Plan Your Visit
Visit the Colonial House Museum, 653 ½ Washington Street, P.O. Box 495, Cape May (next to City Hall, behind Alexander's Restaurant).
Hours: The museum is open June 15 to September 15 Tuesday through Saturday (closed Sunday and Monday) 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and during Victorian Week in October. The museum is also open by appointment. Call (609) 884-9100.
The Washington Street Mall with restaurants and shops starts in the next block. A free booklet, This Week in Cape May, is available at the information booth at the beginning of the mall.
Directions
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY
Exit at end of parkway (Mile 0, not Exit 0). Continue straight through 2 traffic lights. After the second traffic light (Madison Ave), turn left onto Franklin Street (the third street on your left). Turn into the first driveway on your right for the free city parking lot. The parking lot also has an exit/entrance at Washington Street. The Colonial House Museum is adjacent to the city parking lot. Parking is also available on Washington Street (meters 25 cents per quarter hour May 1 to October 31; free November 1 to April 30.).
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE SOUTH:
Exit #11 to Garden State Parkway South. Follow Directions above.
STATE ROUTE 47
At Rio Grande, take Garden State Parkway South. Follow Directions above.