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Location: 103 146th St, Ocean City, MD 21842   Overview: The 87’ lighthouse was built to address an increasing number of shipwrecks near Fenwick Shoals, about six miles offshore. It was first lit in 1859, and sits just feet from the Transpeninsular Marker that denotes the Delaware and Maryland state lines. Intrinsic Qualities: Historic   Additional Notes: ADA Accessible: N/A Read more...

Location: ​214 DE-26, Bethany Beach, DE 19930   Overview: Chief Little Owl. A landmark since, 1976, the 24-foot statue at the entrance to Bethany was created by sculptor Peter Wolf Toth who donated one such statue in every U.S. state. The statue pays honor to the Nanticoke nation. Intrinsic Qualities: Cultural   Additional Notes: ADA Accessible: N/A Pet Friendly: N/A Read more...

Location: 25039 Coastal Hwy, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971   Overview: The station was built in 1876 for the United States Lifesaving Service, a government organization predating the U.S. Coast Guard charged with responding to shipwrecks. Restored to its 1905 appearance, it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.   Intrinsic Qualities: Historic   Additional Notes: ADA Accessible: First Read more...

Location: 8 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971   Overview: This historic boardwalk, currently 1-mile long, was originally built in 1873, the same year the Rehoboth Camp Meeting Association was formed. The religious camp meeting was chartered as a permanent seaside resort.   Intrinsic Qualities: Scenic Additional Notes: ADA Accessible: Yes Pet Friendly: Dependant on season/time of day   Contact Read more...

Location: Cape Henlopen State Park, 15099 Cape Henlopen Dr, Lewes, DE 19958   Overview: Built to defend the Delaware Bay and Delaware River and protect domestic shipping. The WWII-era Fort Miles Museum & Historical Area integrates the presentation of a critical period in United States’ history with personal stories of defending our nation’s coastline.   Intrinsic Qualities: Historic Additional Notes: Read more...

Location: Cape Henlopen State Park, 15099 Cape Henlopen Dr, Lewes, DE 19958   Overview: The first, at 56’, was completed in 1885. The second was completed in 1926 after earlier structures failed. It was built on the ocean end of the outer Delaware Breakwater at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, just off Cape Henlopen. The 62’ structure was built Read more...

Location: 43 Cape Henlopen Dr., Lewes, DE 19958   Overview: The Cape May – Lewes Ferry sails 17 miles across the Delaware Bay every day of the year between Lewes, Delaware and Cape May, New Jersey. Passengers (and their vehicles) have taken the 85-minute each-way journey since 1964.   Intrinsic Qualities: Recreation   Additional Notes: ADA Accessible Pet Friendly on Read more...