TROLLEY TOURS Telling Cape May’s stories year-round

Winter is quiet in Cape May, but it’s far from boring. Check out these open-air trolley tours this winter that run mostly on weekends and holidays in February and March. Bring a blanket and enjoy the ride.

Combination Historic District Trolley & Physick Estate Tour

This immersive, 2-hour tour experience combines a guided tour by trolley of Cape May’s Historic District with a guided tour of the Physick House Museum, providing an in-depth look into Cape May history and architecture. Learn why Cape May is the only National Historic Landmark City in the nation as you appreciate the details of Cape May’s unique Victo rian streetscapes via trolley. Take a guided tour of the first and second floors of the 1879 Physick House Museum, for a de tailed look at Victorian architecture and the period. Built in 1879, the 18-room mansion is an architectural mas terpiece built by famed American architect Frank Furness and one of the best examples of

Victorian Stick Style architecture in the country. The tour includes a visit to the Carriage House Carroll Gallery Exhibit and begins and ends at the Ocean Street Trolley stop. This tour is offered Fridays through Sundays, Feb. 3-26, Monday, Feb. 20, and daily beginning March 27. For more information and to purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

Cape May’s Forgotten Sports History Trolley Tour

Cape May’s history includes some fascinating stories about sports, such as baseball, tennis and golf, during the 19th and early 20th century. Take this trolley tour around Cape May and see where audiences once cheered on their favorite players of yesteryear. Learn about the teams, ballfields, courts and greens that were a vibrant part of America’s First Seaside Resort. This tour is offered Saturdays, Feb. 11, 25, March 25 and April 1.

For more information and to purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour

What was that shadow? Was it the undead of Cape May’s past wandering their beloved haunts? You might scoff, you might shudder, but rest assured: on board a trolley with an experienced guide you will begin to wonder what’s beyond when you hear the tales of hauntings unearthed in Cape May by renowned psychic medium and author Craig McManus. The tour begins and ends at the Ocean Street trolley stop and is offered Friday through Sunday, Feb. 17-19, Saturdays, Feb. 25-March 25, Friday, March 17, and Fridays and Saturdays, April 1-22. For more information and to purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

Historic District Trolley Tour

Known as the “Queen of the Seaside Resorts” for its quaint Victorian cottages and pristine beaches, Cape May is the oldest seaside resort in the country, and in 1976, the entire city was declared a National Historic Landmark. With one of the country’s largest collections of 19th century seaside wood-framed buildings, the historic district features a variety of styles of Victorian architecture. Tour guides will explain Cape May’s history and architecture and how and why it has survived and thrives to this day. The tour begins and ends at the Ocean Street trolley