Things to do in Nantucket

com before booking). The cobblestoned historic centre, with its grey-shingled houses, is walkable in full, and the island's 19th-century whaling wealth is on show at the Nantucket Whaling Museum. Bikes or the shuttle cover outlying beaches; a car is not needed for a short stay.

Bookable activities here are limited compared with the rest of this site, and the island is busiest from roughly May or June through September, with services thinning out sharply in winter.