Island Sights and Activities



Also see the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce Site for additional resources:

Biking
Young's Bicycle Shop
(508) 228-1151
www.youngsbicycleshop.com 

Nantucket Bike Shop
(508) 228-1999
Steamship Wharf & Straight Wharf

Beaches
Nantucket Chamber of Commerce Beach Information 
Nearly all beaches can be reached by bike (depending on your energy level!) on the well-labeled bike paths. Several others can only be reached by off-road vehicle or boat. 
http://www.nantucketchamber.org/visitor/beach.html

Fishing
Herbert T Sportfishing
Straight Wharf, Slip #14
http://www.fishnantucket.net/
 

Topspin Sportfishing Charter
Straight Wharf, Slip #10
http://www.fishingnantucket.com/

Shopping
The Golden Basket Jewelry
Main Street
http://thegoldenbasket.com/ 

The Hub (newspapers, candy, etc.)
31 Main Street  

Mitchell's Book Corner
54 Main Street
(508)228-1080
www.mitchellsbookcorner.com

Murray's Toggery Shop
62 Main Street
(508)228-0437
http://www.nantucketreds.com/
Home of the famous Nantucket Reds, this is the only place where you can get the real thing. You can tell how long people have been coming to the Island by how faded and soft their Reds are!

Nantucket Bookworks
25 Broad Street
(508)228-4000
http://www.nantucketbookworks.com/

Nantucket Looms
16 Federal Street 
(508)228-1908
Historic Sites of Interest
Lighthouses:
Brant Point Light: http://www.lighthouse.cc/brant/history.html
Great Point Light: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Point_Light
Sankaty Head: http://www.lighthouse.cc/sankaty/history.html

Nantucket's Old Mill
http://www.nha.org/sites/oldmill.html

Nantucket's "Oldest" House
http://www.nha.org/sites/oldesthouse.html

Nantucket Whaling Museum
http://www.nha.org/sites/index.html

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