Jenny Lind Tower, Cape Cod National Seashore

Name: Jenny Lind Tower
Address: Cape Cod National Seashore, United States

#11 among attractions in Cape Cod National Seashore

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Jenny Lind Tower, Cape Cod National Seashore

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The Jenny Lind Tower is a stone tower located in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is named after the 19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind, who is rumored to have climbed the tower when it was located in Boston to prevent a riot among people who were unable to attend her concert. It is located roughly between the Highland Light lighthouse and North Truro Air Force Station. It is seventy feet tall. ()

Coordinates: 42°2'4"N, 70°3'19"W

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Jenny Lind Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Highland Light, First Congregational Parish Historic District, Highland Links, Pine Grove Cemetery.

0.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Highland Light, Cape Cod National Seashore
12 min walk • The Highland Light is an active lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts. The current tower was erected in 1857, replacing two earlier towers that had been built in 1797 and 1831.
2.5 miS
Cemetery, Church
First Congregational Parish Historic District, Truro
64 min walk • The First Congregational Parish Historic District encompasses the oldest church building in Truro, Massachusetts and adjacent historic resources. The congregation was established in 1711, and is now occupying its third church, a Federal/Greek Revival building erected in 1827. The tower houses a bell cast by Paul Revere.
~1910 ftNW
42°2'16"N • 70°3'39"W
Highland Links, Truro
10 min walk • Golf
4 miS
Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery, Cape Cod National Seashore
102 min walk • The Pine Grove Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Truro, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1799; it is located on Cemetery Road in a remote area of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
0.7 miNW
Museum, History museum
Highland House, Cape Cod National Seashore
17 min walk • The Highland House is a historic hotel building, now serving as a museum, located at 27 Highland Light Road within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Truro, Massachusetts.
2.6 miS
City hall
Truro Town Hall, Truro
67 min walk • Truro Town Hall, formerly Union Hall, is the town hall of Truro, Massachusetts. It is located on Town Hall Road, east of Massachusetts Route 6.
2.5 miS
41°59'53"N • 70°3'40"W
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro
65 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
4.2 miNW
Harbor
East Harbor, Cape Cod National Seashore
107 min walk • East Harbor is a tidal estuary in Truro, Massachusetts that was originally a harbor until it was cut off from Cape Cod Bay to form a salt marsh lagoon, later renamed Pilgrim Lake. It is now within the Cape Cod National Seashore.
2.8 miS
Library
Cobb Memorial Library, Truro
71 min walk • Cobb Memorial Library is a historic library building in Truro, Massachusetts. The library was established through a donation by Elisha Wiley Cobb made in memory of his parents, and was built in 1912.

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Which popular attractions are close to Jenny Lind Tower?

Nearby attractions include Highland Light, Cape Cod National Seashore (12 min walk), Highland House, Cape Cod National Seashore (17 min walk).

Jenny Lind Tower, Cape Cod National Seashore

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Jenny Lind Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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