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Here Now, 10 of Cape Cod's Most Iconic Signs

By Jazmine Hogan Donaldson
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By Jazmine Hogan Donaldson

How do you know when you've made it onto the Cape? Besides the ability to count dozens of license plates from across North America while inching through traffic, there are some welcome signs that provide much-needed relief, induce instant nostalgia, and/or point you toward the beach. Here now, 10 of Cape Cod's most iconic signs.

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Sagamore Bridge

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You're here! (Unless you took the Bourne Bridge, ferry, or CapeFlyer.)
Image via Edward o'Connor on Wikimedia Commons

Sagamore Bridge, Bourne, MA 02532

The Dan'l Webster Inn

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The Dan'l Webster Inn has offered lodging for over 300 years and the sign will point you toward "centerpiece of the oldest town on Cape Cod."
Image via Cape Cod Chamber Facebook

149 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563

Woods Hole Terminal

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As of this week, a new terminal's been approved, but for now, departures and arrivals will be met with this Steamship Authority sign.
Image via John Phelan on Wikipedia

1 Cowdry Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543

Four Seas Ice Cream

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Four Seas has been serving "the finest homemade ice cream since 1934" and they've got the lines to prove it.
Image via Alex N. Yelp

360 South Main Street, Centerville, MA 02632

Captain Frosty's Fish & Chips

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Located on historic Route 6A, Captain Frosty's Fish & Chips has been serving up fresh seafood and soft serve ice cream since 1976.
Image via Tim Y. on Yelp

219 Massachusetts 6A, Dennis, MA 02638

Arnold's Lobster & Clam Bar

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Arnold's has been serving up fresh seafood for over 35 years and it's can't-miss sign will direct you to the mini-golf, fried fish and ice cream.

3580 State Highway, Eastham, MA 02642

Cape Cod National Seashore

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These signs for the Cape Cod National Seashore line Route 6 and are a welcome site for thousands (and thousands...) every summer.
CCNS Sign in Eastham by Cholmes75 via Wikipedia

Marconi Beach Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667

Wellfleet Drive-In

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Cape Cod's only drive-in theatre opened in 1957 and its sign has been directing movie goers, flea market fans and mini golfers for years.Image via Britta Frahm on Wikipedia

State Highway, Wellfleet, MA 02667

The Lobster Pot

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One of PTown's most iconic restaurants has an iconic sign, naturally.
Image via Yelp

321 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

Historic Route 6

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[Sign For Historic Route 6 In Provincetown MA by Cmirabile via Wikipedia]
Provincetown Route 6 Corridor, Provincetown, MA 02657
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Sagamore Bridge

Sagamore Bridge, Bourne, MA 02532

You're here! (Unless you took the Bourne Bridge, ferry, or CapeFlyer.)
Image via Edward o'Connor on Wikimedia Commons

Sagamore Bridge, Bourne, MA 02532

The Dan'l Webster Inn

149 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563

The Dan'l Webster Inn has offered lodging for over 300 years and the sign will point you toward "centerpiece of the oldest town on Cape Cod."
Image via Cape Cod Chamber Facebook

149 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563

Woods Hole Terminal

1 Cowdry Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543

As of this week, a new terminal's been approved, but for now, departures and arrivals will be met with this Steamship Authority sign.
Image via John Phelan on Wikipedia

1 Cowdry Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543

Four Seas Ice Cream

360 South Main Street, Centerville, MA 02632

Four Seas has been serving "the finest homemade ice cream since 1934" and they've got the lines to prove it.
Image via Alex N. Yelp

360 South Main Street, Centerville, MA 02632

Captain Frosty's Fish & Chips

219 Massachusetts 6A, Dennis, MA 02638

Located on historic Route 6A, Captain Frosty's Fish & Chips has been serving up fresh seafood and soft serve ice cream since 1976.
Image via Tim Y. on Yelp

219 Massachusetts 6A, Dennis, MA 02638

Arnold's Lobster & Clam Bar

3580 State Highway, Eastham, MA 02642

Arnold's has been serving up fresh seafood for over 35 years and it's can't-miss sign will direct you to the mini-golf, fried fish and ice cream.

3580 State Highway, Eastham, MA 02642

Cape Cod National Seashore

Marconi Beach Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667

These signs for the Cape Cod National Seashore line Route 6 and are a welcome site for thousands (and thousands...) every summer.
CCNS Sign in Eastham by Cholmes75 via Wikipedia

Marconi Beach Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667

Wellfleet Drive-In

State Highway, Wellfleet, MA 02667

Cape Cod's only drive-in theatre opened in 1957 and its sign has been directing movie goers, flea market fans and mini golfers for years.Image via Britta Frahm on Wikipedia

State Highway, Wellfleet, MA 02667

The Lobster Pot

321 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

One of PTown's most iconic restaurants has an iconic sign, naturally.
Image via Yelp

321 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657

Historic Route 6

Provincetown Route 6 Corridor, Provincetown, MA 02657
[Sign For Historic Route 6 In Provincetown MA by Cmirabile via Wikipedia]
Provincetown Route 6 Corridor, Provincetown, MA 02657