- Have a glass of well-chilled Cape Cod with a view of the unique local sunset.
- Look into the funny pirate museum “Waida” in the harbor and look at 3 thousand finds raised from a real pirate ship, including the same pirate gold.
- Of course, as in any other city on the east coast – eat seafood and take pictures of whales from a boat.
According to toppharmacyschools, the Cape Cod cocktail is a “long” cocktail, in its own way an analogue of the “Gimlet” or “Screwdriver”. It consists of vodka, cranberry juice and ice. The origin of the cocktail can be explained in no simpler way: in the area there are many fields where cranberries are grown on an agricultural scale. Actually, the Indians were still doing this in these places.
When staying in Provincetown, it is very convenient to spend a few days exploring the coastal Cape Cod National Park. The entire Atlantic coast of the peninsula has been protected by the state since 1961, even by decree of President J.F. Kennedy. It’s miles of beaches, forests, backwaters and dunes, with plenty of picnic areas, boating coves to explore, bike trails, as well as birdwatching and the famous Provincetown sunsets. Here, near the city, there are two chic beaches throughout America: Herring Cove (about a mile from the city) and Race Point (about two miles).
Provincetown is one of the few places on the East Coast of the United States where you can watch the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean.
However, the charm of the city is not only in the beaches, homosexuals and lobsters (although in them too). In Provincetown, the number of celebrities permanently residing or visiting is off scale. Moreover, these are by no means hyped stars of pop culture, but individuals who have left a real mark on art. Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill, Kurt Vonnegut and Michael Cunningham (author of, for example, Homes at the End of the World), Jackson Pollack and Marc Jacobs are just a short list of more or less permanent residents of Provincetown. But in general, on the local streets, as already mentioned, you can meet anyone.
One of the most famous sights in Provincetown is the Pilgrim Monument. This is a 77 m high stone tower built at the beginning of the 20th century. There are no higher structures made of granite in the country. Those who wish can climb up the stairs to take pictures of the harbor. Below, at the base, the city museum is open. Connoisseurs of Italian architecture will not fail to notice the amazing similarity of the tower with the Sienese Food Tower: this is quite natural, since it was the Italian Torre del Mangia that was taken as a prototype.
In 1914, the peninsula became, generally speaking, an island: it was separated from the mainland by an artificial canal. Today, three bridges are thrown across the canal, including one railway. In the summer, closer to the weekend, just in front of these bridges, those who wish can indulge in a traffic jam to their heart’s content.
The central street of the city is Commercial. Architectural eclecticism and a full salad of faces reign here, pedestrians sing, rainbow flags hang over their heads, every second house has a gourmet restaurant or a democratic eatery, and in each of the many shops along the way you can find real souvenir treasures. From the square in the middle of the Commercial, you can go to the sea piers.
Naturally, the cultural life of the city is quite rich. Founded in 1914 by a group of artists, the Provincetown Museum of Art has an impressive collection of contemporary American art. In addition, this museum became the country’s first “green” museum and educational center. Now five galleries and two gardens with sculptures are open here. And on Pearl Street there is a center for fine arts, originally a workspace with workshops and studios for artists. It hosts summer workshops, public readings, exhibitions, lectures, and joint events with the Massachusetts College of Art.
As for the attractiveness of Provincetown for artists, tolerance for dissidents is not the only reason for it. Masters say that here you can write in some completely exceptional lighting.
On Castle Hill there is another center for the arts – the Truro Center, which outwardly resembles either a miniature castle or a Buddhist datsan. It demonstrates not only art, but also handicrafts, as well as concerts and various events. And of course, a wide variety of galleries can be found on Commercial.
