Things to do in Delaware

  • Bethany Beach / Fenwick Island
    Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island have been called the "Quiet Resorts," because unlike their counterparts, these two areas remain residential in nature, surrounded by state park lands and other natural areas. Three state parks, Delaware Seashore, Holts Landing and Fenwick Island State Parks, border the towns on three sides. The fourth side is oceanfront.
  • Cape Henlopen State Park
    Located just minutes from Lewes. Where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, the park features sandy beaches, nature trails, camping, bird and nature watching, a World War II observation tower and the Seaside Nature Center's educational programs, saltwater aquariums and displays.
  • DART First State - Delaware's Public Transit Provider

    With over 400 buses and more than 60 bus routes, the Delaware Transit Corporation - DART First State provides public transportation services statewide, including its 8-route Sussex County Resort Service and paratransit service.  DART Resort buses also connect with the Ferry's shuttle bus service at several outlet stops and at DART's Shuttle Road Park & Ride lot.  Ferry passengers can ride DART's Resort Transit for free with their Ferry ticket.  Please visit DART's website for more details on services, schedules and fares.

  • Delaware Seashore State Park
    Located just south of Dewey Beach this more than 2,000-acre park is a beachgoer's delight. Two ocean swimming areas feature modern bathhouses with showers and changing rooms. The beach just north of the inlet is one of the few designated surfing areas in the state. Other beaches are set aside for surf fishing. The Indian River Marina on park grounds offers ocean fishing excursions, a bait and tackle shop, and boat maintenance services.
  • Dewey Beach
    The resort offers varied accommodations and dining hotspots, as well as a host of watersports including sailing, sailboarding, parasailing, skimboarding and swimming. The bay area is particularly known for fishing, clamming and crabbing opportunities.
  • Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
    Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is conveniently located between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington DC; Norfolk, Virginia; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Our casino hotel adjoins Dover International Speedway, which hosts two thrilling NASCAR? race weekends each year. Our beautiful, smoke-free casino features nearly 3,200 of the newest and most exciting slot machines, rivaling Atlantic City hotel casinos. Recent enhancements in The Colonnade include new restaurants, an exciting casino lounge, a gourmet coffee caf?, and now great shops with designer apparel and accessories, specialty items, Godiva chocolates and Swarovski crystal. Generous comps, liberal payouts, experienced casino hosts, great entertainment, fun table games, wonderful restaurants, luxurious hotel accommodations and outstanding customer service are what you may expect to enjoy. These are just some of the reasons why Casino Player magazine has recognized us as a "Best of Gaming" winner for the past six years.
  • Fenwick Island Lighthouse
    When the Lighthouse was closed in 1978 after 119 years of service, public outcry led to its reinstallation and operation. For more information, call 302-539-2100.
  • Fenwick Island State Park
    Located north of the Delaware-Maryland line, this seashore park offers lifeguard-supervised swimming during the season. For more information, call 302-539-9060.
  • Fort Delaware State Park
    Fort Delaware, the Union fortress dating back to 1859, once housed Confederate prisoners of war. It was originally built to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia. Visitors take a ½ -mile ferry ride from Delaware City to Pea Patch Island. A jitney provides transport from the island dock to the granite and brick fortress. Here, costumed re-enactors take you back to the summer of 1864.
  • Fort Miles State Park
    Built in 1941, this massive coastal fortification was designed to defend assets along the Delaware River and Bay such as oil refineries and factories. Admission to the Fort Miles Historic Area is included in the park entrance fee for Cape Henlopen State Park.
  • Historic Milton
    Paradise has been found, in the form of a quaint little Victorian shipbuilding village called Milton, just minutes from the beautiful resort towns of Lewes and Rehoboth Beach on Delaware's Eastern Shore.
  • Lewes
    Lewes, the Delaware home of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, is a unique destination that combines the lure of the sea with fascinating opportunities to "live" history. Lewes, the "First Town in the First State," was settled by the Dutch in 1631. From beautiful old homes, to both bay and ocean beaches, Cape Henlopen State Park, a sophisticated shopping district of fine antique shops and boutiques, and an array of distinguished dining opportunities, Lewes is a great family destination.
  • Lewes Harbor
    This is perhaps one of the most picturesque spots in southern Delaware. It is home to many charter and pleasure boats and provides access to the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal and the Delaware Bay.
  • Lewes Historic Complex
    The Lewes Historical Society operates numerous restored buildings and a country store, all part of the historic walking tour. For more information, call 302-645-7670.
  • Rehoboth Beach
    One of the best-known destinations in Delaware and one that is consistently listed by national travel magazines as a premier resort vacation spot on the East Coast, Rehoboth Beach features a mile-long boardwalk and interesting retail district. Rehoboth Beach is a family resort, sometimes called the "Nation’s Summer Capital" because of the large number of people from Washington, D.C., and other areas that flee to Rehoboth each summer. The city offers a varied assortment of accommodations, a 130-store outlet center, and some of the best restaurants in the area.
  • Rehoboth Beach Art League
    Located in Henlopen Acres bordering Rehoboth Beach to the north, the art gallery is the focal point for artists and art lovers as well as many special events. It also is home to the historic Homestead, the oldest house in Rehoboth Beach (1743), which is now a museum on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Sea Shore Striders
    The Seashore Strider Running Club was founded in 1988 and primarily serves the Rehoboth Beach and Lewes, Delaware communities. Seashore Striders is community-focused and hosts spring, summer, and fall events for the public including the popular Seashore Strider Summer Racing Series. Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc produces nearly fifty events throughout the Delaware & Maryland Eastern Shore, assisting many non-profit organizations in their fundraising efforts.
  • Southern Delaware Tourism
    Tourism info for Sussex County and all of Southern Delaware.
  • Tanger Outlet Center

