When You Go to Outer Cape Cod

Call ahead or check Web sites for seasonal schedules. For more information on lodging, dining, shopping, and area activities, also visit: capecodchamber.org

ORLEANS

ABBA
Thai/Mediterranean cuisine in an elegant renovated barn. 508-255-8144; abbarestaurant.com

Cap’t Cass Rock Harbor Seafood
Select hours Friday-Sunday in mid-April. 117 Rock Harbor Road

Church of the Transfiguration
An ecumenical basilica. 508-240-7090; churchofthetransfiguration.org

Nauset Beach
Outstanding nine-mile beach on the Atlantic. 508-240-3780; town.orleans.ma.us

Rock Harbor Beach
Tucked-away gem on Cape Cod Bay; home to a sport-fishing charter fleet. 508-255-9757; rockharborcharters.com

Ship’s Knees Inn
Pretty 1800s sea captain’s house minutes from Nauset Beach in East Orleans. 508-255-1312; shipskneesinn.com

EASTHAM

Collector’s World
From scrimshaw and decoys to kitsch to collectibles. 800-421-4270; collectorsworldcapecod.com

Edward Penniman House
Graceful sea captain’s home; the entrance gate is a whale’s jawbone. 508-255-3421, 508-487-1256; nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/pen.htm