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Truro[1] is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side. Cape Cod Light (sometimes called Highland Light) is the oldest lighthouse on Cape Cod. One of the joys in Truro is exploring all the back roads, discovering small beaches and quaint properties.

[edit] Get in

Wellfleet and Provincetown are the bordering towns.

[edit] By car

Truro is about an hour from the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne via Route 6.

• From Boston take I-93 south to Route 3 south to the Sagamore Bridge (Becomes Rt. 6).

• From Providence or points south take I-95 north to I-195 to Route 25 south to the Bourne Bridge (I-495 also becomes Route 25). At the rotary (traffic circle) on the Cape side, go almost all the way around and travel along the Canal to Route 6 east.

[edit] By bus

• Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway, 17 Elm Av., Hyannis, +1 508-771-6191, [2].

• The Flex, Hyannis Transportation Center, Hyannis , Regional Transit Authority Customer Service: +1 800-352-7155; TTY for Deaf and Hearing Impaired: +1 508-385-4163, [3]. Service between Mid Cape and Outer Cape towns.

[edit] By air

• Most travelers would fly into Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS), [4], or Warwick, Rhode Island's T.F. Greene Airport (PVD), [5] near Providence.

• Cape Air, +1 800-352-0714, [6]. Regional airline serving nearby Hyannis, and also Provincetown, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. They also service the off cape cities of Boston, Providence (seasonal), and New Bedford.

[edit] Get around

Route 6 is the main highway. A car is very useful here for exploring the bordering towns of Provincetown and Wellfleet and the Cape Cod National Seashore.

[edit][add listing] See

• Truro Historical Museum and Highland Light, Light House Road (via Highland Rd.), +1 508-487-3397, [7]. Adm. $4 for one, $6 for both, under 12 free (must be 51 inches (1.3 m) tall to climb the lighthouse. The oldest lighthouse on Cape Cod, originally built in 1797, rebuilt in 1857, and one of the most powerful lights on the East Coast, with a beam reaching 23 miles offshore. Perched on one of the highest cliffs (120 ft (40 m)) on the Cape it had to be moved back from the brink in 1996. The museum, built in 1907 as an inn for tourists, is interesting in itself, but also has 17th century firearms, shipwreck mementos, early fishing and whaling gear, a pirate’s chest and much more.

[edit][add listing] Do

• Payomet Performing Arts Center, Old Dewline Road, (At Highlands Center), Truro, +1 508-487-2300 (General Information), +1 508-487-5400 (Box Office), [8].

[edit] Beaches

Beach parking permit required between the 3rd Saturday of June and Labor Day. Permits for residents or nonresidents available for a fee from the beach office located on route 6A next the the North Truro Post Office, +1 508-487-6983 , or walk or bike in.

Bay Side

• Corn Hill Beach, Corn Hill Rd, Great family beach with nice sunsets. Can park without permit, $15 fee.
• Fisher Road Beach, Fisher Rd.
• Great Hollow Beach, Great Hollow Rd.
• Pilgrim Beach, Off Route 6A Truro

Ocean Side

• Long Nook Road, Long Nook Rd.,Dramatic high, sandy cliffs.
• Ballston Beach, South Pamet Rd.
• Coast Guard Beach, Coast Guard Rd.
• Head of the Meadow Beach, Head of the Meadow Rd., Cape Cod National Seashore beach. Can park without Permit, $15 fee

[edit][add listing] Buy

• Atlantic Spice Co., 2 Shore Rd. Junction of Rts. 6 and 6a, North Truro, +1 800-316-7965, [9]. M-F 9AM-5PM, Sa 9AM-4PM. Gourmet herbs, spices, essential oils, potpourri, green tea.

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Adrian's Restaurant, 535 Route 6, +1 508-487-4360. Nice view of the bay.
• Babe's Restaurant, 69 Shore Rd., +1 508-487-9955 Mediterranean and Persian Cuisine. The only place on the Cape for real mediterranean food, featuring excellent Turkish shish-kebabs, Moroccan tagines, middle-eastern delicacies, etc... Simply wonderful and mouth-wateringly exotic....
• Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Route 6A, Truro Center, +1 508-349-6554. Special.
• Harbor Lights Restaurant, Route 6A, North Truro, +1 508-487-3062. Breakfast. Omelettes a specialty.
• Montano's Restaurant, Route 6, +1 508-487-2026, [10]. Year round daily 4:30PM-?. This family-run restaurant is doing it right. Creative dishes with plenty of quantity. Bottomless salads served with all meals. Sauces cooked to order. Sixty different entrees.
• Paparazzi, Route 6A, +1 508-487-7272. Pizza and Italian. Good kids menu.
• Small Indulgences Cafe & Catering, 8 Highland Rd., North Truro, 508-487-8827. Gourmet dining and catering.
• Terra Luna, 104 Shore Rd., +1 508-487-1019, [11]. Very creative cuisine without being trendy at this innovative bistro. The perfect place for a romantic dining experience. Inventive and eclectic catering is also available year-round.
• Whitman House, County Rd., +1 508-487-1740, [12]. How about a 3 pound lobster filled with scallops? Vegetarian dishes available.

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Truro Vineyards, Shore Rd. (Rt. 6A), North Truro, +1 508-487-6200, [13]. M-Sa 11AM-5PM, Su 12AM-5PM. Tours and 1PM and 3PM. Cabernet, chardonnay, semi-dry white and blush. Home of the lighthouse bottle.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

North Truro has the largest concentration of cottages along Route 6A at "Beach Point".

• Cape Breeze Cottage, 314 Shore Rd, North Truro, +1 781-259-0400, [14].

• Days' Cottages, 271 Shore Rd. (Rt 6A), North Truro, +1 508-487-1062, [15]. The long line of many identical white and green Days' Cottages has been a landmark and artist favorite since the 1930s. It has been run by the Days family since being built in 1931.

• Blue Sea Motor Inn, 696 Shore Road (Rte. 6A), North Truro, +1 888-768-7666, [16].

• Cape View Motel, Route 6, North Truro, +1 800-224-3232, [17].

• Horizons Beach Resort, Route 6A, North Truro, +1 800-782-0742, [18].

• East Harbour Motel & Cottages, 618 Shore Rd., +1 508-487-0505, [19].

• Kalmar Village, 674 Shore Road, +1 508-487-0585, [20].

• The Moorlands, 11 Hughes Road, +1 508-487-0663, [21]. 7 units. B&B rooms and cottages.

• Outer Reach Resort, Route 6, North Truro, +1 508-487-9090, [22]. High on a bluff. Pet friendly.

• Sea Gull Motel, 654 Shore Road (Rte 6A), +1 508-487-9070, [23].

• Sandbars on Cape Cod Bay, 570 Shore Road, North Truro, +1 800-223-0088, [24].

[edit] Campgrounds

• Horton's Camping Resort, 67 South Highland Road, +1 508-487-1220, Toll Free: +1 800-252-7705, Email: camphcr@capecod.net, [25]. 200 sites. Surrounded by the Cape Cod National Seashore.

• North Truro Camping Area, Highland Road, +1 508-487-1847, Fax: +1 508-487-9576, [26]. 350 sites. Surrounded by the Cape Cod National Seashore.

• North of Highland Camping Area, +1 508-487-1191. 237 sites.

[edit] Hostel

• HI-Truro, North Pamet Road, +1 508-349-3889, [27]. Has 42 beds. Right in the Cape Cod National Seashore. Open late June-early September.

[edit] Get out

Day trips to any other Cape Cod town, particularly Provincetown.

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