    The Tanger Outlet Center has over 130 outlet stores in 3 locations along Route 1 in Rehoboth.... A Mile of Style!

  • Visit Delaware
    There is no place quite like Delaware. Escape to “Chateau Country” for riveting landscapes made famous by Andrew Wyeth’s paintings. Watch the sun rise over the ocean at the Great Dune near Lewes and a great blue heron as it takes flight from the marshlands of Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge.

Things to do in New Jersey

  • Atlantic CIty
    One of the most popular vacation destinations in the country with nearly 40 million visitors each year, Atlantic City has long been known as "America's Favorite Playground." It offers luxury at an affordable price, 12 action-packed casinos for excitement, and star-studded shows featuring headline entertainment. It also offers the tranquillity of wide, white, sandy beaches, sumptuous dining, great shopping, fishing and golf venues, as well as the Miss America Pageant.
  • Avalon
    Located on the northern end of the seven-mile island, Avalon extends nearly one mile farther out to sea than other area resort towns. Avalon is a family community, offering recreational facilities, the finest in accommodations, outstanding restaurants and a variety of fun for the young-at-heart. The back bays are ideal for boating and fishing enthusiasts as well as for all water sports. Avalon's "High Dunes" have been preserved and offer displays of foliage and indigenous plant life.
  • Cape May
    The Garden State's world renowned National Historic Landmark and the New Jersey home of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, the "nation's oldest seaside resort" is known for its gentle sloping beaches, cool ocean breezes and stunning Victorian architecture. Cape May is also known for its award-winning fine dining opportunities, all within walking distance of local lodging. A unique pedestrian mall and promenade offer shops and boutiques galore.
  • Cape May Bird Observatory
    A leader in research, environmental education, bird conservation, and recreational birding activities.
  • Cape May Coast Guard Training Center
    Coast Guard Training Center Cape May is the home of the Coast Guard enlisted corps -- it is our Coast Guard enlisted accession point and recruit training center.
  • Cape May County
    Whether it's sunbathing while reading a favorite book, playing in the surf, building a sandcastle, paddling a kayak, fishing, riding a wave runner, watching dolphins, or sightseeing, Cape May County is the perfect place for it!
  • Cape May County Department of Tourism

