Location: Provincetown
Top Things to do in Provincetown
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Visit Provincetown and have a blast enjoying some of Cape Cod’s best beaches (Race Point Beach and Herring Cove Beach are favorites of TripAdvisor travelers). Plenty of cool boutiques, restaurants and art galleries give this town a fun and funky vibe. It’s an exceptionally LGBT-friendly destination as well. One tip: if it’s high season, take the ferry or a quick flight from Boston (unless you enjoy spending hours sitting in traffic).
Restaurants in Provincetown
1. Cape Cod Provincelands Trail
Overall Ratings
5 based on 216 reviews
Reviewed By grommit - Grafton, Massachusetts
Paved trails. Pedestrians and bikers share the path...just pay attention to the bikers, who may not be fluent in path etiquette. Trails roll up, down, and sideways through the dunes. Of course, you should ignore all those foot prints heading off the path. The path winds quite a bit. If you want a straighter path, take the road side.
2. Race Point Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By diyguy88 - Markham, Canada
Not sure if this was a cyclic event, but the beach had rotting dead small fish along the entire beach. The sand and beach otherwise appear to be great, but we only stayed an hour due to the stench and the water being cold
3. Herring Cove Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 788 reviews
Part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Herring Cove is Provincetown's most popular beach.
Reviewed By servicefoodie - Cotuit, Massachusetts
Great beach with a Hot dog house, bathrooms and lots of parking. Always so clean. We love this beach.
The local bus brings you and all your beach stuff right to the beach. Being in the COVE no worry of sharks
as RACE POINT sometimes has. Lots of fun in the Sun. A++
4. Provincetown Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 396 reviews
Reviewed By simon m - Manchester, United Kingdom
This building began life as a church in 1860 for the fishing fleet people who lived here at that time, It was they who for whatever reason installed the replica of the Rose Dorothea sailing ship weighing 108 tons.
I suggest you Google Rose Dorothea Privincetown as it makes facinating reading.
The Schooner is on the top floor & frankly it is a odd thing to put in any building.
But if you are in Provinctown anyway it makes for great interest & its free to enter.
5. Province Lands Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 156 reviews
Reviewed By Andrea B - Massillon, Ohio
I stopped at the visitors center for the sole purpose of seeing Race Point beach from that vantage point. It did not disappoint. The double deck provided amazing views of the vegetation, sea grass, sand, dunes, and water. The walk to the water is beautiful.
6. Commercial Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By SeeSmellTasteTouch - Boston, Massachusetts
I love to stroll commercial street . At any time of the day or night , you are sure to see something to make you smile. The people of Provincetown are open, and friendly, and interesting. Someone is always out walking the dog, or promoting a show, or simply strutting their stuff on the street. Delicious treats are everywhere.Window shopping is amusing with beautiful local artwork interspersed with the usual kitchy tourist paraphenalia.
7. Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
This monument commemorates the Pilgrim's first landing in Provincetown (not Plymouth), where they conceived, wrote and committed to the Mayflower Compact - the foundational document for the democracy America enjoys today. The Monument is the tallest all-granite structure in the U.S. rising 353 feet above sea level, and at the top, visitors are provided the most spectacular view of Cape Cod.In addition to the MOnument, the Provincetown Museum presents the unique cultural heritage of this historic town with special exhibitions and permanent displays.The Monument and Museum has ample parking, is open daily from APril 1st through November 30, and NEW this year - a food concession call the "Shallop Cafe" where visitors can enjoy a picnic lunch overlooking Provincetown and the Bay.
Reviewed By Bobinku - Buffalo, New York
I visit here every time I get to P-Town. I love the climb up - it is not a difficult climb - the stairs are long-run, short-rise stairs. On a hot day, the cool air from the bay is channeled up the tower at it can be 10 or more degrees cooler. The view is spectacular at the top. Camera tip: put your camera strap on your wrist and take your photos at the bottom of each opening - there's no glass! I got some great shots and videos. I saw someone from France doing it and I passed the tip on to someone from Spain.
The museum is extremely well done, educational and not overwhelmingly long. Being a history geek, I read everything, but I compare this to several other museums I've seen with a small scope (i.e., not the Smithsonian or a state museum) and this rivals the best of those (e.g. 871+/-2 in Reykjavik).
There are some great gifts in the gift shop too - things you won't find on Commercial Street.
Note: How to get there from Commercial or Bradford can be a bit deceiving. There is NO access from the large relief wall sculpture on Bradford. If you are there you have gone too far east.
8. Beech Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 127 reviews
This reserve is a primary birdwatching region on Cape Cod.
Reviewed By lizinvt - North Clarendon, Vermont
Couldn't go the beach a couple of days thanks to Hurricane Jose so we opted to explore some of Cape Cod's extensive biking/walking trails. The tall trees in the Beech Forest provided protection from the wind and drizzle along this paved one-mile loop. Signs identifying the trees along the trail made it an interesting walk. Such a tranquil, quiet spot in mid-September, we never came across any people at all. Just birds and nature.
9. Long Point
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By axj23 - Cincinnati, Ohio
We should have planned more to have had a relaxing stay on the beach. We went to see the lighthouse and it did not disappoint. I just wish I had better shoes!! Water shoes would have helped a ton. And we saw seals everywhere! Groups of them. So neat!
10. MacMillan Wharf
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 249 reviews
Reviewed By mjc404 - Derby, United Kingdom
This pier is a mixture of recreational and commercial activity. There are whale-watching trips available, together with ferries and sport-fishing trips. The whole pier is busy with all sorts of activities, and with people strolling along in the sunshine. Its a great place to people-watch.
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