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ST. 1 JFK Museum Learn About The

ST. 1 JFK Museum Learn About The

1 JFK Museum Learn about the Compound* 1 JFK Museum 397 Main Street, Hyannis Main Street 2 Hyannis 2 Main Street Hyannis In the 1960s MAIN ST. Corner of Main & Pearl Streets 3 Roses for National Matriarch of the 6 Seashore Information 46 Pearl Street PEARL ST.

4 St. Francis Xavier Church The Kennedy Church 7 Memorial 347 South Street SOUTH ST. Roses for ASELTON 5 3 Rose Kennedy PARK Site of President Kennedy’s Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech 225 South Street Cape Cod Maritime 8 Museum 6 Establishment of the Cape Cod National Seashore SOUTH ST. 5 Hyannis Armory OCEAN ST. Honoring a National Treasure Aselton Park | 135 South Street St. Francis Xavier 4 Church 7 Peace Corps Memorial Engaging the Next Generation Aselton Park | Ocean Street HYANNIS HARBOR 8 Cape Cod Maritime Museum Kennedy Family Maritime Heritage INSET Aselton Park | Ocean Street Walking time between BISMORE Sites 9 & 10 is approx. OCEAN ST. PARK 9 Hyannis Harbor 20 minutes The Kennedy’s Sailing Tradition 9 Hyannis Harbor Bismore Park | 180 Ocean Street 10 JFK Memorial Boat Tour Veteran’s Beach Route 10 JFK Memorial at Veterans Beach LEWIS BAY Honoring President Kennedy’s Legacy

Veteran’s Beach | 670 Ocean Street ST. OCEAN Visible by boat tour only * Boat tours are available for a fee to see the Kennedy Compound from the water. Tours leave from the Bismore Park docks on Boat Tour Ocean Street. Tickets are available at HyLine Cruises as well as Route JFK Memorial the JFK Museum. 10 See Inset Map Take the walking tour to understand the Kennedy family’s ties to Cape Cod The Kennedy Legacy walking trail guides visitors to 10 important Kennedy family sites in downtown Hyannis. At each site, an informational sign uncovers stories and history about on Cape Cod. Sites include the Hyannis Armory, where John F. Kennedy gave his presidential nomination acceptance speech, as well as the Kennedy’s church, St. Francis Xavier, where Rose Kennedy attended Mass. The walking tour is 1.6 miles in one direction, and takes 1 In 1928, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy & Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. approximately 1 /2 hours to complete. It will take an additional purchased their Hyannis Port summer home, now known 35 minutes to walk back to the start of the trail. During the as the Kennedy Compound. peak summer season, a free trolley can be taken to make the return trip. Located on the shore, less than three miles from Main Street Hyannis, it served as a getaway for the Kennedy The tour begins at the JFK Hyannis Museum at 397 Main family, including U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Street in Hyannis. Additional information is available at the JFK Hyannis Museum and on the Legacy Trail’s website. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and U.S. Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy. Audio TOUR INSTRUCTIONS Because of the Kennedy Compound’s proximity to Main At each stop on the trail, there is an option to call in with Street, many significant Kennedy events occurred in your mobile phone to hear more information about each site. downtown Hyannis. To hear use this feature, call (508) 244-4840 and key in the number indicated on each sign. The 1.6 mile Kennedy Legacy Trail explores the family’s rich history on Cape Cod, with stops at 10 important Kennedy Smartphone TOUR INSTRUCTIONS sites in Hyannis. For a smartphone tour, download the free Tag Reader app by visiting http://gettag.mobi At each site on the trail, look for the QR Tag on the sign and then access the Tag reader app on your phone. Position your phone’s camera to line up with the Tag Readers’ viewfinder. The Tag reader will instantly scan the QR tag on the sign and then start a corresponding audio-visual presentation. All audio-visual tour information is also available on the Legacy Trail website.

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