🚶 Walk
Edgartown Historic District
Stroll white-clapboard whaling captains' houses and the columned Old Whaling Church.
Typical duration
90 min
Price
Free to walk
From port
11 km / 6.8 mi
Transfer time
25 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
👨👩👧 Family friendly
🕐 Best time to visit
Morning, before the day-trippers arrive
Edgartown grew rich on 19th-century whaling, and its centre is lined with the pristine white houses that fortune built. Wander North and South Water Streets past the Greek Revival Old Whaling Church, the Vincent House and the Daniel Fisher House, then out to the harbour full of yachts.
Getting there from the port
VTA route 13 from Oak Bluffs, or a taxi
🚌 Best transport: bus💶 Cost: Free (VTA bus)