The Gingerbread Cottages of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard ...

There is so much I could say about the Gingerbread Cottages, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. If you want to know more about them go to www.mvmca.org/history.htm and/or search "Gingerbread Cottages Oak Bluffs".

(This one is actually a playhouse version in the side yard of one of the cottages)

(Cottage Museum)

(This cottage was built higher off the ground because the original owners were afraid of Native Americans peeking in their windows)

(This will be interesting to any of you that are interested in children's literature: The house on the right is owned by Shel Silverstein, author of "The Giving Tree")

(This house is still considered a "Gingerbread Cottage" even though it's not in the original circle. The house is so large that they actually have "A Private Residence" printed on the stairs so that people don't think it's an inn.)