• Cape Cod Visitor Center - Embark on a journey into America’s rich history at the Cape Cod Visitor Center. Discover the story of the Pilgrims, the nation’s beginnings, and the extensive history of the Cape. As the drive through charming Massachusetts towns begins, learn about the Nauset tribe, their legends, traditions, and their cautiousness when unfamiliar ships appeared on the eastern horizon.

Note: This 65+ mile-long tour highlights the essentials of Cape Cod in 2-3 hours.

Purchase once, enjoy for a year! Perfect for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

• Scargo Tower - OPEN AS OF JUNE 2021 - An optional detour leads past the fish-shaped Scargo Lake. According to Nauset legend, a great chieftain created this lake to console his daughter, who mourned over three dead fish. Learn about the Nauset group who first sighted the Mayflower and their apprehensions about its arrival.

• Harwich - Another optional detour takes visitors to Harwich, a charming Cape town renowned for its numerous stunning beaches. If swimming is appealing, this is one of the best spots on the Cape!

• Cape Cod Lavender Farm - While in Harwich, visit the Cape Cod Lavender Farm, a secluded estate as beautiful and fragrant as it sounds. Enjoy free walks on woodland trails, savor the lavender aroma, and pick up some souvenirs!

• Bank Street Beach - Next, the Harwich detour leads to Bank Street Beach, an ideal spot to relax or dip toes into the Atlantic.

• Eastham - Continuing the drive, enter Eastham, a picturesque Colonial town. Hear about the first encounter between the Pilgrims and the Nauset, Squanto’s brave assistance, and the first Thanksgiving, where the Pilgrims and Nauset celebrated a truce.

• First Encounter Beach - Further down the Cape, arrive at First Encounter Beach, the site of the dramatic skirmish between Nauset and Pilgrims. The beach now features a plaque commemorating the encounter and the eventual truce.

• Salt Pond Visitor Center - A bit further, reach the Salt Pond Visitor Center. This small museum offers a chance to catch up on Cape history, use the restroom, or stretch your legs.

• Nauset Light - As the drive continues up the Cape, spot the Nauset Light, the charming lighthouse featured in every quintessential Cape Cod photograph. Learn about its significance and how the Cape’s rough waters earned the “ocean graveyard” nickname before the lighthouse was built.

• The Three Sisters Lighthouses - Continuing the drive, come across the Three Sisters Lighthouses, three small white lighthouses not on the coast but nestled among trees inland. Discover why they are there and how the Cape transformed from Nauset land to Colonial fishing towns, and then to a tourist hotspot.

• Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary - Another optional detour leads to the Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary. With five miles of trails through four different biomes and numerous bird species, this stop delights nature enthusiasts, bird watchers, and hikers alike.

• Marconi Wireless Station - Continuing the drive, pass Marconi Station, the first radio station to send a wireless message across the Atlantic! The station played a crucial role in the Titanic’s sinking in 1912. Learn how a radio station hundreds of miles away saved lives on that fateful day!

• Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail - The next optional detour leads to the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, perfect for hikers of all levels to stretch their legs and explore Cape Cod’s diverse terrain. Within a short mile lies a beach, a freshwater marsh, a deciduous forest, and a salt plain! Continuing the drive, hear about Cape Cod’s former whaling industry.

• Pilgrim Spring Trail - Continuing the drive, pass the Pilgrim Spring Trail, a short hike leading to one of the first places the Pilgrims visited after landing on the Cape. Here, the weary travelers found their first freshwater spring, a crucial find for their survival. Then, continue toward Provincetown.

• MacMillan Pier - Driving through P-Town, arrive at Macmillan Pier, where thousands of ships have launched over the years. Witness how past and present intertwine on the Cape. Today, the pier is mainly used for whale watching expeditions.

• Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum - The penultimate stop is the Pilgrim Monument, the tallest all-granite monument in the country! Since its completion in 1910, thousands of tourists climb the steps of this 250-foot colossus for a panoramic ocean view. It’s worth the trek! Learn about the Mayflower Contract, the rough set of laws the Pilgrims established upon landing in the New World.

• Pilgrim’s First Landing Park - Finally, end at the site where the Mayflower first landed. Explore the park and imagine what it was like for the settlers, after ten challenging weeks at sea, to step onto Nauset soil on November 11th, 1620. The tour officially concludes at this historic stop.

• Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum - On that corner, notice the beautiful town hall with its striking clock tower. More on that shortly. To the right of the town hall, see the most striking tower in Cape Cod: the Pilgrim Monument.

• Adams Pharmacy - In operation from 1875 until 2009, the Pharmacy was the oldest business in the same Provincetown location. With twirling stools and a soda fountain, it was a popular hangout spot. Allegedly, the pharmacy’s most famous customer was playwright Tennessee Williams. If “A Streetcar Named Desire” is familiar, so is Tennessee Williams.

• Whalers Wharf - Through this entrance is a collection of fun souvenir shops and local restaurants. If it’s not too crowded and noisy, take a walk through while listening. It leads all the way out to the beach.

• Historic District - This is a historic Freemason lodge! Paul Revere, the legendary American revolutionary, established this local Freemason charter in 1795. He was the grand master at the time.

Now, Revere didn’t use this building back in 1795. The story begins in 1826 when the town turned against them. Let’s turn back the clock….

• Pilgrim’s First Landing Park - As the name suggests, this is where the Mayflower first touched land after its Atlantic journey. Proud descendants of the pilgrims paved the memorial circle in 1917, and P-town residents have found other ways to mark the space since.

• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

Purchase a single tour per vehicle, not per individual. Everyone can listen together!

Discover the wonders of Cape Cod with this self-guided driving tour, featuring iconic lighthouses and stunning beaches! As you travel, learn about the Cape’s maritime heritage, Pilgrim history, and its expansive beaches. Journey from Barnstable to Provincetown, stopping at Nauset Lighthouse (the unofficial symbol of the Cape), First Encounter Beach (explored by the Pilgrims), Marconi Station (a must-see), and more!

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require a reliable internet/Wi-Fi connection. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

Purchase once and enjoy for a full year! Perfect for extended stays and return visits over the next 12 months.

Please note, this is not an entrance ticket. Verify opening hours before your visit.

• How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
• Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
• Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.