* Completely updated every year
* Our expert author, a longtime Cape Cod resident, offers tips on beating the famously awful traffic on the Cape.
* Once you're there, she fills you in on the best clam shacks on the Cape, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard.
* Check out the different itineraries with recommendations if you've got a week, two weeks, bringing along the kids, or just want to spend time on the islands.
Laura M. Reckford