Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard Audio Tour
- 1–1.5 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Knockabout Travel takes you to Martha's Vineyard, with this self-paced audio tour of the most popular town on the island. Discover the origin story of how Oak Bluffs developed from its humble beginnings as a religious camp into a summer destination for business moguls, celebrities, and US Presidents. On the tour, we discuss the development of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, home to the "campground" and the famed gingerbread cottages. Learn how the area around Ocean Park and Circuit Avenue was developed with tourism in mind, and how that conflicted with the original Methodist campers. Along the route, you will be introduced to some of the finer points and lesser-known history of the town, as well as places to grab lunch or a drink. The tour is GPS guided with turn-by-turn directions and audio tracks that play automatically at the right time and place so you're free to simply enjoy the tour.
Inclusions
What's included
- Begin Tour at Your Leisure
- GPS Guided Interactive Maps
- Self-Guided Audio Tour
- Audio Files (streaming or download available)
What's not
- Audio Device (Smartphone)
- Headphones
- Food/Drink
Itinerary
Ocean Park is a large, scenic green space located near the ferry terminals. It is a great place to escape the crowds, have a picnic, or come back to just to sit and rest your legs.
Scenic Beach with opportunity for swimming and catching some sun.
This is commonly called the "Campground," where the famed gingerbread cottages are located. You will have an option to visit the campground museum (separate fee applies, ~$4) if you would like to explore this area in greater depth.
Feel free to shop, and grab a drink or a bite to eat as you walk through Oak Bluff's commercial hub. Learn about the development of Oak Bluffs as the island's first resort destination.
Take a ride on an authentic 19th-century carousel and compete against your friends and family to see who can collect the most metal rings as you merrily go round-and-round.
Enjoy some of the island's great seafood at one of the restaurants along the harbor. Outdoor seating, cold beer on tap, and tropical drinks can be found here.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 9 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Your tour begins at the Bandstand (Gazebo) in Ocean Park, across from the Steamship Authority ferry terminal. There is no designated start time. Begin the tour at your leisure.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Knockabout Travel
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Martha's Vineyard
- Its from-price is 74% below the median of the 17 experiences we list in Martha's Vineyard.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 9 of 17.
About Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island off Cape Cod with gingerbread cottages, whaling captains' houses, red clay cliffs, lighthouses and long beaches.
Martha's Vineyard is an island about 30 kilometres long off the south-western tip of Cape Cod, reached by ferry from Woods Hole, with six towns and a mix of farmland, moors, salt ponds and beach. Edgartown has the white mansions of whaling captains, a lighthouse and a tiny ferry across to Chappaquiddick, while Oak Bluffs is known for its Victorian gingerbread cottages, built around a Methodist camp meeting ground, and a carousel from 1876, one of the oldest in the country.
Top-ranked sights in Martha's Vineyard: Gingerbread Houses, Aquinnah Cliffs.
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