Hidden Gems Places To Visit in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
- 5.0 Martha's Vineyard Museum (25 reviews)
-Renovated building, great exhibits
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • Children's Museums • History Museums
The Martha's Vineyard Museum (MVM) is a historical and cultural institution collecting art, artifacts, oral histories, documents, and photographs that help tell the stories of Martha's Vineyard from its formation as an island to the present. Founded as the Dukes County Historical Society in 1922, it was officially renamed the Martha's Vineyard Museum in 2006 to better reflect its focus on both collecting the history of the island and presenting, educating, and sharing it with the public. In 2011, MVM purchased the 1895 Marine Hospital site in Vineyard Haven and set out to transform it into a new museum. MVM made the decision to maintain ownership of part of its original Edgartown campus in order to continue to steward the historic Cooke House and create a public garden for the community. In March 2019, the Vineyard Haven site opened to the public with great fanfare and a blockbuster exhibit celebrating the island's profound influence on the work of Thomas Hart Benton. See more..
- 5.0 Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary (20 reviews)
-beautiful hike
Nature & Wildlife Areas
A good description of the many natural activities found on the island See more..
- 4.5 Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery (100 reviews)
-Rustic Brewery perfect for beers and pizza
Tuesday: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Breweries
7 BBL brewery and tasting room with outside patio and beer garden. Kid and dog friendly. Flights available. See more..
- 4.5 Katama Beach (South Beach) (75 reviews)
-Great waves!
Beaches
Jump the waves or ride the great surf on the Atlantic Ocean side of this three-mile barrier beach, or enjoy a more relaxed pace on the tranquil Katama Bay side, a protected salt pond with lovely views of the bay. Katama is the largest public beach on the island. See more..
- 4.5 Katama Airfield (72 reviews)
-Biplane Ride over Martha’s Vineyard
Points of Interest & Landmarks
We had a wonderful biplane ride over the towns and beaches of Martha’s Vineyard. Our pilot Mike shared great stories and history of the areas we flew above on a crystal clear day. What a memorable experience! Highly recommend - even finished off with a barrel roll! See more..
- 4.5 Aquinnah Lighthouse (69 reviews)
-Picturesque Lighthouse
Lighthouses
This was my favorite lighthouse of the five on Martha's Vineyard. We were there on a beautiful day so it was a great photo-op. See more..
- 4.5 Mass Audubon Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (67 reviews)
-Beautiful back to basics nature spot!
Nature & Wildlife Areas
This 350-acre sanctuary is home to 100 species of birds, including cormorants and ospreys, and other wildlife. Follow one of the six well-marked trails for views of all the island's ecosystems: marshland, ponds, woods and grasslands. See more..
- 4.5 Lambert's Cove Beach (66 reviews)
-A surprise at the end of a nice walk
Beaches
Getting to this beach is a challenge. First you need a pass from the town of West Tisbury. Then you need find parking. If you can't get into the lot then you need to use the "walk on" pass. Once parked you have a 5 minute walk through the forest to the bottom of a sand dune. But at the top of the dune there is a gorgrous white sand beach rimmed by tall sand dunes, cliffs, Vineyard Sound and in the distance the Elizabethan islands of Cuttyhunk, Naushawena, Pasque and Naushon islands. The beach is rarely crowded and the reason is; the previously stated impediments to the hordes of Vineyard visitors. You have to work for your privacy, jump through some hoops, get there at the right time and haul your stuff down the path and over the dunes but one there; bliss. Pets only allowed in 7-10am IF you can get parking then See more..
- 4.5 Lucy Vincent Beach (51 reviews)
-Nude at Lucy
Beaches
Exclusive Martha's Vineyard beach. See more..
- 4.5 Menemsha Hills (38 reviews)
-Beautiful hike- oaks, brick works
Beaches • Nature & Wildlife Areas
Experience the drama of a rocky shoreline and scenic vistas across Vineyard Sound to the Elizabeth Islands from the second-highest point on the island. See more..
- 4.5 Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge (28 reviews)
-If Heaven has a beach..
Nature & Wildlife Areas
Explore this magnificent barrier beach with its sandy shoreline, expansive salt marsh, beautiful salt pond, and unique colony of hardy red cedars. See more..
What's a Hidden gem?
We call places hidden gems that are new, extremely good, but are not that popular yet - you should check them out. The criteria is to have a rating of 4.5 or more and more than 20 reviews and less than 100 reviews.
