Nantucket's historical attractions run the gamut 
from old mills to island history to architecture to 
art and antiques.... The Martin House Inn puts 
you right in the middle of it all. Take a short stroll 
to the center of town, where you'll find Oldest 
House (1686), the Old Mill (1746) and the Old 
Gaol (1805). Many structures have been 
designated by the Nantucket Historical 
Association, but if you walk down any of the 
streets fanning out from the nearby town center, 
you'll stumble onto your own finds. Don't miss 
central Main Street, particularly the three 
handsome Georgian mansions known as The 
Three Bricks. Nantucket is home to the nation's 
largest collection of eighteenth-century buildings 
and miles of the world's most pristine beaches, 
all just minutes or an easy walk from the Inn.

Endangered plant life and wildflowers abound on 
Nantucket and include the Russian olive, 
winterbury, hawthorne tree, Rosa rugosa, the 
tupelo tree, pink lady's slipper orchid and Indian 
pipes. More than a third of the island has been 
protected and will never be built upon. These wild
expanses are open to the public for nature 
walking, hiking or bird watching. In fact, Nantucket
lies on the north-south flyway of migrating birds, 
making it very popular with serious bird watchers.

Nantucket Harbor and surrounding waters are 
famous for Nantucket bay scallops. Bluefish and 
striped bass abound from May to October. Dating 
back to its beginnings as a famous whaling town, 
Nantucket offers some of the most extreme 
deep-sea sport fishing in the world. Even if you're 
not trying to catch fish, you may catch a glimpse 
of seals, dolphins, tunas, blues, whales… and 
the occasional mermaid… frolicking in the 
surrounding waters. 

Nantucket is bejeweled with architectural gems 
and is blessed with refreshing sea breezes, miles
of sandy beaches and vistas unchanged over the 
centuries. The Inn sits on a quiet street across 
from one of the island's premiere restaurants and 
within view of a lovely New England Church, all in 
the heart of Nantucket’s Old Historic District, just a 
few minutes walk from the beach and the array of 
fine restaurants, galleries, museums and the 
shops which line the famous Cobblestone Main 
Street.