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Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May, NJ
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Historic Cold Spring Village

Historic Cold Spring Village is a museum in Cape May, NJ, part of the The Jersey Shore guide. Cost: under $25. Open Thursday-Sunday through Labor Day, plus fall special-event weekends.

735 Seashore Road · Cape May, NJ

Why you should go…

Historic Cold Spring Village preserves more than two dozen restored and relocated buildings on a 30-acre site near Cape May. Costumed tradespeople demonstrate blacksmithing, printing, weaving, and other 19th-century crafts throughout the grounds. The village operates seasonally, drawing families and history buffs for hands-on demonstrations and special weekend events.

  • #living history
  • #museum village
  • #cape may
  • #1800s

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