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From many quality nine-hole courses to a just as many challenging 18-hole courses, Cape May County has golf facilities to match everyone’s handicap, wallet and time constraints.
Morey’s Piers in the Wildwoods will be celebrating 50 years in 2019. Plans to celebrate the anniversary include a three-day festi- val called Morey’s Wild Woodstock, May 3-5, 2019, featuring live entertainment, food, drinks and more. The 50th season also will welcome a new family-friendly coaster called “Watch the Tram Car Please!” The fun theme of the coaster will be revealed in a bright yellow, cartoon-like design that is a nod to the popular doo wop style-architecture in the Wildwoods.
Nearly 200 different species of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles are at the Cape May County Park and Zoo. Tree To Tree Cape May is a six-acre aerial park at the park and zoo that offers more than one-hundred tree-top obstacle adventures. The aerial adventure course features zip lines, climbing nets, Tarzan swings and other fun obstacles for adventurers. Tree To Tree is an excel- lent option for outdoor corporate events. The team building program utilizes various obstacles on the ground that are designed to challenge the group.
Byrne Plaza is a newly developed 60,000-square foot outdoor event site in downtown Wildwood. Anchored by a huge covered pavilion, it can accommodate 2,500 - 5,000 people for events. It hosts the city’s Farmers Markets, live music events, plus festi- vals like the Wild Chocolate and Wine Festival in April, Jazz and Wine Festival in August, and Christmas on the Plaza in December.
The Emlen Physick Estate dates back to 1879 and is considered Cape May’s Victorian showplace - an authentically restored building with 15 rooms refurbished to their original grandeur. The estate is home to the Carriage House Gallery, which hosts changing exhibits.
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) conducts trolley tours of Cape May - many begining at the Emlen Physick Estate. MAC’s time-honored city tours provide knowledgeable guides who entertain visitors with stories about the history and the unique archi- tectural features of the town’s bed and breakfast inns and notable Victorian-era buildings.
Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor serves as an environmental classroom that melds fun with education and learning about the secrets of the local salt marsh. More than 6,000-acres of wetlands surround the institute, providing a natural setting to conduct marsh walks and observe migratory birds, fiddler crabs and other creatures up close. Inside there are turtle tanks, a salt water aquarium and a gift shop. An observation tower stretches 40-feet above the building and provides a spectacular view of the natu- ral landscape.
Byrne Plaza, a newly developed 60,000-square foot outdoor event site in downtown Wildwood
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