Cape May Museums and Historic Artifacts
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Cape May Lighthouse Lighthouse Avenue, Cape May Point 609-884-8656 The lighthouse is open daily from April to November, and weekends during most of the year. Tours are self-guided. |
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The Colonial House Greater Cape May Historical Society 653 1/2 Washington St. 609-884-9100 |
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Fire Control Tower 23 Sunset Boulevard, on the way to Sunset Beach |
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Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum All exhibits are indoors - open rain or shine! Cape May County Airport 609-886-8787 |
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Cold Spring Village 720 Rt. 9 Cold Spring, NJ 609-898-2300 |
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Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts 1048 Washington St. 609-884-5404 |
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May County Historical Museum 504 Rt. 9, Cape May Court House 609-465-3535 |
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May Firemen's Museum Washington and Franklin streets Cape May |
Historic Artifacts
In addition to Victorian architecture, Cape May is home to a few historic artifacts which you can view at no charge.
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WWII Artillery Bunker Located on the beach at Cape May Point State Park. The bunker once contained heavy artillery and was manned by a rotating detail of naval gunnery crews, who spent hours on end scanning the horizon for enemy surface ships and submarines. |
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S.S. Atlantus Cape May Point's own sunken ship, located at Sunset Beach in Cape May Point. In 1926, the S.S. Atlantus was intended to be used as a landing point for the new ferry connecting Cape May Point to Lewes, Delaware. |