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Emlen Physick Estate

Emlen Physick Estate

4.0(35 reviews)
0.5 mi
$

I absolutely lose my mind over historical gems such as the Physick Estate that have the entire…read morehouse to peruse! The tour guide was fantastic & really went through every possible detail on the family & the history. Came with my friends on the first day of our CM vacation on a weekend. Pretty easy enough to purchase tickets ahead of time at the gift store. All in all a perfect way to spend a few hours learning about the local history! Highly recommend!!!!

Whenever I'm traveling I do my best to look up if there are any museums or historical points of…read moreinterest I can check out. Even though Cape May is known mostly as a Jersey Shore resort community, there's a lot of eye candy in the form of Victorian architecture - including some historic estates. One of these is the Emlen Physick Estate, and since they offer tours of the house I thought it would be a great way to spend part of my afternoon. Located on Washington St slightly away from the main hustle and bustle of CM, the Emlen Physick Estate sits on a sizeable piece of land somewhat inward from the street. The property contains the main house, a carriage house which now holds the gift shop and a restaurant, and another building used for administration. The estate is run by Cape May MAC, who worked to restore the house back in the 70s. In addition to the standard estate tour, they also offer trolley tours and evening "haunted" tours on the property. The Estate was built for Dr. Emlen Physick, who came from a prominent family. I won't give away the details of the tour, but they did a really good job discussing the history of the property, Physick and his family, as well as all of the architecture and decor of the estate. Our tour guide did a great job with every aspect of the tour, including answering our questions. One thing I noticed was that the promo pictures here on Yelp show historical interpreters guiding the tour, but we didn't have that. Our guide was great, but a historical interpreter would have been a funner touch. The tour took about 45 minutes to an hour, and afterwards we were given free-reigns to explore the carriage house which had merch and a small self-guided tour area. Overall, I enjoyed my time at the Emlen Physick Estate; it's definitely worth taking the time to explore and a welcome contrast to the typical beach things to do in the area.

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Emlen Physick Estate - Exterior of the main house

Exterior of the main house

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Cape May MAC

Cape May MAC

2.2(21 reviews)
0.4 mi

We were extremely disappointed with the Christmas walking tour. We were told to come anytime after…read more530 and that it was a walking tour. We got there at 630 to find out we only had until 730pm to do the tour. Furthermore, we were told only 5 homes were open on the night of our tour, and that only *2* of them were actually walking distance, in opposite directions. We had driven around for 20 minutes looking for parking for our group with 2 cars and 3 strollers, so there was no chance we were going to be able to load up to drive to another home, because the starting point was in Cape May Proper on the Washington Mall. The first house we went to was not Victorian, it was very very modern and newly redone, and decorated for the NBA because the owner became an NBA player, which was great- but not festive in the least. At that point we didn't have time to trek the opposite direction for house #2. The entire trip was a bust. We came to town for this tour which was advertised as walking tour of Cape May *Victorian* homes decorated for Christmas. We got none of the things advertised and paid $350 for the 8 tickets. The worst part is when I called to explain the chain of unfortunate events, saying 4 of us will definitely try another tour in the future but that this was not what we paid for, the director of MAC events, Janice, argued on the phone with me for 5 minutes over and over again. I kept explaining our experience above and she just kept arguing about what the tour is supposed to be- not what we received. I said we need a refund in order to give future tours a try. She finally relented and agreed to a refund, and when I thanked her she hung up on me- clearly a reflection of how they value the customer experience at MAC. Regardless of her unprofessional behavior, we will give a different tour another try. We will definitely be cautious in trying future tours but would never recommend the Christmas walking tour one to anyone.

We decided to devote one day to being 'touristy' in CM & spent a Sunday in July checking out all…read morethe local places. This trolley tour did not disappoint at all! The guide was extremely knowledgeable & kudos to the driver, CM is rich in history & there were plenty of great stories told. We took the basic show us all around CM tour & tell us about the homes & characters that lived here many moons ago. The homes are really gorgeous to look at & since this was only day 2 of our vaca we could appreciate it all the more later on during the week while walking. A thoroughly enjoyable way to learn the history of CM, highly recommend & reasonable price per ticket.

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Cape May Point Science Center

Cape May Point Science Center

5.0(1 review)
2.2 mi

Considering they've only bern open for one month at the time of this review (July 2023), they've…read moredone a nice job creating this public tour. The Cape May Point Science Center is located in the former St. Mary's Retreat, run for a century by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The Sisters are a quiet Roman Catholic group, and they reject any display of material wealth. As a result, the 38,000 square foot building is largely as it was at the turn of the 20th century, with modest improvements and careful maintenance. I admit half the reason I signed up for a tour was to get a look inside. The Sisters did not give tours, run layperson retreats or welcome outside visitors. The Science Center is now working to use the space for environmental study and education. Cape May is a key area for migratory bird traffic as well as being in a location that has both bay and ocean marine environments. During the tour they talked about how these are connected- for example, each spring, horseshoe crabs come ashore to lay eggs, which migrating birds stop and eat. The tour consists first of the history of the building, (before it was a retreat it was a home for aged and I'll former slaves, and, before that a hotel) then to the ecological and scientific studies ongoing. They host different community events from yoga and nature journaling to night sky viewing. I'm looking forward to their adding curation as they grow. It was an interesting tour where I learned a good bit, seeing part of the interior and the tranquil courtyard was also quite cool.

From the owner: The Cape May Point Science Center is dedicated to providing unique opportunities and funding for…read moreenvironmental advocacy, education, and research.

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Cape May Point Science Center - The Cape May Point Science Center is located at a historic hotel and landmark.

The Cape May Point Science Center is located at a historic hotel and landmark.

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