The FMHA “Museum Happenings” is published monthly and more frequently as needed to keep you up-to-date on events at the Fort Miles Museum. This update is as of August 25th. 

 

Fort Miles Battery 519 Museum Tours 

Fort Miles Museum is open daily, 10 am – 4 pm, Tuesday – Saturday. 

Guided tours of Battery 519 are conducted by Delaware State Parks’ historic interpreters. Through September 6th, tours are available on an ongoing Tuesday – Saturday schedule as follows: 

  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday:  10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm 
  • Friday only:  12:30 pm and 2:30 pm 

A $5/person tour charge in is effect (children 7 and under excepted). These are group tours limited to 10 visitors per tour. Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling 302-644-5007. The Museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays. For tour information after September 6th, please call 302-644-5007. 

The Museum is subject to compliance with Delaware safety regulations, including the requirement that face masks be worn inside the Museum/Battery 519. 

Fort Miles Lantern Tour and Cold War Bike Tours 

Two other tour opportunities are also now available. 

 

Lantern Tours: Wednesday, August 26th at 8:00 PM and Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:30 PM 

Explore Fort Miles by lantern light and discover U-boats on the prowl, sailors in distress and a unique look into what life was like for soldiers stationed at Fort Miles during World War II. There is a 10-person limit and advance reservations are required by calling 302-644-5007. These tours are for ages 10 and older with a paying adult. The tour fee is $5 per person. 

 

Cold War Bike Tours: Friday, August 28th and Friday, September 4th, 10:30 AM 

Ride with a park historian to see Cold War relics in Cape Henlopen State Park. Hear tales of doomsday ships, spies, Soviet submarine tracking and more. You must bring your own bike. Tours are for ages 10 and over with a paying adult and reservations are required by calling 302-644-5007. The tour fee is $5 per person. 

 

Cape Henlopen State Park 

Cape Henlopen State Park’s amazing beaches are now open open! For information on programs and activities offered at the Park, visit www.destateparks.com/Cape.