Queen of the Seaside Resorts: Cape May's Victorian Core

Cape May, United States

A ~1.2-mile loop through Cape May's National Historic Landmark district, starting at the Washington Street Mall and ending at grand Congress Hall.

Stops on this walk

  1. Emlen Physick Estate (1879)
  2. The Southern Mansion (1863)
  3. Columbia Avenue Cottages
  4. Hughes Street
  5. Washington Street Mall
  6. The Mainstay Inn
  7. The Abbey
  8. Great Fire of 1878 Marker
  9. Carroll Villa / The Mad Batter (1882)
  10. The Pink House
  11. Congress Hall (1816/1879)

Read the story: How a Single Fire Turned Cape May Into America's Victorian Time Capsule →

Part of: Beach Town Walking Tours on the Jersey Shore

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