Cape May

Nova Jersey · the United States

Cape May

In the destination Jersey Shore and Atlantic City.

In the photo: Cape May City Hall

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The city

What to expect from Cape May.

Seaside resort town at the southern tip of New Jersey, between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. The downtown is a historic district with hundreds of Victorian houses featuring porches and bright colors, just a few blocks from the beach. At Cape May Point you’ll find the 1859 lighthouse, the state park with dunes and trails, and Sunset Beach, which offers the view of the sunset over the bay.

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The local experience

What to see in Cape May

Cape May Historic District
Downtown historic district

Cape May Historic District

Hundreds of late 19th-century Victorian houses with porches, turrets and colorful paint, gathered in a historic district a few blocks from the sea.

Emlen Physick Estate
Historic house

Emlen Physick Estate

1879 Victorian mansion designed by Frank Furness, now a museum of Cape May life in the late 19th century, with guided tours.

Cape May Lighthouse and Cape May Point State Park
Lighthouse

Cape May Lighthouse and Cape May Point State Park

1859 lighthouse with 199 steps to the gallery, located inside a state park of dunes, beaches and trails at the tip of New Jersey.

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