Barnstable County Fair -- A Cape Cod Tradition

Step back in time and enjoy the 166th Barnstable County Fair beginning July 17th through the 24th. Brave the midway rides, visit farm animals -- even a kangaroo, and agricultural exhibits. Don't miss the fried dough, cotton candy and music. Meet you at the County Fair grounds, Route 151 in East Falmouth.

After a day at the fair, drive up to Eastham check into the Whalewalk Inn, have a great dinner at one of the great restaurants in the area -- Mahoney's, Nauset Beach Club, Abba, Academy Ocean Grille, Joe's Beach Bar and Grille, the Beacon Room, Land-Ho --and those are only in Orleans. Drive up route 6 and experience Arnold's a lobster institution, the Friendly Fisherman, Marconi Grille and the Wellfleet Drive-in. Wellfleet has some great water view dining at Mac's Shack, Pearl or the Bookstore for oysters, oysters and more oysters.

If you want to take a great walk -- just turn left out of the Inn's parking lot, go to your first right, Dyer Prince, and follow it to Cape Cod Bay. Along the way you may spot deer, osprey, fox, coyote, and if the tide is going out, a cadre of sea creatures, burrowing into the sand waiting for the water to return.

Make your reservations today -- online or by phone, 508-255-0617.