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make an Amsterdam madam blush. Parents, you'll need to use discretion: your teenagers
will
want to go inside.
Womencrafts
CRAFT
(
www.womencrafts.com
;
376 Commercial St; 11am-6pm)
The name says it all: jewelry, pot-
tery, books and music by female artists from across America.
Information
Post office
(
www.usps.com
;
219 Commercial St)
Provincetown Chamber of Commerce
(
www.ptownchamber.com
;
307 Commercial St;
9am-6pm)
The town's helpful tourist office is at MacMillan Wharf, where the ferries
dock.
scoop.
Seamen's Bank
(221 Commercial St)
Has a 24-hour ATM.
Wired Puppy
(
www.wiredpuppy.com
; 379 Commercial St;
6:30am-10pm;
)
Free online
computers for the price of an espresso.
Getting There & Away
hours). From mid-May to mid-October,
Bay State Cruise Company
( 877-783-3779;
www.boston-ptown.com
;
200 Seaport Blvd, Boston; round-trip adult/child fast ferry $85/62, slow
ferry $46/free; mid-May-mid-Oct)
runs a ferry between Boston's World Trade Center Pi-
er and MacMillan Wharf.
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Nantucket
Once home port to the world's largest whaling fleet, Nantucket's storied past is reflected
in its period homes and cobbled streets. When whaling went bust in the mid-19th century
the town plunged from riches to rags. The population dwindled and grand old houses sat
idle until wealthy urbanites discovered Nantucket made a fine place to spend summer.
High-end tourism has been Nantucket's mainstay ever since.
