Historic Cold Spring Village
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he 1800s come to life when you visit 26 historic buildings on a 30-acre site where guides in period clothing demonstrate blacksmithing, pottery, printing, basket weaving and more! Visit an Early American schoolhouse, take part in hands-
on activities and crafts and enjoy history games, costumes and free horse-drawn carriage rides on weekdays. The Village is also home to an organic farm complete with a horse, chickens, sheep and more. Visitors will also find a Welcome Center, Country Store, Bakery, Ice Cream
Parlor and Cold Spring Grange Restaurant. Historic Cold Spring Village is open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4:30pm, from midJune through Labor Day. Special events are held every weekend from late May through mid-September. Purchase discounted tickets at the Congress Hall Concierge desk.
To book, contact our Concierge on 609-884-6542 Historic Cold Spring Village, 609-898-2300, 720 Route 9, Cape May, www.hcsv.org
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities
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here’s more than sunshine to soak up at America’s first seaside resort. One of the showplaces is Cape May’s only Victorian house museum, the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, located at 1048 Washington Street. This 18-room mansion is a perfect
example of Stick Style architecture, and a must-see step back into the past for visitors. Out at Cape May Point State Park, you’ll find the 1859 Cape May Lighthouse, also fully restored and still a working beacon for mariners that welcomes thousands of visitors each year. A little further out on Sunset
Boulevard is the recently restored World War II Lookout Tower, used to help protect our shores during World War II. These historic landmarks have been restored and are maintained by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), which provides year-round tours and events.
To book, contact our Concierge on 609-884-6542 MAC, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, 609-884-5404, www.capemaymac.org
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