Onset: Gateway to Cape Cod

A Buzzards Bay resort village where 19th-century spiritualists gave way to summer beachgoers

Towns decide what they are going to be, usually in a handful of streets. These are the ones in Wareham. Four stops over 2.8 miles, about an hour of walking. Every stop narrates itself when you get there, at whatever pace you feel like walking.

It is one of two tours in Wareham, each taking a different line through the city. Nothing is booked and nothing expires, so you can start it on a whim and finish it whenever you like.