Oak Bluffs Photographs

The Town of Oak Bluffs is located on northeast shore of Martha's Vineyard, originally incorporated in 1880 as Cottage City. In 1907 the town's name was changed because of the growth in the year round population and the changing face of the resort required an acknowledgement the town was not just "Cottage City" any more. 

Located at the foot of Circuit Ave, the Flying Horses Carousel is the nation's oldest operating platform carousel. It is one of the two known carousels built by Charles W.F. Dare in 1876. In 1884, the Flying Horses were brought to Martha's Vineyard; this treasured carousel has been enjoyed by Vineyarders and visitors for more than a century.

The Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, located in the center of Town offers a unique experience for visitors. Consisting of hundreds of imaginative and colorful gingerbread cottages containing the most perfectly preserved collection of Carpenter Gothic style architecture in the world. These truly unique Victorian "gingerbread" cottages are just a stones throw from the famed Tabernacle.

Oak Bluffs operates the largest marina on Martha's Vineyard, which not only has the most slips, but is situated in the midst of the historic gingerbread campgrounds, and offers easy access to the rest of the Island.

Today, an active downtown is complete with exciting restaurants, charming shops and galleries, a variety of specialty food shops, movie theatres, and places to enjoy live entertainment and dancing.

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Oak Bluffs Gazebo	Oak Bluffs Harbor at dusk.	East Chop Lighthouse
On State Beach	Lagoon in January	State Beach
Ocean Park	Butterfly hunt on Sengekontacket Pond	Steamship Authority Dock
Featherstone Yard	Harbor view	Ocean Park
Gingerbread houses in the snow	State Beach in July