Historic Cold Spring Village Museum in Cape May
Back in June of 2016 my family and I took an extended vacation down to our beach condo in North Wildwood New Jersey. We hadn’t been down for many months, so we decided to spend 3 weeks this time around.
Some days we are lazy and laze around on the beach or sit by the pool. On other days we like to play tourist and run around the area check out cool things to see & do.
On one particular day we visited Historic Cold Spring Village Museum in Cape May. It’s like a “living museum” to show you what life was back in the colonial days, along the seashore.
At their Welcome Center you can go in (air conditioned) and watch mini films about the area, read & see cool historical items and all kinds of other fun activities.
As you walk all around the property…you can decide if you want to do your own self-guided tour or you can pay a fee and go on a guided tour. Since we’ve been here before, we opted for our own self-guided tour and really took our leisurely time through it.
On the day we visited, they had some chickens running about and some horses which my grand daughter really enjoyed seeing both. Just like me, she loves nature & wildlife! She really wanted to ride a horse, but to no avail did that happen. Sorry Gia!
Hubby and I love walking around and looking at all of the old colonial-style buildings from eons ago! They are so charming to look at and you can just imagine what life was back then. Some things were simple & easy living and other things were much harder to do. Wow, we sure do take things for granted in this modern age for sure!
It took us about 2 hours to go through the entire place at our own pace which was really nice. Plus, on the day we visited, it wasn’t crowded at all. Nice! On some days when you visit, you’ll see people walking around in their costumes and doing things like working at the blacksmith shop, the newspaper shop, the tavern, bakery, general store, etc. Really cool.
Sorry this is such a graphic intensive post but I wanted to share a lot of photos from our visit, so that you could get a good feel for the place. It’s fantastic and we plan on going back again once our grandson is a little bit older. It’s a great educational experience for the entire family to enjoy.
If you’re heading to the South Jersey Shore (Ocean City, Avalon, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor, Wildwood or Cape May in New Jersey, this is a definite must-see and must-do on your travel bucket list!
