Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. Often called "P-town" or "Ptown", the locale is known for its beaches, harbor, artists, tourist industry, and as a popular vacation destination for the LGBT+ community.
Aerial view of Provincetown
North-eastern view of Provincetown, Mass.
Commercial Street in an 1890s postcard
Town crier of Provincetown, 1909
Cape Cod is an arm-shaped peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. The name Cape Cod, coined in 1602 by Bartholomew Gosnold, is the ninth oldest English place-name in the U.S.
Cape Cod National Seashore
The Cape and Islands
The dunes on Sandy Neck are part of the barrier beach that helps prevent coastal erosion.
Old Harbor Life Saving Station, in the Cape Cod National Seashore