For all those who leave their beach chairs and books for more active pursuits, the Vineyard offers many diverse choices. Try your hand at farming at the FARM Institute, go ice skating in Oak Bluffs, or visit the nature trails at Felix Neck, Edgartown. The many Island activities cover land (Polly Hill Arboretum) and sea (windsurfing, charter boat fishing, kayak rentals), and all promise a memorable experience.

Family Recreation

Featherstone Center for the Arts

Exhibits, classes, children’s programs, lecture series, musical performances; open year-round. One-half mile north of the four-way stop, Oak Bluffs 508-693-1850; featherstonearts.org

Flying Horses Carousel

The nation’s oldest operating platform carousel; open from Easter Saturday through Columbus Day. Oak Bluffs Ave., Oak Bluffs. 508-693-9481; mvpreservation.org

MV Ice Arena

Public skating, summer hockey camps. Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs 508-693-5329; mvarena.com

Martha’s Vineyard Skate Park

Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. mvskatepark.org

Vineyard Youth Tennis

Summer programs for ages 4 to 18; preregister beginning May 15. Barnes Road, off Edgartown– Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs 508-693-7762; vineyardyouthtennis.org

Farms

FARM Institute

Farmer for a Day, summer camp programs. Off Herring Creek Road, Edgartown 508-627-7007; farminstitute.org

Native Earth Teaching Farm

Farm tours, garden lessons 94 North Road, Chilmark 508-645-3304

Island Alpaca Farm

Farm tour, store, spinning and knitting classes. 1 Head of the Pond Road, Oak Bluffs 508-693-5554; islandalpaca.com

Nature

Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary

Trails, summer camp, classes, events; open year-round Felix Neck Drive off Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road, Edgartown 508-627-4850; massaudubon.org

Gay Head Cliffs

Aquinnah Observation area and Moshup Trail

Mytoi Garden

Dike Road, Chappaquiddick island. 508-627-7689; thetrustees.org

Polly Hill Arboretum

State Road, West Tisbury 508-693-9426; pollyhillarboretum.org

Historic Sites

Christiantown

Christiantown Road, West Tisbury. 508-627-7141; mvlandbank.com

Tabernacle

Campground, Oak Bluffs 508-693-0525; mvcma.org

Museums/Tours

Aquinnah Cultural Center

Aquinnah Circle, 508-645-9265; wampanoagtribe.net

Martha’s Vineyard Museum

59 School Street, Edgartown; 508-627-4441; mvmuseum.org

African-American Heritage Trail

Complete tour: 4 hours; Oak Bluffs sites: 1 hour. For price info and pre-registration: 508-693-4361 or mvheritagetrail.org

Gay Head Lighthouse

Aquinnah Circle; lighthouse keeper, Richard Skidmore, 508-645-9954; mvmuseum.org

East Chop Lighthouse

Telegraph Hill, East Chop Drive, Oak Bluffs; lighthouse keeper, Rob Hammett, 508-693-8104; mvmuseum.org