Miles upon miles of beaches, warm ocean waters, rolling dunes, and quaint cottages all serve to make Cape Cod and Nantucket the perfect antiquing getaway. With more than 130 shops, the Cape is a popular destination for beach and antique-lovers alike. Routes 6A and 28 outlines the perimeter of the Cape, and are ideal routes for antiquing. Route 6A has the most shops, stretching from Bourne through Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Brewster, and Orleans, before winding up in Provincetown. Known as antique row, along this route you’ll find everything from home décor items to pottery and the list goes on.

Route 28 also has a good number of shops as well, and runs from Bourne through Falmouth, Hyannis, South Yarmouth, Harwich, Dennis and Chatham. Additionally, the CCADA sponsors two annual shows. The first one is held the first Saturday in June at Mill Pond Farm in East Sandwich and the second is in Orleans during the first full weekend in August. In Wellfleet, from mid-April through fall, the flea market on Route 6 takes place every weekend. If you fancy all things nautical, the Cape is a good area to find them. Here you’ll find seascape paintings, maritime antiques and decoys. And when you’re ready for a thrill of a different kind, the Cape offers everything from swimming to fresh seafood dining, to wildlife walks and cruises to country fairs, to road races. “What to do, what to do,” will be your motto when you’re in Cape Cod.