Explore Provincetown, MA

ICONIC HOUSES
The town’s vibrant Commercial Street boasts a
diverse mix of shops, boutiques, galleries, inns
and restaurants. Provincetown is renowned
for offering an eclectic mix of entertainment,
drawing A-list talent to this section of the Cape.
The Crown & Anchor boasts some of Broadway’s
biggest stars, and the annual Provincetown Film
Festival has feted such Hollywood heavyweights
as Sofia Coppola, Ang Lee, Matt Dillon and
Quentin Tarantino. Top musicians from around
the world make their way to Cape Cod each year
for the Provincetown Jazz Festival.
Provincetown’s uniqueness extends far beyond
its arts and entertainment scene, all the way
to the pristine beaches and the ocean that
surrounds it. The town, at the very tip of the
peninsula, is surrounded on three sides by water
and 90% of it is contained within Cape Cod
National Seashore. Provincetown is served by
two seasonal ferries from Boston and one from
Plymouth.
JON MIKSIS
PROVINCETOWN MARINA
Pack your bike for a hilly ride through sand
dunes, beech forest, freshwater ponds and
coastal paths along the Province Lands Trail, a
5.5-mile loop start at the Province Lands Visitor
Center in Provincetown and rounds around
colorful cranberry bogs and trees that hit peak
foliage in October. Whale watching excursions
depart out of Provincetown Harbor, providing
Instagram-worthy views of whales in the
plankton-rich waters of Stellwagen Bank. Guided
tours will take you out over the town’s remote,
majestic dunes, past historic dune shacks and all
the way to iconic Race Point Light.
Regardless of the time of year, Provincetown
always knows how to entertain. Perhaps no one
event epitomizes that spirit and the inherently
welcoming nature of Provincetown more
than the annual Carnival Week in August, when
the town celebrates the diversity that make it so
unique. The event is one of the largest outdoor
celebrations in Massachusetts, featuring sunset
boat cruises, costume balls, art fairs and a largerthan-life parade.
ERIC BRUST
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