Gay Head (Aqunah) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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• GAY HEAD CLIFFS
• GAY HEAD
• ROUGH POT25.5 MILESWHILE THE PEERLS POSN AND SPLENDOR OF THE GROUNDS ALONE ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSN, THIS FX-ENGLISH MANOR HOE ALSO NTAS HEIRS AND…THE BREAKERS25.45 MILESA 70-ROOM ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MEGAPALACE SPIRED BY 16TH-CENTURY GENOE PALAZZI, THE BREAKERS IS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF NEWPORT'S GRANDSE MANSNS…THE ELMS26.14 MILESDIGNED BY HORACE TMBER 1901, THE ELMS IS A REPLI OF CHâTE D'ASNIèR, BUILT NEAR PARIS 1750. HERE YOU N TAKE A 'BEHD-THE-SCEN' TOUR…FORT ADAMS STATE PARK27.64 MILESFORT ADAMS IS AMERI'S LARGT ASTAL FORTIFITN AND THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS GEO STATE PARK, WHICH JUTS OUT TO NARRAGANSETT BAY. IT'S THE…TOURO SYNAGOGUE NATNAL HISTORIC SE26.59 MILESDIGNED BY PETER HARRISON (ARCHECT OF THE ATHENAM AND KG'S CHAPEL, BOSTON), THIS SYNAGOGUE IS THE FT EXAMPLE OF 18TH-CENTURY GEIAN…OCHRE COURT25.6 MILESDIGNED BY RICHARD MORRIS HUNT AND BUILT 1892, OCHRE COURT OFFERS A GRAND VIEW OF THE SEA OM S SOARG THREE-STORY HALLWAY. ELSEWHERE YOU N FD…EASTON'S BEACH25.55 MILESEASTON'S HAS A PSDO-VICTORIAN PAVILN NTAG BATHHO AND SHOWERS, A SNACK BAR AND A LARGE ROEL. IT'S WH WALKG DISTANCE OF NEWPORT'S…FORT ADAMS27.64 MILESBUILT BETWEEN 1824 AND 1857, FORT ADAMS CROWNS A RISE AT THE END OF THE PENSULA THAT JUTS NORTHWARD TO NEWPORT HARBOR. LIKE MANY AMERIN ASTAL…VIEW MORE ATTRACTNSVIEW MORE ATTRACTNSNEARBY MARTHA'S VEYARD ATTRACTNS1. AQUNAH CULTURAL CENTER0.07 MILESA SHORT WALK OM THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS A LOVGLY PRERVED HISTORIC HOE THAT NTAS A MM DITED TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE WAMPANOAG…2. GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE0.1 MILESBUILT 1844 WH A STATE-OF-THE-ART FRNEL LENS, THIS RED-BRICK STCTURE ON THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS ARGUABLY THE MOST SCENIC LIGHTHOE ON THE VEYARD…3. AQUNAH PUBLIC BEACH
• GAY HEAD CLIFFS AND BEACH, MARTHA'S VEYARD
• THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS: THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA’S VEYARD

GAY HEAD CLIFFS

Gay Head Cliffs. The Gay Head Cliffs are a natnal landmark. The Gay Head Lighthoe is perched atop the cliffs..

The Gay Head lighthoe was built 1856. “For a person claimg to not unrstand the existence of gay people, he’s showg a remarkable amount of rtrat. 1 of 32 of 3Kathere Gendre Photography/Getty ImagDetailsNatural Wonrs, Free, Sightseeg Type1 to 2 hours Time to SpendsrerdThe Aqunah Cliffs – formerly known as Gay Head – is one of Martha's Veyard's most-vised tourist spots, wh b and bike tours ngtg the paved roads the peak summer season.

