West Barnstable is famous for one of Cape Cod's most dramatic and beautiful barrier beaches—eight-mile-long Sandy Neck Beach on Cape Cod Bay. The beach and its dunes protect the 8,000-acre Great Marsh, a great place to canoe at high tide and there espy the beautiful Blue Heron which feed on the Marsh's indigenous life.
What are some fun facts about Barnstable?
Barnstable was the birthplace of the political activist James Otis, Jr., and the 19th-century jurist Lemuel Shaw. Ferries and airplane flights connect Hyannis to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.