Wellfleet Historical Society Museum

Cape Cod


This museum harbors a fascinating mishmash of odds and ends, from a vintage bank-teller cage to Native American artifacts.

At the time of writing the museum was undergoing renovations but was scheduled to reopen in June 2019.


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