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Cape May, New Jersey
More than a charming summer beach destination

Cape May is not the type of resort that you visit just once.
 

There is a charm and special warmth about the town that pulls you back again an again.

Cape May is not just a summer resort, the fall season is very popular with many theme weekends and the water is still warm enough to visit the beach.

It's charm lies in it's tree-lined, gas lamp streets, it's quaint shops, authentic Victorian homes and Bed and Breakfasts. One of it's claims is that it possesses the largest collection of authentic Victorian homes in the nation.

Cape May restaurants are unique in that it's rare to find so many top rated charming restaurants in a concentrated area, especially on the Jersey Shore.

Cape May mallYou can park your car and bike or walk around town. In fact, If you're coming to Cape May for the first time, make a stop at the Welcome Area of the Transportation Center (where the buses go) off Lafayette Street across from the Acme shopping center and pick up a guide map on a "Car Free/Care Free" vacation.

The average temperatures in the summer are 78º in June, 84º in July, 83 º in August and 77º in September. The average monthly temperatures during the fall are 77ºF in September, 66ºF in October and 56ºF in November. The average monthly temperatures in the winter are 47º - 42º during December, January and February. March climbs up to about 51º. April's average is 60º and in May it can get as warm as 69º.

Cape MayThe beaches of this area, and especially of neighboring Wildwood, are very fine, powdery sand, and are considered to be some of the best in the USA.

If relaxing on the beach is not your thing, there are plenty of other activities that can occupy your day time leisure hours.

They include; bike riding, with many bike rentals available locally by the hour or day. Cycle down to Sunset Beach or the Cape May Light House built 1859 and listed on the State and National Registers of historic places, or the nearby Bird Observatory operated by the New Jersey Audubon society There is picnicking, beach walking at sunrise or sunset, where you might see schools of dolphins swimming by, whale and dolphin watching boat trips, kayaking in the salt water marshlands, a salt marsh safari, deep sea fishing, a nautical museum, and an historic W.W. II coastal defense gun emplacement

While the summer season is the most popular time to visit, this charming destination has become a year round attraction offering seasonal programs, candlelit house tours, and a variety of other cooler weather activities. The fall and Christmas holiday season are very popular times of the year to visit.

Don your Easter bonnet and take a stroll in the Easter Parade. Make sure to book your Easter Sunday dinner reservations early. Other than Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day, this is one of the busiest restaurant days of the year. Be sure to join us when we tip our hats to the tulip as the town hosts the Spring Festival – the Spring Victorian & Tulip and Garden Festival. Then, before you know it – it’s Memorial Day Weekend – the lifeguards are on duty, every day gets busier and busier, warmer and warmer.

Cape May is also the home of one of the largest commercial fishing ports in the United States, and as a result you will find a good variety of seafood restaurants that serve up locally caught fresh sea food.

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