
Provincetown Travel Guide
Massachusetts, United States
Provincetown is a small coastal town in Massachusetts, with a population of 2,642, at the northern tip of Cape Cod in the United States. It sits on the Atlantic coast and uses Eastern Time.
Travellers arriving by air can use Provincetown Airport, also known by its code PVC. The closest named beach is Race Point Beach, 1.7 kilometres away. Other nearby options include Head of the Meadow Beach at 11.7 kilometres, Great Hollow Beach at 12.3 kilometres and Fisher Beach at 15.4 kilometres, with Longnook Beach and Ryder Beach 16.3 and 17.0 kilometres away respectively.
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Pays in USD
Plug type Type A & Type B (UK adapter needed)
Emergency 911
Dial code +1
Tipping: Tipping is customary in the United States for various service industries. It's a significant part of service workers' income.
Best time to visit Provincetown
Jan
4°13Feb
4°10Mar
6°12Apr
9°8May
13°10Jun
19°10Jul
23°9Aug
21°10Sep
19°7Oct
16°6Nov
11°9Dec
6°12Average daily maximums with rainy days per month, from the last three years of weather history.
Beaches near Provincetown
Race Point Beach
1.7 km away
Herring Cove Beach
2.7 km away
Head of the Meadow Beach
11.7 km away
Great Hollow Beach
12.3 km away
Highland Beach
12.7 km away
Fisher Beach
15.4 km away
Longnook Beach
16.3 km away
Ryder Beach
17 km away
Things to do in Provincetown
Race Point Lighthouse
lighthouse
2.1 km
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
art museum
3.9 km
Center Methodist Church
christian place of worship
3.7 km
First Universalist Church
historic site
3.6 km
Herring Cove
historic site
2.5 km
Fine Arts Work Center
art gallery
3.6 km
Packard Gallery
art gallery
3.8 km
Four Eleven Gallery
art gallery
3.8 km
Getting there
Provincetown Airport · 0 km
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