Start planning your vacation to these adorable Cape Cod towns.

Here are 15 of the best Cape Cod towns worth exploring thissummer and beyond.

Provincetown

Provincetownis one of the most widely known Cape Cod beach communities.

Aerial view of Hyannis, Massachusetts

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The former has a much more New England village feel, while the latter is sparsely populated.

The good news is you’re free to bounce between the two with relative ease.

Get a real sense of the area by checking into a local bed-and-breakfast An English GardenandIsaiah Hallare great options.

Boats in harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts

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Campsites are available for overnights, too.

Book theDan’l Webster Inn & Spafor a relaxing stay.

Hotels are limited, but rentals are plentiful, including this beautifulthree-bedroom beach housethat’s ideal for group getaways.

Mayflower Beach on Cape Cod in Dennis, Massachusetts

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Harwich

Harwich is the place to go for some summertime festival fun.

Harwich is another excellent place for a bed-and-breakfast stay check outPelham on EarleandHandkerchief Shoals Inn.

For those seeking moreluxurious Cape Cod accommodations, book a room at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club.

Main street in Sandwich, Massachusetts

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you could also indulge in some retro nostalgia with a night out at theWellfleet Drive-In Theatre.

Along Ocean View Drive, Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Light Beach are particularly scenic.

Lewis Bay Lighthouse in Hyannis, Massachusetts

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Boats in Orleans, Massachusetts

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Highland Lighthouse in Truro, Massachusetts

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Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich, Massachusetts

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Sunset Looking at Entrance to Waquoit Bay in Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Paines Creek Marsh in Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Nobska Lighthouse in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Chatham, Cape Cod

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a Cape Cod restaurant, with the decoration of a fisherman in his boat sitting on the roof

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Beach cottage and dune grass

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Bourne Bridge is shown in the background with the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge in the foreground.

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View of the Fort Hill Marsh, Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Walter Bibikow / Photolibrary / Getty Images