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 September 7th.

Fort Miles Battery 519 Museum Tours

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

Guided tours of Battery 519 are conducted by Delaware State Parks’ historic interpreters. Through September 21st tours are available on an ongoing Wednesday – Saturday schedule as follows:

  • Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday:  11:00 am and 2:00 pm
  • Friday only:  2:00 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 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. For tour information after September 21st, please call the above number.

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

Three other tour opportunities are also available:

Lantern Tours:  Wednesday, September 9th and Wednesday, September 16th 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, September 11th, 10:30 am

Ride with a park historian to see Cold War relics in Cape Henlopen State Park. Here 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.

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.

NEW TOUR ADDED

Naval Shores Bike Tour:  Friday, September 18th, 9:30 am

Join retired Navy Captain and former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, William Manthorpe, as he guides you through the US Navy’s century of service at the cape. You must bring your own bike. 

 This tour is free (with paid park entry) and is for ages 10 and up, with an adult.  Limit 15.  Pre-registration is required by calling 302-644-5007.

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.