Race Point Beach & Lighthouse | Things to Do in Provincetown, MA
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Race Point Beach is a large beach and part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. It gets its name from the fast rip tides that come in to the point of the cape. The undertow is strong, but good swimmers can still swim here. People also visit for the sun and to watch for whales and passing ships.

Just a short walk from the beach is the Race Point Beach Lighthouse. Built in 1816, it is a historic lighthouse that was restored by the American Lighthouse Foundation and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was one of the first lighthouses on Cape Cod to use a rotating beacon.

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