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A spring walking tour of Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard. Local shops, blooming gardens, and quiet streets before the summer crowds arrive.
Masts at the wharf and a row of dinghies pulled up on the sand, red, blue and green.
This virtual walking tour follows the streets of Vineyard Haven in spring, at an easy pace. You'll pass local shops and side streets and get a feel for how the town looks, which helps if you're planning a trip, or if you just want to see Martha's Vineyard from home.
Around the center of Vineyard Haven
The route passes the Vineyard Haven Public Library, with street trees and gardens in bloom along the way. Spring is the quiet season on the island (the summer crowds haven't arrived yet) and the video shows the town at that slower pace.
Location: Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Filmed May 2021The island moves on: shops, signs and prices may differ from what you see here. The text of this guide was checked October 2026.
Five Corners in early spring, the trees still bare and the crosswalks empty: the walk begins a block from here.
Tisbury Market Place at 79 Beach Road, the shops and cafe tables set back under the trees.
The stone wall and sign at Woodland Center on State Road, the shops set back under the trees.
Exploring the town? Start with our complete Vineyard Haven guide: food, beaches and parking.
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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.
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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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