A Longtime Haven For The Free-Spirited Creative Types - Provincetown, MA

Provincetown is famously known as the location where the pilgrims first landed back in 1620, but today is a vibrant, thriving and diverse playground. Provincetown's history as an art community dates back to 1899, when Charles W. Hawthorne opened his Cape Cod School of Painting.  Muscicians, artists and writers started to discover this hidden treasure which had beautiful scenery with wind-swept dunes, and the town’s wharves and a vibrant energy. Painters, playwrights, and poets embraced the town’s bohemian lifestyle. Some of the famous residents included writer Norman Mailer, playwright Eugene O’Neill, and artists Jackson Pollack, Mark Rothko and photographer Walker Evans, who documented the town’s architecture. Provincetown hosts popular events like Bear Week, Carnival and Spooky Bear as well as a Single Woman’s Weekend and Trans Week.

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Colorful signs on Commercial Street, the main hub of activity in Provincetown.

Low tide

Herring Cove Beach

Race Point Beach

The year-round population is about 3,000 people and that swells to around 60,000 in peak season.

The Lobster Pot, with its iconic neon sign, is a Provincetown tradition on Commercial Street.

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Everyone can use a walk on the jetty

The 252-foot high Pilgrim Monument, built between 1907 and 1910, commemorates the first landing of the Pilgrims in 1620 and the signing of the Mayflower Compact.

A few colorful and architectural elements

Looking down Commercial Street with the Pilgrim Monument in the background

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A whimsical mailbox

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Some of the finest tall ships come to the harbor in the summer

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Who wouldn’t want to catch a nap on this porch hammock?

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A pleasant place to enjoy the day

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The picturesque Days Cottages are 22 seaside beach cottages located in nearby North Truro

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MacMillian Pier

The waterfront

Quaint, narrow streets with shingled homes

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Here are some other homes…..

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Shingled homes and white picket fences

A firehouse conversion

A backyard on the bay

If you see this plaque on a house, it means that the house was once a part of a settlement on Long Point, and when it disbanded, many of the families floated their houses across the harbor on rafts to Provincetown.

The historic fishing town sits on the edge of the continent, 60 miles out to sea on the colorful tip of Cape Cod, and it is considered the oldest continuous art colony in the America and has been a favorite destination for the gay community, as well as straight travelers for decades.

A statue of the Hindu deity Ganesha outside a house on Center Street.

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The Public Library

A street painter’s work

Town Hall

This house exterior on Commercial Street was use in a series of America Horror Story.

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Beachfront food and drinks at the Canteen.

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What you should know:

• The Cape Cod National Seashore has walking trails.

• There are some public restrooms available.

• You could spend a couple of hours to a couple of days here.

• On the street parking is available; check posted parking regulations signs.

• Parking in season can be difficult.

• There are paid parking options available too.

• There are many restaurant and entertainment options.

• Whale watching boats do go out of the town dock.

• Take advantage of the expansive Cape Cod National Seashore.

• People are friendly and helpful.