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Some Surprising Destinations for Whale Watching

For those of you who think great whale watching only happens in Hawaii or Maine, you might want to think again. If you time it right, there are some other less crowded U.S. destinations to watch their migration.

 

From April to October, there’s Provincetown, Massachusetts.

 

You can spot orcas in the San Juan Islands in Washington from May to December.

 

Virginia Beach, Virginia has winter whale watching in January and February. You’ll see humpbacks. And from March to December, you’ll see fin whales.

 

Humpbacks can be seen off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey.

 

As for Hawaii and Maine, head for the Big Island of Hawaii for the humpbacks between November and May.

 

In Bar Harbor, Maine, it’s June through August for humpbacks, minke and right whales.