A big padded cell

Barnstable Harbor, as seen from Millway Beach.

— Photo by ToddC4176 

“I had a large house {in Barnstable, Mass.} with lots of kids in it — three of my own and three adopted. And Cape Cod was a padded cell where children couldn’t possibly hurt themselves when they were growing up.’’

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922-2007), American novelist

The Goodspeed House, in Barnstable. It was built in 1653.