2023 Cape Cod Travel Guide - Magazine - Page 69
Upper Cape
BOURNE, SANDWICH, FALMOUTH & MASHPEE
A rich tapestry of history, craftsmanship and natural beauty are
on full display once you cross the Cape Cod Canal, and it can
be found in the oldest town on the Cape — Sandwich, which was
Bobby Baker Gallery
incorporated in 1639.
and arts and crafts workshops. You
In this quaint seaside village, Heritage Museums & Gardens
can also tour the historic home, which
and its 100 spectacular acres of exquisitely designed lawns
features a sunken garden the kids will
and gardens offer an opportunity to connect with nature in a
love.
relaxed setting. Hydrangeas and rhododendrons are among
the standouts on the grounds, which mix with stone walls, a
Adjacent to Highfield Hall is Highfield
flume fountain and Hidden Hollow, an outdoor discovery space
Theater, home to the College Light Opera
where children can navigate log balance beams, create nature-
Company, the country’s premier training
inspired art, build forts and climb an enchanting treehouse.
ground for college-aged students who
Throw in a jaw-dropping gallery of 42 antique cars and a
descend on the region every summer to
perfectly preserved 1908 Looff Carousel, and Heritage offers
produce nine top-notch musicals and
something for the kid in all of us.
operettas.
Sandwich is synonymous with glass; its history dates to
At Woods Hole Handworks, a
1825 when Boston businessman Deming Jarves brought a
cooperative of more than a dozen
new industry to town, opening the Boston & Sandwich Glass
artists sell a variety of locally-made
Company not far from the town boardwalk. At the Sandwich
artwork – jewelry, paintings, glassware,
Glass Museum, visitors can explore that history. The museum
photographs, ceramic mugs and dishes,
boasts more than 10,000 pieces of glass, some of which were
and decorative pieces – in the seafaring
crafted in the 1820s, and features glassblowing demonstrations
village known for its prominent scientific
that showcase the craft that continues to this day.
institutions.
In nearby Falmouth, Highfield Hall & Gardens strikes a perfect
The Cape is every photographer’s
balance between history and nature. Originally owned by the
dream and in Cataumet, Bobby Baker
Beebe family, the 1878 estate was lovingly restored at the turn
Gallery showcases what happens when
of the century, a grassroots effort by the town to save the iconic
talent and drive turns that dream into
property. Today, you’ll discover a stunning Victorian mansion
a reality. The gallery’s namesake is one
that hosts live musical performances, cooking classes, lectures,
of New England’s preeminent coastal
photographers, and his seaside images
CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN
– in color and black & white – capture
the beauty of the region.
Stay:
The Coonamessett Falmouth
Inn on the Square Falmouth
Dine:
Bobby Byrne’s Mashpee
Popponesset Inn Mashpee
Highfield Hall & Gardens
capecodchamber.org
Quarterdeck Restaurant Falmouth
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