The Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis MA

Located on the Hyannis waterfront, the Cape Cod Maritime Museum celebrates and preserves the Cape’s rich maritime heritage with exhibits, programs, and boat building.

Crossroads of Cultures: 1620, Pilgrims & Wampanoags
For millennia, people have looked out over the ocean to a distant horizon, and wondered what lay beyond.

In November and December of 1620, the Wampanoag people and those aboard the Mayflower met at a crossroads, here on Cape Cod.​

This exhibit explores, in detail, the interactions between these two cultures during the 5 weeks the Mayflower spent on Cape Cod before the ship headed to Patuxet, now Plymouth.

Hyannis Port Railroad Wharf: 1854-1937

Prior to the Railroad Wharf in Hyannis Port, the nearest port for ships travelling to and from Nantucket was New Bedford, 80 nautical miles away. With the arrival of the Old Colony Railroad in the village of Hyannis, it made sense to extend the tracks a mile or so south and build a large wharf to shorten the trip to just 25 miles.

​After construction, the wharf became a major port of call for passengers and freight between Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, connected to Boston and other cities by train.

Cape Cod Maritime Museum
135 South Street
Hyannis MA 02601