Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts USA
Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts USA on the Fourth of July weekend
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 and summer visitor community. Sometimes called P-town, the area is known for its beaches, harbor, artists, and tourist industry.
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About this trip
Martha's Vineyard - Cape Cod (39 miles)
Today we will continue our tour of this famous New England vacation spot with a Whale Watch. We will also tour the historical Provincetown, and then head to the Pilgrim Tower Monument before concluding our day and returning to the hotel.
Whale Watch Journey to the feeding ground of the largest mammals on the planet-- humpback whales. Those who join the tour will the ferried out into the ocean to see stunning wildlife, including whales, dolphins, fish, and seabirds.
Cape Cod, MA
Provincetown Located at the very tip of the Cape Cod peninsula, Provincetown, Massachusetts is a historical beach town popular with tourists from all over the world. The pilgrims on the Mayflower landed in this located back in 1620.
Whydah Pirate Shipwreak Museum This museum is built around the artifacts recovered from an underwater excavation of the pirate ship Whydah, which was wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. When it sunk, had plunder from all over the world.
Cape Cod, MA
Pilgrim Monument This 250+-foot-tall bell tower in Provincetown, MA is the tallest all-granite building in the United States. It was constructed in 1910 as a commemoration of the Pilgrims who first landed at Cape Cod, MA in 1620.
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Origin of the Name Massachusetts - Massachusetts was named for an Algonquian Indian word that means a big hill place.
State Nickname - Bay State
State Motto - Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - ( By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
State Song - All Hail to Massachusetts
State bird - Black-Capped Chickadee
State Game Bird - Wild Turkey
State Fish - Cod
State Dog - Boston terrier
State flower - Mayflower (also called the ground laurel or trailing arbutus)
(Epigaea regens)
State tree - American elm
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3-Day Martha's Vineyard, Whale Watches, Plymouth Plantation Tour from New York
Tour Code: 455-1082
Fourth of July - Independence Day weekend holiday celebration
Visit:
Connecticut - drive through with welcome center stop
Martha's Vineyard Island Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard Cruise
Aquinnah town Massachusetts
Gay Head Cliffs Massachusetts
Gay Head lighthouse Massachusetts
Edgartown Massachusetts
Whale Watch boat ride
Provincetown beach town in Cape Cod Massachusetts
Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown Cape Cod Massachusetts
Whydah Pirate Shipwreak Museum in Provincetown Cape Cod Massachusetts
Plymouth Massachusetts
Plimoth Plantation living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mayflower II 17th-century Pilgrim ship
Plymouth Rock of 1620
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Provincetown town, Barnstable County, Cape Cod region, Massachusetts state, United States of America USA country, North America continent
July 5th 2014