An indispensable guide to the consumer is available and free. If you are considering hiring a…read moreprofessional to fix your plumbing, paint your house, or repair your car, call Cape May Consumer Affairs. They can tell you if the merchant is insured and licensed, and how many complaints have been made, if the complaints have been resolved or still in mediation . I always interview three professionals for any job. In my hand is a check list of what I expect to get done. I always ask for a written estimate. I will put down a payment of 50% for material. I always ask for personal recommendations from friends and coworkers. I think now I will call consumer affairs for their input before I hire someone. And the best part ? In New Jersey, every county has a consumer affairs. Consumer affairs can be reached at 609-886-2906

It's adorable. Climb to the top of this rather squat lighthouse easily. There's some fun history in…read morethe museum. The beach is good to explore. The butterfly festival is worth the trek.

If you only have time to visit one lighthouse in southern New Jersey, go to Cape May…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/cape-may-lighthouse-cape-may-point?hrid=qjnUhR9dzRH8pgtX5x-mpA. But if you have more time and you're a lighthouse aficionado like I am https://www.yelp.com/collection/GLWJhPZloUBCLUFSYgLw4g/Lighthouses then definitely make the effort to come out to East Point. This is a "house with a tower" style lighthouse rather than the usual conical tower you'd see at many others. It is open for tours but I was here early on Sunday morning and the staff was not here yet. Built in 1849 and only 40 feet high, it has undergone extensive renovations recently but it very endangered by erosion. The city and county and state have installed sandbags and such to try to keep as much of the land as possible but I don't know that it's working. Keep it up, y'all. The last bit of the road to East Point is sand and the area around the lighthouse was pretty dense with sand fleas and other tiny bugs. I did not spend too much time here today. [Review 18233 overall - 109 in New Jersey - 1755 of 2022.]

This is a great community library . Very well laid out in…read moreupdated venue. See pictures . Helpful friendly librarians , quiet comfortable reading room with a great selection of current magazines. Surprising jewel of a place for reading with comfortable seating and computer access.

This library is on the small and cozy side, but it's a great place to hide away on a hot summer…read moreday. It houses bathrooms, A/C, Wi-Fi, a large selection of reading materials, and several seating areas including four comfy armchairs. Best of all, they have a huge selection of DVDs that spans multiple shelves and ranges from older films to ones as recent as last year. There's also a separate shelf for newly released movies that came out this year. Fortunately, we were able to get library cards simply by giving the librarian our IDs and an email confirmation of the place we were staying at. I guess that makes sense when most of your summer clientele are tourists. We come to Cape May once a year, so we'll be hitting this library up all the time.

Beware! Couldn't use tickets to a GWCOC event because of a death. When asked to return them, first…read morethe Executive Director ignored me, then when I persisted, she told me her (unwritten) policy is that the tickets are non-refundable, no exceptions. BUT that's not on the tickets and she doesn't disclose that to ticket buyers when buying. Cruel and inhumane. Lots of great places to visit on the NJ shore - take your money elsewhere.

I was recently in Wildwood, and approached them to ask for a favor, of receiving a fax to me, since…read morethere is no business service office in town anymore ..... Pat, the manager, accommodated me immediately, and Joyce at the front desk was so nice, and helpful, as well. They were amazing, and I so appreciated their help .... what a great office, and credit they are to Wildwood. Thanks, again. You are the best!!!!

You need to go meet Jamie and her helpers doing the crafts on Wednesday. We had so much fun tonight…read moremaking our paper roses. They have so much patience with so many different type of people who come in there they all deserve a raise. It was such a fun time thank you for these crafts and all your patience kindness, and showing us how to make pretty things.

This is a typical library. I like the newspaper and magazines section. However it is not easy to…read moreconcentrate. gone are my childhood days when the librarians would shush us. The main source of the noise are the librarians themselves! They speak and chat loudly to the public and to each other all the time.

Ahhhh summertime again!…read more We frequent Johnny's and Lamberti's a lot so we cross here alot. Always friendly toll takers; however - why this bridge?!!

The Margate Bridge is privately owned, in contrast to many other bridges that are managed and…read moremaintained by the government. It connects Atlantic City's "Downbeach" neighborhood to the mainland by traversing wetlands and a bay. Three fixed spans and one double-leaf bridge make up the causeway. The bridge was built in 1932 and collected tolls until it was forced to close because of financial difficulties. It was reopened in 1939 as the Margate Bridge Company, which ran it until 1964. The Margate Bridge stock was put up for sale at that time in Federal Court. The Margate Bridge was purchased by the Capaldi and Hansen families, who made the highest offer. In the State of New Jersey, there are just three privately owned toll bridges. The toll to cross the bridge is $2.25. I paid cash but they do offer an express card service for frequent travelers that discounts the toll to $1.65. [Review 18261 overall - 135 in New Jersey - 1783 of 2022.]

-Not far from the beach. - nice restaurants…read more- Easier shopping than the beach. - A few cool parks - Great wineries. Some with entertainment !!!! What's not to love?

I bought some postcards on the ferry from Lewes and this was the nearest spot to drop them off…read more This is a small post office in a strip mall. They do not have a drop off lane but there is a mailbox out front. They were closed when I stopped in but I was still able to drop off the postcards and they were delivered. It appears to be pretty standard with counter services, post office boxes and such. They do not have a 24 hour automated machine here. [Review 18216 overall - 94 in New Jersey - 1738 of 2022.]