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A walking tour down State Road in Vineyard Haven, the working main road of Martha's Vineyard, filmed on an ordinary summer day.
This walking tour follows State Road in Vineyard Haven, one of the main roads connecting the towns on Martha's Vineyard. It's a working road, with cars, trucks and bicycles passing the whole time, so the walk shows how people get around the island day to day. There's a sidewalk the full length of the route, and that's where we walk.
State Road heading out of town under the trees. The buses use it, and so does everyone running errands.
Downtown Vineyard Haven on a sunny day, an e-bike parked at the corner.
State Road carries much of Vineyard Haven's daily traffic, so the video shows the island the way residents see it, with delivery trucks, commuters, cyclists and people walking to the shops. If you've only seen the harbor and Main Street, this is the everyday side of town, and it's worth a look if you plan to bike or walk here.
State Road in Vineyard Haven near Cronig’s Market on an October day, the first leaves coming down. This stretch of the road runs down to Five Corners.
Location: State Road, Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Filmed June 2021The island moves on: shops, signs and prices may differ from what you see here. The text of this guide was checked October 2026.
A restaurant dining room with wooden tables, big windows, a stone fireplace and lights hanging from the beams.
Exploring the town? Start with our complete Vineyard Haven guide: food, beaches, parking and the local rhythm, all in one place.
Joshua Slocum, first to sail alone around the world, spent his last years farming in West Tisbury and vanished from Vineyard Haven harbor in November 1909. The voyage, the farm called Fag End, the last departure, and what a visitor can actually see: the harbor, a marker stone by a country road, the museum's Slocum papers, and the book itself.
The red bus that gets the loudest cheer in the Edgartown Fourth of July parade belongs to Camp Jabberwocky, a tuition-free summer camp for people with disabilities that has run on the Vineyard since 1953. An islander's account of where it came from and what it is. For anything official, the camp's own site is the source.
Lake 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.
Take a guided Jaws tour of Martha's Vineyard with local guide Mike Currid. Walk the real Amity Island in Edgartown and book the “Amity” Walking Tour.
A first-hand look at the Edgartown Historic Walking Tour and “Amity” Jaws Tour with Mike Currid of the Edgartown Tour Company: what to expect, what you'll learn, and how to book.
The complete guide to Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard's year-round port town. Main Street shopping, Black Dog Tavern, Owen Park, and ferry terminal.
Island tip of the day Timing No. 61 of 79 New tip at midnight, island time
Visit Edgartown on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Same beautiful town, maybe 30% of the weekend crowds. Most restaurants have availability without reservations.
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