuarium – West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
