Historic District Walking Tours

One of the best ways to see Wellfleet is to walk the village with a local historian. Beginning and ending at WHS&M, these 90-minute guided tours provide an overview of the town’s history, simple identification of architecture, and anecdotal accounts of long-ago local characters. Participants learn about historic buildings, pass beautiful landmarks, and explore charming hidden lanes.

The tour of moderate exertion, includes 1.0 miles of walking with occasional uneven ground.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Friday at 3 pm

A Waterfront View of Wellfleet’s Oyster History

What makes the Wellfleet oyster special and desired worldwide? Against the backdrop of Wellfleet harbor, participants learn the history of the famous Wellfleet oyster. They meet at the L-Pier (the wooden pier to the left of Mac’s on the Pier) to join former WHS&M president and commercial oysterman Dwight Estey for an entertaining and informative look at an industry that is synonymous with Wellfleet.

This 60–90-minute tour covers areas of the town pier and is wheelchair friendly.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly at 10 am

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

Cemetery Walking Tours

Participants meet at the main gate to the cemetery on Gross Hill Road (opposite the police station) where they join a local WHS&M historian for a 90-minute look at Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries.
Come hear fascinating stories about those inhabitants who shaped and were shaped by this exceptional town. 

The tour includes one-half mile of walking on uneven ground.    

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Tuesday nights at 4:30 pm