High season runs from June through September. For near-perfect weather and reduced prices, head to the island during the shoulder season in late April, May, or October.
A retro woven-rope bracelet ($4) at the Hub (31 Main St.; 508/325-0200).
Dinner for two ($150) at the Pearl (12 Federal St.; 508/228-9701), chef Seth Raynor’s Asian-influenced seafood hot spot.
Buy a $1 ticket for the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority (508/228-7025; www.shuttlenantucket.com) shuttle bus, which loops the island with convenient drop-off and pickup points (including the beaches). Or spring for the one-day pass ($7).
Drop by the Wauwinet for a meal (dinner for two $170), and catch the free sunset cruise back to town aboard the hotel’s Wauwinet Lady.
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