PTown for Kids!
East End Playground
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum
“Mom, Dad, why IS that tower there?” is probably one of the most often asked questions by children visiting PTown for the first time. “That tower” rising high above Provincetown is the Pilgrim Monument which commemorates that the Pilgrims landed in Provincetown BEFORE they eventually headed to Plymouth for permanent residence. Kids love to climb the monument for unparalleled views of the outermost points of Cape Cod.
While the Pilgrim Monument is the most visible attraction for families in PTown, a variety of very unique land activities await parents, teens and kids. Some of these include a pirate museum, dune tours, shops that appeal to kids of all ages, and a children’s section of the library that has a full-sized ship in the middle of it! Don’t miss hidden gem Beech Forest, with its short and gentle walking trails. Since Provincetown is 40 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean, it is a migratory bird stop; Beech Forest is one the birds’ favorite spots and it might just end up being one of yours!
Kayaking in Provincetown Harbor
Provincetown West End, Breakwater
National Seashore Park, Beech Forest
Provincetown Public Library
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
MacMillan Pier, Pirate Museum
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Aqua Portraits by Sam
On your next trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts, make it memorable. Work with video artist Sam Smiley to create a vibrant and colorful video portrait with water. You create your portrait by playing with the surface of shallow water. Your portrait is captured and edited on video and placed in a beautiful brushed aluminum picture frame. Group portraits, solo portraits family portraits, or your partner and you – or your best dog friend and you!
132 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
617 440-5971, 617 440-5971
Art’s Dune Tours
Wide variety of tours to suit everyone’s needs: National Seashore Park dunes & beaches, Race Point Lighthouse, surf fishing and sunset tours. Also offering clam bakes and wedding & commitment ceremony services. All trips depart from 4 Standish Street.
4 Standish Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-1950
Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse
Cape Cod’s oldest lighthouse, locally known as the Highland Light, is officially named “Cape Cod Light” on the NOAA nautical chart for the region. It sits perched 120 feet above the ocean in the Highlands of Truro. Its beam shines 174 ft. above sea level to give mariners warning of the treacherous sandbars off this shore. The Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse is a major attraction for visitors to Cape Cod. Lighthouse tour including video, gift shop. Off season tours by reservation. 48″ height requirement for children.
27 Highland Light Road, North Truro, MA, 02652
508 487-1121
Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum (PMPM)
Walk to the top of this magnificent monument by stairs and ramps – the view from the top is spectacular – the only way to really see Cape Cod! The museum has extensive exhibits depicting important events and people in Provincetown history, including arts. Open daily April-November.
1 High Pole Hill Road, Provincetown, MA, 02657-1406
508 487-1310
Pirate Adventures
Join us for a swashbuckling adventure aboard the SeaGypsy June- Sept aboard our pirate ship where children participate in a real pirate adventure while parents watch with delight. Call for reservations
Hyannis Harbor, Hyannis or Bass River, Dennis
508 394-9100
Provincetown Art Association & Museum (PAAM)
The objects and purposes of this association shall be to promote and cultivate the practice and appreciation of all branches of the fine arts, to assemble and maintain in the town of Provincetown and environs a collection of works of art of merit, to hold exhibitions, and by forums, concerts and similar activities to promote education of the public in the arts and social intercourse between artists and laymen. To these ends it shall operate strictly within its charter as a nonprofit, educational, artistic and cultural organization.
460 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-1750
Provincetown Ghost Tours
Nightly walking tours of Provincetown. Call to make reservations. Tickets at the Coffee Pot, 315 Commercial Street.
315 Commercial Street on Lopes Square, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508-487-4810
Provincetown Public Library
Traditional public library also serves as community center for summer visitors and year-round residents. Home of the Heritage Museum collection and Rose Dorothea 66′ foot schooner replica. Open Mon & Fri 10am-5pm; Tues, Weds & Thu 10am-8pm; Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
356 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-7094
Provincetown Trolley
Provincetown Trolley offers a 40-minute narrated tours of Provincetown along Commercial Street and tours to National Seashore Park. Trolley leaves from in front of Town Hall in the center of town. Buy your ticket on the trolley.
Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-9483
The Whydah Pirate Museum
From the very beginning of “Expedition Whydah” nearly thirty years ago, our mission, under the direction of underwater explorer Barry Clifford, has been summed up in the simple phrase “Education through Exploration.” We do this by discovering, recovering, conserving and displaying historical artifacts from beneath the seas, worldwide, in order to push back the frontiers of knowledge of mankind’s maritime past. Educational and Entertaining for the whole family! Open April through November.
P.O. Box 493, MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-8899
Into the night with fire light!
Skateboarding
Truro Vineyards, Grape Stomping
Truro Vineyards Summer Concert
Truro Vineyards Summer Concert
Commercial Street Performer
Ice Cream!
West End Playground
WEATHER WATCH
Last Minute Availability
Provincetown Calendar of Events
Provincetown Specials
Winter Visitor Guide