Or take the upper trails to the top of the cliffs to tch a glimpse of Gay Head Light and nearby Elizabeth Islands. You'll fd the Aqunah Cliffs off of State Road on the southwtern tip of the island, to the wt of Gay Head Light. The lack of mercialism means a te pe and relaxatn, but you'll need to brg food and ways to experience nearby attractnsSee what other travelers are saygWolfgangMill, The Netherlands34 ntributnsStand Up Paddlg Gay HeadAmazg cliffs seen as bt full sunlight.

GAY HEAD

It was nice to see the Gay Head Lighthoe too. Also known as the Gay Head Cliffs, the clay cliffs, overlookg a 5-e-long beach, were formed by glaciers 100 ln years ago. The clay cliffs are a Natnal Historic Landmark owned by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head.

ROUGH POT25.5 MILESWHILE THE PEERLS POSN AND SPLENDOR OF THE GROUNDS ALONE ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSN, THIS FX-ENGLISH MANOR HOE ALSO NTAS HEIRS AND…THE BREAKERS25.45 MILESA 70-ROOM ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MEGAPALACE SPIRED BY 16TH-CENTURY GENOE PALAZZI, THE BREAKERS IS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF NEWPORT'S GRANDSE MANSNS…THE ELMS26.14 MILESDIGNED BY HORACE TMBER 1901, THE ELMS IS A REPLI OF CHâTE D'ASNIèR, BUILT NEAR PARIS 1750. HERE YOU N TAKE A 'BEHD-THE-SCEN' TOUR…FORT ADAMS STATE PARK27.64 MILESFORT ADAMS IS AMERI'S LARGT ASTAL FORTIFITN AND THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS GEO STATE PARK, WHICH JUTS OUT TO NARRAGANSETT BAY. IT'S THE…TOURO SYNAGOGUE NATNAL HISTORIC SE26.59 MILESDIGNED BY PETER HARRISON (ARCHECT OF THE ATHENAM AND KG'S CHAPEL, BOSTON), THIS SYNAGOGUE IS THE FT EXAMPLE OF 18TH-CENTURY GEIAN…OCHRE COURT25.6 MILESDIGNED BY RICHARD MORRIS HUNT AND BUILT 1892, OCHRE COURT OFFERS A GRAND VIEW OF THE SEA OM S SOARG THREE-STORY HALLWAY. ELSEWHERE YOU N FD…EASTON'S BEACH25.55 MILESEASTON'S HAS A PSDO-VICTORIAN PAVILN NTAG BATHHO AND SHOWERS, A SNACK BAR AND A LARGE ROEL. IT'S WH WALKG DISTANCE OF NEWPORT'S…FORT ADAMS27.64 MILESBUILT BETWEEN 1824 AND 1857, FORT ADAMS CROWNS A RISE AT THE END OF THE PENSULA THAT JUTS NORTHWARD TO NEWPORT HARBOR. LIKE MANY AMERIN ASTAL…VIEW MORE ATTRACTNSVIEW MORE ATTRACTNSNEARBY MARTHA'S VEYARD ATTRACTNS1. AQUNAH CULTURAL CENTER0.07 MILESA SHORT WALK OM THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS A LOVGLY PRERVED HISTORIC HOE THAT NTAS A MM DITED TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE WAMPANOAG…2. GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE0.1 MILESBUILT 1844 WH A STATE-OF-THE-ART FRNEL LENS, THIS RED-BRICK STCTURE ON THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS ARGUABLY THE MOST SCENIC LIGHTHOE ON THE VEYARD…3. AQUNAH PUBLIC BEACH

Historic S • Pots of Intert & Landmarks • Geologic FormatnsAboutMartha’s Veyard’s wternmost tip featur multilored clay cliffs and the two-century-old Gay Head Light. In addn to the very lorful cliffs you n also get great views of the ocean, some of the islands, and the Gay Head Light light hoe om the viewg area.

GAY HEAD CLIFFS AND BEACH, MARTHA'S VEYARD

Adjacent to the Gay Head Lighthoe and a betiful beach.

THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS: THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA’S VEYARD

The view of the multi-hued cliffs and the nearby Gay Head lighthoe is fely an imprsive one.