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Cape May

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cape May, New Jersey

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Bunker at Cape May Point. (Andriy Boychuk)

Cape May, New Jersey

Bunker At Cape May Point

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

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Cape May, New Jersey

Wreck of the S.S. Atlantus

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

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100-year-old tracks on Sunset Beach

Cape May, New Jersey

Sometimes Train Tracks of Sunset Beach

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

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Added by timmccglynn

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Racers

Wildwood, New Jersey

The Race of Gentlemen

Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.

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Added by victorialhthompson

6 MILEs FROM Cape May

Lewes, Delaware

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

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Added by dogfishhead

15 MILEs FROM Cape May

Lewes, Delaware

The Cannonball House

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

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Added by dogfishhead

16 MILEs FROM Cape May

Zwaanendael Museum.

Lewes, Delaware

Zwaanendael Museum

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

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Added by horticulturcat

16 MILEs FROM Cape May

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