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Natural Habitats TROLLEY TOUR

Wednesdays starting June 7: 9am

Order tickets online at www.capemaymac.org

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Cape May’s location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a top destination worldwide for birders, especially during the migration seasons of spring and fall. This trolley tour, presented by a naturalist from New Jersey Audubon Society’s Nature Center of Cape May, drives past the most popular birding and nature “hot spots” in the Cape May region. Learn about Cape May’s natural areas and the top spots to return to for a birding walk to appreciate the region’s many resident and migratory birds. 90-minute tour begins and ends at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth.

Tickets: $25 adults

$15 children (ages 3-12), active military & veterans

Purchase tickets at the Carriage House Visitors Center at the Physick Estate, at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or online at www.capemaymac.org. Call 609-884-5404

Tour co-sponsored by Cape May MAC and the Nature Center of Cape May

Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Call 609-884-5404

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Monday & Tuesday, May 29 & 30

OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Aviation Museum- Cape May County Airport- 10am4pm. 609-886-8787. (see page 73)

Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.

MONDAY ONLY- Memorial Day Remembrance- 11am, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Gurney Street & Columbia Avenue. Call 609-884-9565.

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Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call 609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 63)

NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page 63)

Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 9am-5pm.

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Tickets & Information

WASHINGTON STREET MALL INFORMATION BOOTH

Located at the Ocean Street end of the Washington Street Mall, the Information Booth sells tickets for any of our tours and events and provides answers to any questions you might have about what to do in Cape May. There are also dozens of brochures you can pick up for up-coming events. The trolley stop for our tours is located across the street from the Information Booth.

CARRIAGE HOUSE VISITORS CENTER

Located in the 1876 Carriage House on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. You may purchase tickets here for any tours or events. Free parking is available on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate. The Carriage House is also home to the Carriage House Museum Shop, the Carroll Gallery and Vintage restaurant. The Carriage House is fully accessible.

Hill House Office

Located on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Hill House is home to Cape May MAC’s business office. If you ordered advance tickets, you can pick them up here, as well as purchase tickets here for any tours or events. Hill House is open daily (Winter hours, closed on Sundays); check calendar for hours. Free parking is available on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate.

For more information, call 609-884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org

Wednesday & Thursday May 31 & June 1

May Lighthouse Museum Shop -- pages 77, 100-101

May’s Maritime Combo Tour -- page 38

Watch Around Cape May -- page 91 of Cape Island Trolley Tour -- page 61

Physick Estate Tour -- page 6

District Trolley Tour -- page 10

Combination Trolley/Physick Estate Tour -- page 10

Wednesday & Thursday, May

OTHER TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Aviation Museum- Cape May County Airport- 10am4pm. 609-886-8787. (see page 73)

Cape May Point State Park- Office & Museum- 8am4pm. Call 609-884-2159.

Nature Center of Cape May- 1600 Delaware Ave. Call 609-898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/ nature-center-of-cape-may/ (see page 63)

31 & June 1

NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory- 701 E. Lake Dr., Cape May Point. Call 609-884-2736 for hours or visit www.birdcapemay.org for event locations. (see page 63)

Welcome Center at the Transportation CenterMaps, Information- 609 Lafayette St.- 9am-5pm.

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Afternoon

Welcome to Cape May Trolley Tour -- page 11

Cape May Music Festival: Bach’s Lunch -- page 56

Emlen Physick Estate Tour -- page 6

District Trolley Tour -- page 10

Trolley/Physick Estate Tour -- page 10

& Dolphin Watching Cruise -- page 91 by the Sea Trolley Tour -- page 59

& Oddities Trolley Tour -- page 11

Evening

Vintage Restaurant at the Physick Estate -- pages 86-87

Dolphin Cruise -- page 91

Oddities & Obsessions Combo Tour -- page 17

Murder Mystery Dinner -- page 43

Cape May Music Festival: New York Chamber Ensemble -- page 56

Historic Haunts Combo Tour -- page 12

Strange Victorian Obsessions House Tour -- page 17

Haunts House Tour -- page 12

& Oddities Trolley Tour -- page 11 from Beyond House Tour -- page 26 of Cape May Trolley Tour -- page 12

2:45pm

Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street or at the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Call 609-884-5404

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Tours & Activities sponsored by Cape May MAC • www.capemaymac.org

The Magic Of Moonlight At The Cape May Lighthouse

Lighthouse Full Moon Climb

SATURDAY, JUNE 3: 8PM-10PM

Cape May Point State Park, Lighthouse Avenue off Sunset Boulevard

Follow the light of the full moon on these rare nighttime climbs up the 199 cast iron spiral staircase steps to the top of the Cape May Lighthouse. Enjoy a nighttime view nearly 156 feet above the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. $20 adults, $10 children (ages 3-12).

Purchase tickets at the Lighthouse the night of climb.

For more information, call Cape May MAC at (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

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