Condé Nast said that this Provincetown beach is one of the best to visit near Boston because of the elegant displays of nature that are on offer when you walk the shore of Race Point Beach. At the tip of the Cape, it is a bit of a drive to get out to Race Point Beach from Boston. There are also ferries from Boston to Provincetown.

A great white shark shocked two Massachusetts paddleboarders as it swam just feet away from the two friends enjoying their Fourth of July evening on the water. College students Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin were paddling in the waters off Woods Hole on the southwest end of Cape Cod when they saw the predator’s estimated 8-inch fin.

"The sharks and the humans are both on the water's edge more frequently in the summer," said Dr. Nick Whitney, senior scientist at the New England Aquarium.