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EMLEN PHYSICK ESTATE
Time travelers welcome!
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1879 Emlen Physick Estate
Tickets $20 adults, $15 children ages 3 to 12 SEE CALENDAR FOR TOUR DATES & TIMES Tickets are available at the Carriage House Visitors Center
1048 WASHINGTON ST.
Step back into the Cape May of more than 100 years ago and see how the wealthy lived and played at the town’s only Victorian house museum. Also visit the Estate’s Carriage House to see “The Victorian Tool Box: Necessities, Curiosities, Frivolities” exhibit in the Carroll Gallery (see page 30). The fi rst fl oor of the Physick House Museum is fully accessible.
MEET THE STAFF:
The Work & Life of Dr. Physick’s Employees
Each year, our tour of the Physick House Museum highlights a particular aspect of Victorian life and culture. Our tour this year focuses on the Physick House staff. Like many upper-class families of the era, Dr. Physick hired numerous local people to work at his estate. Learn about the staff, their duties, and their importance to the Physick family and the community.
Cape May MAC tours and historic sites will comply with current COVID guidelines. Please visit our website for up-to-date information.
SEE MORE WAYS TO ENJOY THE PHYSICK ESTATE
Historic site administered by Cape May MAC For more information call 609-884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org
MORE WAYS TO SEE THE Emlen Physick Estate
1048 WASHINGTON ST.
A tour of the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate lets you step back into the Cape May of Victorian times, but there’s more than one way to enjoy the fully-restored 18-room Victorian house museum, the only one of its kind in Cape May!
COMBINATION TROLLEY/PHYSICK ESTATE TOUR
Immerse yourself in the ultimate Cape May experience as our knowledgeable guides first take you through the town’s Historic District and then visit the Physick Estate...SEE PAGE 10
CLUELESS AT THE PHYSICK ESTATE
The rooms of the Physick Estate are the perfect stage for an exciting and interactive murder mystery. ...SEE PAGE 12
HISTORIC HAUNTS TOUR
Visit the Physick Estate and learn about the Victorians’ fascination with spiritualism and today’s methods of “ghost hunting” ...SEE PAGE 13
MAGIC & MYSTERY HOUSE TOUR
Take a step back in time to the Victorian Era and learn about the Victorians and magic, illusion and the mysterious and odd ...SEE PAGE 42
PHYSICK ESTATE CHILDREN’S TOUR
Geared especially for 5-10 year-olds, youngsters will see what life was like more than 100 years ago without electricity or electronic devices! ...SEE PAGE 61
For more information, call 609-884-5404
Sponsored by Cape May MAC
