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At Cape May Lighthouse, hike up199 steps to take in expansive views ofthe Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
Cuddle with camelids at Bay Springs
Farm Alpacas, a small family farm
specializing in the animals’ fleece.
Owner Tom King dishes out morethan a dozen homemade flavorsat King’s Ice Cream, a summerhangout since the 1970s.
The Zwaanendael Museum honors
Lewes’s Dutch roots with its replica
of the town hall in Hoorn, Netherlands.
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The year-round Cape May-Lewes Ferry has carried more than 11 millionvehicles and 34 million passengers since it started service in 1964.
Tea by the Sea stocks morethan 200 varieties, including suchexotics as South African rooibos.
The Lewes Historical Society Complex featuresnine historic buildings, including a circa-1790blacksmith shop and a schoolhouse from 1898.
Bartenders mix up potent martinisat Buttery Restaurant, housed ina restored Victorian mansion.
In 1938, the U.S. Lighthouse Servicebuilt the last lightship, the Overfalls.The restored vessel is now retired onthe Lewes-Rehoboth Canal.
With its upside-down chimneys andother Stick Style adornments, the18-room Emlen Physick Estateis a standout among Cape May’smany Victorian houses.
The 80-foot-tall Great Dune atCape Henlopen State Parkis the tallest sand moundbetween Cape Hatteras, N.C.,and Cape Cod, Mass.
Since 1947, Dellas5 & 10 has suppliedbeachgoers with suchcool treats as ice creamsodas and brown (orblack) cow floats.
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A Ferry Tale of Two Beach Towns
WHERE: Lewes, Del., to Cape May, N.J.
WHY: Beaches on two shores, Victorian flourishes and ferryingaround.
HOW FAR: About 24 miles from start to finish, including ferryride, and about 120 miles from Washington.
H ere is a tale of two cities, divided by Delaware Baybut united by the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. On theDelaware side is Lewes, the state’s first Europeansettlement, which transformed into a subdued sea-
side getaway. On the New Jersey side is Cape May, a thrivingbeach resort area dripping in Victorian architecture.
Though only 17 miles apart (80 minutes by ferry), the townshave distinct histories, characters and charms. Henry Hudson,an Englishman in the service of the Dutch, first spotted thesandy southern cape of Lewes (pronounced “LOO-iss”) in1609 and pegged it for a great whaling campsite. In 1631, thesettlement (originally named Zwaanendael, or “Swan Valley”)became the first town in America’s future first state. The smalltown still displays its Old World roots with such historic build-ings as the Dutch-inspired Zwaanendael Museum, a trove ofmaritime, military and social lore. Otherwise, the sleepy desti-nation mostly consists of well-kept storefronts along tidystreets and a smattering of vacation homes surrounded bydunes and water.
By contrast, Cape May, also a Hudson discovery, has been amajor Jersey Shore resort since the 18th century, when thearea began hosting well-to-do guests from Northeast cities andoverseas. In the 1800s, stately Victorian vacation homes start-ed popping up from downtown to the Atlantic shore. Althoughan 1878 fire destroyed many of these bespangled residences,Cape May still has the second-largest collection of Victorianstructures in the country (after San Francisco) and was desig-nated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. During high sea-son, the streets swarm with sunburned visitors, but a few milesfrom Cape May central, the bustle gives way to wild dunes,waves and a more relaxed summertime scene.
— Ben Chapman
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