Trip planning
When is your next trip to the island?
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- Later this fall or winter
- Spring 2027
- Summer 2027
- Not sure yet, still planning
- I live here
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Trip planning
Which town do you sleep in?
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- Edgartown
- Oak Bluffs
- Vineyard Haven
- West Tisbury
- Chilmark or Menemsha
- Aquinnah
- Day trip only, no bed on the island
Trip planning
How do you get to the island?
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- The Steamship from Woods Hole, with a car
- The Steamship from Woods Hole, walking on
- Hy-Line or the Island Queen from the Cape
- Seastreak from New York or New Jersey
- A flight into the island airport
- Our own boat
Trip planning
How do you get around in peak season?
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- The VTA bus
- A bike or an e-bike
- Walking, and a taxi now and then
- My own car, brought over on the ferry
- A rented moped
Trip planning
Which way are you leaning for the ferry?
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- The Steamship from Woods Hole, with a car
- The Steamship from Woods Hole, walking on
- Hy-Line from Hyannis, in season
- The Island Queen from Falmouth, in season
- Seastreak from New Bedford
- Seastreak from New York or New Jersey, on summer weekends
- The Pied Piper or the Rhode Island fast ferry
- First trip, still working out the ferry
Trip planning
Car or no car this trip?
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- Bringing my car on the Steamship
- Renting a car on the island
- No car: the bus, a bike and my feet
- A rental for a day or two, not the whole trip
- First trip, still deciding
Trip planning
Which town are you leaning toward?
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- Edgartown
- Oak Bluffs
- Vineyard Haven (Tisbury)
- West Tisbury
- Chilmark or Menemsha
- Aquinnah
- First trip, still deciding
Trip planning
What's your biggest question about the trip?
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- Getting a car on the ferry
- Where to stay
- What it will all cost
- What's open when I'm there
- Getting around without a car
- Which beaches to pick
- First trip, where do I even start?
Seasons and events
Seasons and events
What would bring you here off-season?
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- Quiet beaches and long walks
- Thanksgiving or the December holidays
- Lower prices
- Family or friends on the island
- Fishing, birding or the trails
- Nothing yet, I come in summer
Seasons and events
When do you come?
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- July or August
- June
- September or October
- The off-season, November to May
- Never been yet, planning the first trip
Seasons and events
Which event do you plan your trip around?
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- Grand Illumination Night
- The Agricultural Fair
- The Oak Bluffs fireworks
- The Fourth of July parade in Edgartown
- The African American Film Festival
- The Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
Seasons and events
Your Fourth of July on the Vineyard?
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- The parade in Edgartown
- The Vineyard Haven Band concert
- A picnic at Ocean Park
- On the water
- A beach barbecue
Seasons and events
Which month are you looking at?
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- January to March
- April or May
- June
- July
- August
- September or October
- November or December
- First trip, still picking a month
Beaches
Beaches
Which beach do you go back to?
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- South Beach at Katama
- State Beach
- Inkwell Beach, Oak Bluffs
- Menemsha Beach
- Lambert's Cove
- Moshup Beach, Aquinnah
Things to do
Things to do
Which lighthouse would you visit first?
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- Gay Head Light, Aquinnah
- Edgartown Harbor Light
- East Chop Light, Oak Bluffs
- West Chop Light, Vineyard Haven
- Cape Poge Light, Chappaquiddick
Things to do
Your Jaws moment on the island?
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- A Jaws tour with a guide
- Seeing the Jaws Bridge on State Beach
- The Jaws at 50 exhibit at the Martha's Vineyard Museum
- Finding the Amity filming spots on your own
Things to do
Your fishing spot?
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- The Menemsha jetty
- Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick
- Lobsterville Beach, Aquinnah
- East Beach, Chappaquiddick
- Tisbury Great Pond
- From a boat
Things to do
Your favorite ride?
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- The path along Beach Road and State Beach
- The State Forest trails
- The up-island roads toward Aquinnah
- Around Chappaquiddick
- I have not ridden here yet
Things to do
Which Jaws stop is a must for you?
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- The Jaws Bridge on Beach Road
- Edgartown, the town that played Amity
- Menemsha, where Quint's shack stood
- South Beach, where the film opens
- The Aquinnah Cliffs and Gay Head Light
- First trip, I want to see them all
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