Anyone 12 or older needs a beach badge to access the beach before 4:30pm. Daily, weekend, and week passes are available for cash from the badge checker at the entrance to the beach. You can also buy badges online.

If you don't have beach chairs or umbrellas, they are available to rent on the beach. Several shops along Beach Ave sell beach towels.

A pedestrian outdoor plaza with lots of shops, restaurants, and ice cream and coffee shops.

Learn more about America's first seaside resort while on board a historic trolley car.

Rent a bike and enjoy the historic houses around town or take a trip out to the lighthouse or to one of the local farm stands.

There are also several other bike rental places in town.

Sample a pint or a flight of local beers and/or hard seltzers. A 15 minute drive or 40 minute bike ride from city center.

Sample local beers. A mere 10 minute drive or 20 minute bike ride from city center.

Sample local Jersey wines in addition to Willow Creek. A 10 minute drive or 20 minute bike ride from city center.

Explore aviation and military history in a WWII hangar. A 15 minute drive from city center.

One of several mini golf places, a Jersey shore pastime

Take a nature walk, visit the lighthouse, and see endangered coastal birds.

Explore the local waterways on a floating bike bar or pontoon.

Golf in natural coastal surroundings. We recommend booking a tee time at this popular course in advance. A 15 minute drive from city center.

The Victorian beach town is known for its supernatural lore.

Experience life in Cape May's heyday at this Victorian house museum.

Open air living history museum that's a ten minute drive from Cape May.

Despite being in New Jersey, Cape May sits south of the Mason-Dixon line and played a role in the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman and several other abolitionists lived in the town in the 1850's.

A small zoo that's a 20 minute drive from the center of town.

Relax with a massage or facial. We recommend booking early.

Cute local farm with a market store and cafe that's a short drive or bike ride from town. It also happens to be next door to Willow Creek Winery.

Venture out into the ocean to see whales, dolphins, and more!

Market with vintage and local wares, and a coffee shop and bakery.

Enjoy a bite or a drink at this surfer bar complete with fire pits, sand bar, and shuffleboard.

The iconic hotel from 1816 boasts restaurants, bars, and a spa.

Experience fine dining in the restaurant or enjoy cocktails and mocktails on the porch of the Virgina Hotel. (Fun fact: we had dinner here on the night we got engaged!)

Bar with large outdoor seating area.

Sip coffee or cocktails on the porch of this historic hotel.

Hang out with some furry friends.