Rehoboth Beach Museum Walking Tours

Beach—The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society Kicks off its Walking Tours on May 10, starting at 9 a.m. at the bandstand. This year the tours will be held every other Thursday morning with few exceptions. Look for the pink umbrella held by tour guide Jean Brolund or the black umbrella held by our new tour guide Gerry Beaulieu. The tour is a 2-hour gentle stroll around downtown. The cost of the tour is $10.00. Reservations are required and may be obtained by calling the Rehoboth Beach Museum at (302) 227-7310. While the museum is closed, you may leave your name and telephone number on the answering machine. This year we will be incorporating an occasional evening stroll. An evening stroll along the Boardwalk was a tradition. After a long day of surf and sand families would often take a walk on the boardwalk after dinner, sometimes stopping for ice cream for dessert. Recreate that tradition with our tour leaders. These evening tours will be on June 7 and September 6. If you would like to form your own group for a private walking tour, call the Museum to make arrangements. Tours provide general information about the history of Rehoboth Beach while touching on several of the Storms that have shaped the coastline and the beachfront in town. The tour guide will lead walkers from the bandstand along Rehoboth Avenue, pointing out landmarks and providing photos of historical sites and events. Topics covered are the Native peoples of the area, The Methodist Camp Meetings, Hotels and Railroad service, and Horn’s Pavilion.

Other topics on the tour may include shipwrecks, naming ships such as the Falmouth, the Merrimac, the Severn and the SS Thomas Tracy, the railroad, the Belhaven Hotel, restaurants such as the Robert Lee and Snyder’s and, of course, Funland. Tour goers are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water or fill up a water bottle at the historic Women’s Christian Temperance Union Fountain on the boardwalk; one of the landmarks mentioned on the tour. There are restrooms available at the bandstand area.