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Visitor tip
Pick up the free Kids Activity Guide at the front desk to transform your visit into an interactive adventure with treasure hunts for vintage store signs, word scrambles, mazes, and sketching activities—especially engaging for ages 7-10.
Visitor tip
Don't miss the first-floor Funland amusement history exhibit and the miniature dioramas of 1910s Rehoboth Avenue—these are visitor favorites. Ask staff if Paul Lovett or other knowledgeable volunteers are available for in-depth historical conversations.
About Rehoboth Beach Historical Society & Museum
Beach-themed exhibits & artifacts. Kid-friendly museum with beach-related memorabilia, photos & rotating exhibits, plus a gift shop.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Historical Museum
- Interactive Features
- Free Kids Activity Guide with treasure hunts, mazes, sketching activities
- Location Focus
- Rehoboth Beach local history and heritage
- Membership
- Yes, membership available
What visitors say
Truly an expressive selection of local Delaware history. Second floor features a rotating exhibit. Space is completely accessible with elevators and plenty of parking.
We came here on our vacation on one of the days it wasn’t quite nice enough for the beach, and I’m so glad we did! We’re from out of town, but had the absolute gift of meeting Paul Lovett and getting to hear him talk about his…
A very small museum, but all they ask for upon admission is a donation, so it is very fair. The first room was my favorite, especially the history of Funland. There is also a QR code to a video about eel trapping. I would like to have…
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Did You Know?
- The museum is housed in a former ice house building, which itself is a historic structure with its own architectural significance to Rehoboth Beach's past
- Features a notable miniature collection of 1910s Rehoboth Avenue created by local artisan Paul Lovett, with detailed historic dioramas that visitors can spend hours exploring
- Operates on a donation-based admission model rather than fixed ticket prices, making it an unusually accessible historical museum
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