Monday, June 19, 2023: On yet another trip to Cape May County, New Jersey, my first stop was at the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, 111 North Central Avenue, North Wildwood (609-600-1561). This 1874 lighthouse could easily be missed because it did not look like a typical long-column lighthouse. Instead, it resembled one of those Victorian-Gothic houses with a tower added to it. What made this place different was the top of that tower contained a light to be visible to ships off the coast. Inside, I saw a few rooms on both the main floor and on the upper floor decorated in a Victorian style. On some of the walls, I noticed pictures of the former lighthouse keepers, other prominent people from the area, and past photos of how the lighthouse looked, especially how it looked before restoration. Outside, the grounds displayed a very colorful garden of different flowers, and a path from there led to the beach. Overall, this would make a nice quiet stop or detour before heading south to visit its noisier neighbor: Wildwood!
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