Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
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Written and photographed on Martha's Vineyard, MV Vacation is an independent island guide: beaches, towns, live webcams, ferry and bus tips, restaurants, bike routes, and events, all researched on the ground and updated for the season. Start exploring below.
Every dot on the chart is a real place with its own guide. Pick a town from the map, or take one of the routes in.
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The first-timer's handbook: ferries, seasons, where to begin.
Surf or calm, free or permit, decided on one page.
Hotels, inns and rentals, 38 properties fact-checked for 2026.
Lobster rolls to farm dinners, checked this season.
Sailing, trails, tours and the rainy-day saves.
Ferry, bed and dinner math done before you commit to dates.
See the harbors as they are this minute, before you sail.
Honest answers to the questions everyone asks first.
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Free buses through October 3
How to get anywhere on the island by bus
The exact route, minute and transfer for every big trip, from any town, verified against the 2026 timetables.
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The Hallmark Martha's Vineyard Mysteries are not filmed on Martha's Vineyard: Victoria, British Columbia plays the island on screen. But the books behind the movies are pure Vineyard, and the real places are better than the set.
Read More: Are the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Filmed on Martha's Vineyard? The Real StoryLake Tashmoo in Vineyard Haven hides a century of stories: the 1887 waterworks that watered the town, a golf course where a bull was a hazard, town baseball and the frozen winters when islanders raced ice boats.
Read More: Golf Links, Ice Boats and the Old Waterworks: Lake Tashmoo's Hidden HistoryDates, the lighthouse lighting, the Main Street parade, winter ferries and who is open: a fact-checked local guide to the island's biggest December weekend (Dec 10-13, 2026).
Read More: Christmas in Edgartown 2026: The 45th Festival Weekend, Planned RightFresh from the island
135+ articles covering every beach, town, restaurant, and trail on the island.
Browse All PostsMartha's Vineyard has no Starbucks, no McDonald's, no fast-food strips. Local zoning has kept corporate brands at bay since the famous 1978–79 "No Mac" campaign; the beloved exceptions are one vintage Dairy Queen in Edgartown and the supermarket.
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