'Tis the Season: Missing the Mistletoe

Interactive theater at the Physick Estate: The townsfolk of Cape May are buzzing with excitement, especially after a fresh blanket of snow brings them closer to the big day. All except for Adeline Baker, the sole heiress of the Baker family fortune, who is quite fed up with being alone. Each potential suitor has been less promising than the last. Can you help Adeline find love in time for Christmas? Or will she spend another holiday season alone? Purchase tickets here.

Evening Yuletide House Tour

Take this guided tour of the first-floor rooms of the 1879 Physick House Museum, authentically decorated for a Victorian Christmas. See and hear how the Physick family might have entertained friends and family and celebrated in traditional Victorian fashion during the holidays. Afterwards, visit the Carriage House and visit “An Old-fashioned Christmas” exhibit in the Carroll Gallery and see this popular annual display featuring a huge Christmas tree, model trains, and an elaborate Dept 56 Dickens village collection. Purchase tickets here.

Physick Family Christmas House Tour

Take this guided living history tour of the magnificent 1879 Physick Estate, Cape May’s only Victorian house museum, decorated in authentic Victorian style for Christmas. Your guide portrays a member of the Physick family in the early 1900s and shares stories and traditions. The tour also includes a visit to the Carroll Gallery to see “An Old-fashioned Christmas” exhibit. Purchase tickets here.

All That Glitters Trolley Tour

It’s the Christmas season in the late Victorian age and Mrs. Frances Brooks leads this first-person trolley tour as she does her holiday shopping around town, regaling all with then and now stories of the many shops, hotels, landmarks and personalities that make up the lively Cape Island social landscape of her time. This tour immerses you in Cape May social history and takes two steps back in time, as Mrs. Brooks reflects on her present and her past, including memories of her dearest friends, the Physicks. Purchase tickets here.

Learn More

Donate to Toys for Tots! From Nov. 1 through Dec. 5, a donation box for Toys for Tots will be in the Carriage House on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate to accept new, unwrapped toys and books without batteries. The Toys for Tots programs bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America’s disadvantaged children.

For more information visit capemaymac.org or call 609-884-5404. For accessibility information regarding our sites and tours, learn more here.