In Brief:
New England offers visitors and residents a variety of activities and vacation options year-round. Cape Cod Cape Cod has become synonymous with the word "vacation," and for many New Englanders, a trip to Cape Cod is an annual tradition. Cape Cod is a summertime destination; many attractions and businesses reduce their hours or close altogether after the summer months, so visitors should be sure to call ahead to any particular activity to make sure it will be open. The island of Cape Cod is about 70 miles long, small enough to stay put and relax, or drive the entire island to see it all in a weekend. Nantucket Nantucket is an island about 30 miles off the U.S. mainland coast, south of Cape Cod and Boston.
