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( 877-422-6762;
www.reserveamerica.com
;
campsites $17; yurts $30-40)
Head here for Cape
Cod's best camping with 418 wooded campsites. It often fills, so reserve early.
Old Sea Pines Inn
B&B$$$
( 508-896-6114;
www.oldseapinesinn.com
; 2553 MA 6A; r incl breakfast $85-195; )
A
former girls' boarding school dating to 1840, this inn retains an engaging yesteryear
look. It's a bit like staying at grandma's house: antique fittings, sepia photographs, claw-
foot bathtubs. No TV to spoil the mood, but rocking chairs await on the porch.
Eating
Brewster Fish House
SEAFOOD$$$
(
www.brewsterfish.com
;
2208 MA 6A; mains $14-32; 11:30am-3pm & 5-9:30pm)
A favorite of
seafood lovers. Start with the lobster bisque, naturally sweet with chunks of fresh lobster.
From there it's safe to cast your net in any direction. Just 11 tables, and no reservations,
so think lunch or early dinner to avoid long waits.
Cobie's
SEAFOOD$$$
(
www.cobies.com
;
3256 MA 6A; mains $9-23; 11am-9pm)
Conveniently located near Nicker-
son State Park, this roadside clam shack dishes out fried seafood that you can crunch and
munch at outdoor picnic tables.
Chatham
Upscale inns and tony shops are a hallmark of the Cape's most genteel town, but some of
Chatham's finest pleasures come free for the taking. Start your exploring on Main St,
with its old sea captains' houses and cool art galleries.
At
Chatham Fish Pier
(Shore Rd)
watch fishermen unload their catch and spot seals
basking on nearby shoals. A mile south on Shore Rd is
Lighthouse Beach
, an endless
expanse of sea and sandbars that offers some of the finest beach strolling on Cape Cod.
covers two uninhabited islands thick with shorebirds; to see it up close take the 1½-hour
boat tour with
Monomoy Island Excursions
( 508-430-7772;
www.monomoysealcruise.com
; 702 MA 28, Harwich Port; 1½hr tours adult/child $35/30)
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