What To Do on A Wet Day on Cape Cod (15+ Choices)

Cape Cod in the summertime generally is a fantastic household summer time trip. There are such a lot of beautiful seashores, eating places with out of doors seating, and different actions that reap the benefits of the gorgeous Cape Cod summer time climate.

Nonetheless, generally there may be rain within the forecast, with Mom Nature derailing your completely deliberate trip. Fortunately there are many different issues to do on Cape Cod when it rains, past visiting the gorgeous seashores.

Be sure you verify the climate forecast, as a result of in some instances, the day is probably not a complete washout. You might be able to get in a couple of hours on the seashore for a partial seashore day, earlier than having to move indoors.

Relying on the place you’re staying, there might even be some enjoyable rainy-day actions proper there. Among the widespread Cape Cod resorts provide indoor swimming pools, and the Cape Codder Resort (quickly to be a Margaritaville Resort) affords an indoor water park. Your trip rental residence might have board video games and different kid-friendly actions, and lots of trip leases have a number of TVs for a film day.

Seeking to enterprise out for rainy-day actions? Cape Cod affords a number of choices. If you would like to go away your resort room or trip residence, listed here are some nice issues to do on a wet day on Cape Cod.

When it’s raining on Cape Cod, understand that everybody will likely be seeking to do these rainy-day actions, so if reservations are essential, make them as quickly as potential.

What To Do on A Wet Day on Cape Cod

Cape Cod Central Railroad

See a distinct aspect of Cape Cod by taking a prepare journey. The Cape Cod Central Railroad affords numerous tour trains, together with one alongside the Cape Cod Canal and one other providing a tour of the Cape from both Hyannis or West Barnstable.

There are additionally dinner trains, together with the 21+ Rails and Ales Beer Tasting with native beers, and the lunch prepare providing a three-course meal. The lunch prepare is open to all ages, whereas a dinner prepare is obtainable for these aged 12+.

Reservations may be made on their web site and do guide up within the busy season.

Bowling and Sport Rooms

One other widespread Cape Cod wet day exercise is bowling. There are a number of choices on Cape Cod, they usually additionally provide different actions to maintain you busy.

In Orleans, you will discover the ALLEY Bowling and BBQ. Along with candlepin bowling lanes, it additionally has a BBQ restaurant and arcade video games.

The Ten Pin Eatery and Arcade is a venue positioned on the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis. There’s a lot to do there, together with bowling lanes (with meals service), a full-service restaurant, laser tag, escape rooms, a golf simulator, and digital actuality. It is conveniently positioned within the mall, and reservations for bowling should not accepted.

The Ryan Household Amusements positioned in South Yarmouth is positioned not too removed from the Whydah Pirate Museum (in West Yarmouth). It affords ten-pin bowling, candlepin bowling, a recreation room, an air park, and ax throwing.

It additionally contains a full bar and affords quite a lot of appetizers. A bowling alley may be reserved on-line to save lots of time.

There’s additionally a Ryan Household Amusements location in Buzzards Bay. It has candlepin bowling and a recreation room. Just like the Yarmouth location, lanes may be reserved prematurely.

Whydah Pirate Museum

I might advocate visiting the Whydah Pirate Museum in West Yarmouth, even when it isn’t raining. This distinctive museum options the stays of the Whydah, a pirate shipwreck. It is open year-round and affords timed tickets. It is a wonderful place for the entire household to go to.

When you watch a video on the entrance of the museum, you may go to at your individual tempo. There are numerous interactive reveals that you would be able to learn to be taught extra. The spotlight of the museum, in my view, is the world’s solely authenticated pirate treasure.

I believe the museum does an ideal job of explaining how pirates lived whereas dispelling legends which are unfaithful. It is price visiting and is without doubt one of the greatest issues to do in wet climate. Be sure you buy your timed ticket prematurely, as it is a very talked-about summer time vacation spot, particularly throughout wet climate.

As soon as you’re carried out, seize lunch or dinner at Captain Parker’s, a seafood restaurant in entrance of the museum. It is considered one of our favourite native eating places in Yarmouth.

Dwell Exhibits on Cape Cod

Cape Cod additionally affords summer time inventory theater, on the Cape Playhouse in Dennis – the oldest skilled summer time theater within the US. A number of totally different exhibits are supplied every summer time at this performing arts heart, every one operating for about ten days.

The Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster affords each an indoor and out of doors theater. A few of these are kids’s exhibits, whereas others are for a wider viewers.

There’s additionally the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, which generally hosts nationwide acts and tribute bands all through the season. Together with its sister theater, the Music Circus in Cohasset, it is one of many two longest repeatedly operated tent theaters within the spherical. You’ll be able to see their full schedule and buy tickets on their web site.

Film Theaters on Cape Cod

Film theaters are an ideal rainy-day choice on Cape Cod, particularly if you have not gotten round to seeing the newest new releases. There are a number of theaters positioned throughout the Cape. Some present unbiased movies whereas others present first-run blockbusters. These theaters embrace:

• Leisure Cinemas in South Dennis, MA
• Leisure Cinemas in Falmouth, MA
• Cape Cinema (unbiased movies and reside performances) in Dennis
• Regal Cinemas in Hyannis on the Cape Cod Mall
• Regal Cinemas in Mashpee at Mashpee Commons
• Heritage Theaters in Sandwich

There’s additionally the favored Wellfleet Drive-In Cinema in Wellfleet, though it’s possible you’ll not wish to try this within the rain.

Procuring on Cape Cod

When the climate is not cooperating with my seashore plans, I’m going purchasing. There are such a lot of nice purchasing choices on Cape Cod – from smaller, native chains to unbiased outlets.

A lot of the purchasing areas on the Cape contain some out of doors strolling, so it’s possible you’ll wish to be ready with an umbrella. There are some fantastic small cities with cute downtown purchasing areas on Major Road- together with Hyannis, Harwich, Falmouth, Chatham, and Provincetown.

For some bigger shops, eating places, and cinemas, go to Mashpee Commons. This out of doors purchasing heart affords a variety of choices and is a good place to buy. There’s additionally the Cape Cod Mall, though most of these shops are typical chain mall shops.

Museums on Cape Cod

Along with the Whydah Pirate Museum, a number of different Cape Cod museums are nice for wet days (and even sunny days). They embrace:

• Cape Cod Youngsters’s Museum in Mashpee (greatest for youthful youngsters)
• The Cape Cod Museum of Pure Historical past
• Sandwich Glass Museum
• Woods Gap Science Aquarium (the oldest public aquarium within the US)

What are your favourite issues to do on wet Cape Cod days?