{"id":5530,"date":"2022-01-31T01:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T01:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:50:27","slug":"top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Barnstable-and-Hyannis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Barnstable-and-Hyannis.jpg 445w, https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Barnstable-and-Hyannis-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Located on the Cape Cod peninsula, the towns of Barnstable and Hyannis are a great place to spend the day. The village of Hyannis is known for its broad Kalmus Park Beach, private Kennedy Compound, and boat-building exhibits. You can also visit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum to learn how to build a boat. There are also ferries connecting Hyannis with Nantucket Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest village of Barnstable County, Hyannis is located in the county&#8217;s center. There are several golf courses in the area, and the city has two municipal golf courses. The town also has several lighthouses that are open for tours. If you love the outdoors, you&#8217;ll love exploring Cape Cod&#8217;s Rail Trail, which is paved and has a wide unpaved shoulder. The city is home to the 2007 All-America City Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The towns of Barnstable and Hyannis are separated into seven villages. While each has its own charm, both are popular with tourists and locals alike. For families, Barnstable offers a family-friendly atmosphere, beautiful beaches, and historic Main Streets. The villages are also known for their fine dining and wineries. The restaurants and shops in Hyannis are some of the best in the state. You can spend a week in either town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to go windsurfing, Hyannis&#8217; Kalmus Beach is a great place. It has a windy section and an expansive playground. There&#8217;s also a family-friendly version of the town&#8217;s Keyes Beach. The Shack Out Back Raw Bar, located behind Black Cat Tavern, is a perfect spot for an afternoon of fresh oysters. Afterwards, head to the Village Green for dinner for a tasty cocktail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the cities of Hyannis and Barnstable are connected by bridge, it&#8217;s still worth visiting all seven villages to see more of the Cape. Each village has something special to offer. The towns of Osterville and Centerville are known for their antique shops and boutiques. The Kennedy Compound is the summer home of the Kennedy family. The Cahoon Museum of Fine Arts is also in Hyannis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a bus from Barnstable to Hyannis is an easy way to travel between the two towns. It only takes 45 minutes to travel 11 miles on the Cape Cod Canal. The bus will leave from the Courthouse Complex in the town of West Barnstable and end in Hyannis, while traveling to Hyannis from nearby cities will take about 45 minutes. Once you&#8217;re at the ferry, you&#8217;ll have a great view of the town&#8217;s harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The towns of Hyannis and Barnstable are a great place to live. Its residents are diverse and friendly. In fact, there are seven villages within the town of Hyannis. The town of Hyannis has a population of over 215,000 people. Attracting visitors to the area is a great way to enjoy life on the Cape. There&#8217;s no shortage of things to do in Hyannis and Barnstable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located on the Cape Cod peninsula, the towns of Barnstable and Hyannis are a great place to spend the day. The village of Hyannis is known for its broad Kalmus Park Beach, private Kennedy Compound, and boat-building exhibits. You can also visit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum to learn how to build a boat. There [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[66,19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Located on the Cape Cod peninsula, the towns of Barnstable and Hyannis are a great place to spend the day. The village of Hyannis is known for its broad Kalmus Park Beach, private Kennedy Compound, and boat-building exhibits. You can also visit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum to learn how to build a boat. There [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Places to Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-31T01:09:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-14T15:50:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Barnstable-and-Hyannis.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"445\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"334\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elfie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elfie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/\",\"name\":\"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-31T01:09:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-14T15:50:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/\",\"name\":\"Best Places to Travel\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284\",\"name\":\"Elfie\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elfie\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis","og_description":"Located on the Cape Cod peninsula, the towns of Barnstable and Hyannis are a great place to spend the day. The village of Hyannis is known for its broad Kalmus Park Beach, private Kennedy Compound, and boat-building exhibits. You can also visit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum to learn how to build a boat. There [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/","og_site_name":"Best Places to Travel","article_published_time":"2022-01-31T01:09:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-14T15:50:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":445,"height":334,"url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Barnstable-and-Hyannis.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Elfie","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elfie","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/","url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/","name":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-01-31T01:09:46+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-14T15:50:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-barnstable-and-hyannis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Barnstable and Hyannis"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/","name":"Best Places to Travel","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284","name":"Elfie","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elfie"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5530"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13058,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5530\/revisions\/13058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}