Unlike Barack Obama, you probably won't have your own chef while you're vacationing (although Obama Fooderama reports that a date night at the Charlotte Inn is rumored for the first couple). Here are some other dining ideas on Martha's Vineyard:
The Beach Plum Restaurant - Ranked as best restaurant on Martha's Vineyard by Food and Wine magazine, The Beach Plum in Menemsha offers panoramic views and regional cuisine.
David Ryan's Restaurant Cafe - Near Edgartown Harbor, David Ryan's offers creative, casual dining for lunch and dinner, and entertainment at night.
The Outermost Inn - This restaurant perched high upon the island's Gay Head cliffs boasts of its spectacular sunsets and offers scenic dinner views as well as overnight bed and breakfast accommodations.
The Martha's Vineyard Online Dining Guide has plenty of other suggestions: This online database of Martha's Vineyard restaurants is searchable by restaurant name or location. The Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce also offers a Restaurant Guide online.
What to Do on Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is known for its beaches, 19 of them in all! If fishing is your thing, Martha's Vineyard Online has your complete guide to Martha's Vineyard Fishing. Or, why not tour the island on a bike? TravelMuse offers advice on Biking Martha's Vineyard and several suggested routes.
Avid golfers can choose from two public golf courses on island: Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs or Mink Meadows Golf Club in Vineyard Haven.
Art galleries abound on Martha's Vineyard. Here are a few you might visit: The Granary Gallery in West Tisbury represents dozens of island artisans in just about every medium; Seastone Papers, also in West Tisbury, specializes in handmade papers; and Dragonfly Gallery in Oak Bluffs represents contemporary works by island and national artists.
You'll also want to see: The Flying Horses Carousel, the oldest operating platform carousel in the U.S. and a National Historic Landmark; the gingerbread cottages of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association in Oak Bluffs; the island's oldest residence, Vincent House, which is open for tours Monday through Saturday from May 1 until Columbus Day; and one or all of the five lighthouses on the Vineyard.
More Martha's Vineyard
Other interesting reading:
Martha's Vineyard History - This account of the island's origins and history was written in 1923 by Henry Franklin Norton.
Widow's Walks of Edgartown - Best Read Guide's online edition provides this short feature dispelling the myth behind the architectural feature known as a "widow's walk."
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