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No trip to Cape Cod would be complete without a visit to the Cape Cod National Seashore on the Outer Cape and an afternoon barefoot stroll along the "The Great Beach," where you see exactly why the Cape attracts artists and poets. On August 7, 1961, Pres. John F. Kennedy signed a bill designating 27,000 acres in the 40 miles from Chatham to Provincetown as the Cape Cod National Seashore, a new national park. Unusual in a national park, the Seashore includes 500 private residences, the owners of which lease land from the park service. Convincing residents that a National Seashore would be a good thing for Cape Cod was an arduous task back then, and Provincetown still grapples with Seashore officials over town land issues.
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336 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657 Map Distance: 26.8 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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35 Bradford St
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657 Distance: 26.7 mi. (from destination center)
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Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum
High Pole Hill Rd. (off Winslow St., north of Bradford St.)
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657 Distance: 27.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: You can't miss it: Anywhere you go in town, this granite tower looms, ever ready to restore... Read More
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336 Commercial St
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657 Distance: 26.8 mi. (from destination center)
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