 Provincetown is located at the very tip of Cape Cod,
Massachusetts and is surrounded on three sides by
Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
125 short miles from Boston but worlds apart, Provincetown has been hosting culturally-diverse visitors since the Pilgrims first arrived in 1620. A year-round destination nestled along the National Seashore, Provincetown transports visitors into a world that meshes significant arts and culture with America’s best beaches, the historic with the modern, and old-world charm with world-class lodging, dining and entertainment.
Total area - 17.47 sq. miles
Total Land area - 9.66 sq. miles
Yearound Poplulation - 3,500
Seasonal population - 30,000
Total registered voters - 2,832
Form of Government
Board of Selectmen & Town Manager
Public buildings
Town Hall, Library, Elementary School, High School,
Nursing Home, Community Center, Senior Community
Center, Town Wharf
FIRSTS
First recorded visit to Provincetown - 1602 by Gosnold
Incorporated 1727
Pilgrims first landed in Provincetown
First Art colony in United States
Birthplace of modern American theater
Mayflower compact signed
AWARDS AND FACTS
- Nominated in 2006 as one of the Dozen Distinctive Destinations awarded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Two of America’s Best Beaches – Herring Cove and Race Point Beach
- Named Best Gay Resort Town by PlanetOut – May 2006
- Named Best Gay Resort Town by Out Traveler – November/December 2005
- Named Top Five Gay Resort Towns by Out and About Travel Awards – 2005
- Recipient of Women’s Awards: Inns and Restaurants (Fairbanks Inn and Gabriel’s) by Out and About Travel Awards – 2005 (PlanetOut)
- Old Harbor Life Saving Station – one of three of the original 13 life saving stations on Cape Cod; only one where life saving history is preserved
- Named one of the “50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live” (in the book written by Gregory Kompes and published by CareerPress in 2005)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Lisa Bowden Bradley S. Reichard
Tourism Director Focus Communications
Provincetown Tourism Office 50 Franklin Street
260 Commercial Street Fourth Floor
Provincetown, MA 02657 Boston, MA 02657
508-487-7000 ext. 536 617-426-0088
508-487-9560 FAX 617-426-5088 FAX
lbowden@provincetown-ma.gov breichard@focuscommunicationsllc.com
www.provincetowntourismoffice.org
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