    Looking for the perfect vacation?  Located at the southernmost tip of New Jersey, there is a 30 mile ribbon of sugary-white sandy beach that winds along the gentle surf of the Atlantic Ocean and connects the resorts of Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, the Wildwoods, and Cape May. Within a tank of gas away, bask in sun-kissed days…enjoy oceanfront Boardwalks with exciting amusement rides…walk historic streets lined with Victorian homes… eat the catch of the day and sip local wines at our eateries…go birding, boating, biking…camp underneath the stars and enjoy nature’s splendor at the perfect getaway…Cape May County. 1-800-WW-BY-SEA or www.thejerseycape.com

  • Cape May County Park and Zoo
    Located one mile north of Cape May Court House on Route 9 and Crest Haven Road and considered one of the best full-system parks in the state, the Park & Zoo offers recreational facilities, park benches, shade trees, covered pavilions, and picnic areas in addition to the wildlife exhibits at the zoo. DRBA offers special shuttle service to and from the Cape May ferry and terminal. For more information on the shuttle service, call 609-889-7201.
  • Cape May County Tourism
    Tourism info for Cape May County and South Jersey
  • Cape May Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts
    Welcome to Cape May and the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). Formed in 1970 to save the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate from the wrecking ball, MAC now operates the 18-room restored mansion as Cape May's only Victorian house museum. MAC also restored and operates the 1859 Cape May Lighthouse where visitors can climb the 199 steps to the top for a breathtaking view of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
  • Cape May Point State Park Migratory Bird Refuge
    Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows is a 180-acre wildlife preserve that offers grazing cattle, sand dunes, the ocean, a nature museum, historic lighthouse and bunker, nature trails, programs and restrooms. Its habitats attract migrant shorebirds in the spring and fall. For more information, call 609-884-2159.
  • Cape May Times
    A comprehensive, online guide to the Cape May area. Check the events calendars for the latest festivals and tours, craft shows, art exhibits, birding and nature activities, even movie times. It also features bed and breakfast inns, hotels, restaurants and shops in the Cape May area.
  • Greater Atlantic City Golf Association
    Now booking tee times online, up to 13 months in advance, at our website or by calling 1-800-GOLF-222. Stay and play our championship courses: Blue Heron Pines - East & West, Brigantine Golf Links, Greater Bay Golf Club, Harbor Pines Golf Club, Mays Landing Golf and Country Club, Sand Barrens Golf Club, Sea Oaks Golf Club, and Seaview Marriott Resort - Bay & Pines. For more information or a FREE Golf and Accommodations Guide call 1-800-GOLF-222.
  • Historic Cold Spring Village
    Located three miles north of Cape May at 720 Route 9, Cold Spring Village is an outdoor living museum of an 1850s farm community. Authentically costumed village craftspeople demonstrate age-old crafts using traditional tools, methods and materials. The village also offers Civil War reenactments depicting life in both Union and Confederate camps. Rail excursions from Cold Spring Station run daily. For more information, please call the following numbers: Trains: 609-884-2675; Village: 609-898-2300; Shuttle: 609-889-7201.
  • Leaming's Run Garden and Colonial Farm
    On US Route 9 in Middle Township, 25 beautifully designed gardens comprise Leaming's Run Garden and Colonial Farm. Visitors are invited to stroll through the winding paths from garden to garden. The farm's log buildings bring to life the daily challenges faced by the whalers who first settled Cape May County.
  • New Jersey Travel & Tourism
    The official state tourism site.
  • New Jersey’s Southern Shore

