Cape May, New Jersey, nestled by the sea, is a city for all seasons capturing the essence of
Victorian times. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, preserving the gingerbread trim, gables and turrets, many homes have been converted into bed and breakfast inns.
Shopping down the brick lined streets of the Washington Street Mall provides an array of stores with several outside cafes and indoor dining rooms. Many grand hotels, some celebrating 200 years of hospitality, line Beach Avenue with in-ground heated pools and fabulous restaurants.
On cooler days in the fall and winter, there are events such as the Oktoberfest in October and the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in November. Year round, a ghost tour walk or a trolley ride through …show more content…
A block away from the Washington Street Mall the Cape May Seashore Lines’ train makes a short trip to the Cape May County Park and Zoo. Venturing down the road just over 2 miles is Cape May
Point, independent of the City of Cape May. The Cape May Lighthouse sits on the tip of Cape
May and all 199 steps can be climbed to breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware
Bay. At the Point, you can attend the summer nightly sunset memorial services and view the sunken S. S. Atlantus, an experimental concrete ship that sunk at Sunset