The Nantucket Shipwreck and Salvage Museum in Nantucket, Massachusetts, is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the coast of Nantucket and in the Nantucket Strait. The museum displays over 5,000 artifacts and memorabilia collected from local shipwrecks over the past 300 years.
The Great Point Lighthouse is located within the Coskata Coatue Wildlife Sanctuary, at the northernmost point of Nantucket Island. The lighthouse is about seven miles from Wauwinet, along sandy paths that stretch across a narrow strip of beach where the Atlantic Current and the Nantucket Strait meet. Great Point is a fantastic area for naturalists and birdwatchers.
Nantucket is a town located in the far southeast of Massachusetts. The island's population was 14,255 in 2020. Nantucket is a popular summer tourist and resort destination. Due to the increase in seasonal tourists and residents, the island's population rises to approximately 80,000 during the summer months.
