City: Cape Cod, MA

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (508) 477-5400

Description: With more than 90 businesses, including banks, realtors, eateries, and several nationally known chains, Mashpee Commons has been praised in national design magazines for its attractive, functional, and unique retail shopping area. Some of its best-known businesses include Gap, Williams-Sonoma, Puritan of Cape Cod, Pottery Barn, Regal Cinemas, Talbot’s, Banana Republic, and Ann Taylor, along with a cigar shop and the 360 Surf Cycle Store. Between shop-hopping, recharge at Starbuck’s coffee house. Dining options range from down-home (the Uncommon Cafe) to upscale (Bleu, a classic French bistro). Mashpee Commons sponsors an annual array of outdoor concerts and activities throughout the year, including hayrides, Christmas caroling, and pops symphony performances. Mashpee Commons is open daily all year, with longer evening hours in summer. Check the Web site for a list of other stores at Mashpee Commons.