    Located at the southernmost tip of New Jersey, Cape May County boasts more than 30 miles of sugary-white sandy beach.  In Cumberland County, the beaches stretch for 42 more miles on the bayfront in on the Delaware Bay.  It’s all about the water here with the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Delaware Bay to the west and channels, sounds and inland waterways.  From deep sea fishing to back bay crabbing, paddling a kayak to riding a wave runner to sailing, fishing and canoeing in the many rivers, lakes and streams. The Boardwalks have an atmosphere that is unique with roller coasters, bumper cars, Ferris Wheels and some spinning, zipping and reeling rides that are not for the faint of heart.  A centuries-old glassmaking industry in the City of Millville has given-rise to such attractions as the Glasstown Arts District and WheatonArts and Cultural Center offering an abundance of specialty shops and museums.  While you’re here, don’t miss seeing the longest road track in North America—the New Jersey Motorsports Park—open on 700 acres offering a full slate of major spectator races.  Check out the vineyards and wineries in the state’s southernmost counties.  What’s wine without food?  Of course there are fabulous Italian restaurants, plus Irish pubs, Asian, Thai, Indian and other ethnic favorites, all well represented throughout Southern New Jersey.  So, join us—just for the fun of it!   www.njsouthernshore.com

     

  • Ocean City
    Playfully dubbed "America's Greatest Family Resort," Ocean City is noted for its clean, safe environment, well-maintained city services and calendar of special events. There are 2.5 miles of boardwalk and eight miles of beaches. Dozens of special events are regular features, including the "Doo Dah Parade," "Weird Week," and "Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant." Ocean City is the northernmost island in Cape May County, just eight miles south of Atlantic City.
  • Ocean Drive Marathon Hotels
    Offering great rates on over 50 hotels and other accommodations near Victorian Cape May, New Jersey.
  • Sea Isle City
    Sea Isle City is known for its appeal to families and family-based activities. It offers five miles of wide, clean, uncrowded beaches with designated areas for bathing, rafting, surf fishing and sailing. The town's promenade takes the center of attention on sunny days as it is the place to bike, jog, stroll, or just sit and enjoy the ocean breezes and spectacular sunrises and sunsets.
  • Stone Harbor
    Known for its National Landmark bird sanctuary (the only municipal-sponsored herony in the country), Stone Harbor is a haven for vacationers. It offers a myriad of shops and an abundance of nightlife possibilities. Downtown Stone Harbor is a family favorite for its shops, cuisine and entertainment opportunities.
  • Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary
    Located at 114th St. and 3rd Ave., Stone Harbor, a 21-acre remnant of barrier island forest, is one of the largest heronries on the coast. The sanctuary is a registered National Landmark.
  • The Nature Center of Cape May
    Located in Cape May Harbor, The Nature Center is an environmental education facility for all ages, sponsored by the NJ Audubon Society, Clean Ocean Action and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service. The Center offers access to beach and marsh habitat as well as workshops, classes, walking tours and exhibits. For more information, call 609-898-8848.
  • The Wetlands Institute
    Located in Stone Harbor, the Institute is dedicated to the scientific research of coastal resources and to public education. It offers nature walks, demonstrations, an observation tower, a bookstore, a children's discovery room and an exhibit building with aquariums.
  • The Wildwoods
    The Wildwoods, NJ. Those Wildwood days - and nights! You've arrived at the ultimate New Jersey shore getaway - the perfect spot for a family vacation, a romantic getaway or a memorable meeting, concert, convention or trade show.
  • The Wildwoods - Greater Wildwood
    Wildwood, on the Jersey shore's outermost barrier island, has welcomed families to its nearly seven miles of beach for generations. Wildwood features sparkling surf, the widest free beach in the area, and more than 500 amusements and rides on a two-mile-long boardwalk. Wildwood offers an array of entertainment, including dining, sightseeing tours, whale watching, sailing, jet skiing, boating, fishing, water parks, nightclubs, and a special events calendar that begins in May and runs through October.
  • West Cape May
    The Borough’s history goes back to the time of the Lenape Indians and several buildings date to the Colonial period. The area has a rich agricultural history which continues to be celebrated each year with a summer farmers’ market, and strawberry and lima bean festivals. It was once known as the “Lima Bean Capital East of the Rockies.”