Beyond the Cobblestones Self Guided Walking Tour of Nantucket

We'll meet in front of the Whaling Museum, give you a brief overview of the museum, and encourage you to visit at the end of the tour.

Learn about the Nantucket Atheneum as you view it from outside and hear about the well-known figures who have visited or spoken here over the years.

Explore the shops and restaurants as you hear about this once active commercial hub for Nantucket.

Stroll down the narrow gravel path and pop your head into a few of the art galleries on Nantucket's Old South Wharf.

See the historic marker memorializing The Petrel, a Nantucket steamship dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Snap a photo of the well-known "Compass Rose" on the side of the Ralph Lauren building and learn about the photographer who commissioned it in 1936.

View the Quaker Meeting House as you hear about its history on the island.

View this historic home and museum, built in 1846 by William Hadwen. It's a prime example of the island's whaling success. Admission is $10 per person (or included if you purchase admission to the Whaling Museum).

Learn about America's first female astronomer as you view her historic home.

Learn about 2 Quaker sisters who restored this old barn into a quirky mix of art and architecture as you view it from outside.

Learn about a prosperous whaling-ship owner who built this house for his family in 1845, and how it survived the Great Fire of 1846.