Marconi Beach & Marconi Station Site
Marconi Beach
A narrow beach beneath tall sand cliffs, next to the site of the 1903 radio station that sent the first transatlantic wireless message between America and Europe.
Marconi Beach lies in Wellfleet. Behind the beach rise sand cliffs about 30 m high, and you reach the sand by wooden steps, with spectacular views. Nearby, the Marconi Station site is where Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic wireless telegraph message from America to Britain in 1903. Today only information panels and models remain, but the observation platform overlooks the coast. From here you can also walk the White Cedar Swamp trail. In summer the beach charges for parking, while the site is free to visit.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Nauset Light
- Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
- Coast Guard Beach
- Cape Cod National Seashore (Salt Pond Visitor Center)
- Fort Hill
- Nauset Beach (Orleans)
- Highland Light (Cape Cod Light)
- Cape Cod Rail Trail