Pros: This summer fun haven has hotels, casinos, motels 'n B&Bs on beaches with amusement parks. Cons: As with many destinations some parts are MUCH better than others.
Living on Long Island and not all that far from the bridges to the main land I have been down to the Jersey Shore many, many times over the last 40 years and this continues today. There are many towns of note along the stretch of the Jersey Shore. This ...
Pros: Beautiful beaches. Fresh ocean air. Boardwalk. Outdoor activities galore. Restaurants. Cons: Cost - it's easy to break the bank in just one week.
New Jersey has some of the nicest seaside resorts on the east coast of America, and they seem to grow in popularity with each passing year. I have been visiting this area my whole life and now have a lifetime of good memories from "The Jersey ...
Pros: Lots to do with a great mix of beaches and amusements. Cons: It might rain.
I am reviewing the sites we went to during our 7-week traveling adventure this past summer. Although I am not done with Washington, D.C. I will go back to it at some point. From D.C. we headed 100 miles to The Jersey Shore. I wish I had known ...
Pros: The stuff of which childhood memories are made... Cons: A week in Italy costs about the same - airfare included!
Those of you who know me, know that I grew up in a working-class-poor Italian ghetto in South Philadelphia. We had it hard, and whatever amenities we did have came at greater expense, sacrifice, and effort than those of most others. That said, no ...
Pros: Geared toward families. Fresh seafood, clean beaches, safe atmosphere. Close to Philadelphia and NYC. Cons: Beaches do get crowded. Waiting to be seated at restaurants. Expensive.
Beach Haven, NJ is a small beach town located in Ocean County on the 18 mile barrier island of Long Beach Island. It's a whopping 2.3 square miles divided as 1 square mile of land and 1.3 square miles of water (ocean, bay) The island at this point is ...
Pros: Friendly atmosphere for adults and children. Cons: Busy place...hotels are expensive if you don't plan ahead.
My favorite beach on the East Coast, Wildwood is a traditional family beach with lots of activities for single adults as well. My review is focused more on activities, food and entertainment than the beach itself.
While a nanny in Pennsylvania I had the opportunity to stay for two weeks on the Jersey Shore. We stayed in a cute 3 story beach house only feet from the beach in Sea Isle City. I had a blast. I was responsible for 6 children most of the day but I still...
Pros: So much to do, great family vacation, you can walk to almost anything! Cons: Massive Summer crowds, some attractions a little pricey, not the place for the older couple.
My husband and I have been to Wildwood, New Jersey three times in the past four years and we will definately return again and again. We have also taken our 7 year old son there and he loves it too.
We live in New Alexandria, PA and this is...
Just last week, I was relaxing in my LazyBoy watchin' that Austrian Croc Hunter guy ticklin' the most poisonous viper in the world - when BadBob Jr. stormed through my front door screaming, "I won Pa, I won!"
Pros: Unusually lovely pond vistas, lots of close up views of wildlife, some challenging golf holes Cons: Fairways in poor condition after heavy rain
We've taken up golf, again. The spouse was an excellent player as a boy and over the years has taken his clubs out when time has allowed. As a youngster, I played every day with my family, never getting good. I prefer tennis by a wide margin, but am...
Pros: Safe, Fun, Clean State Park Cons: Closes when capacity is reached/ Flies at times
Island Beach officially opened it to the public as a State Park in 1959. In itself, it is a nine mile stretch of island covering over two thousand acres. It’s located just south of Seaside Park,NJ.
Pros: the waves, the community, the little shops and restaurants Cons: summer traffic
Every weekend during the summertime, Philly and Jersey locals abound make a mass exodus toward the New Jersey shore. They call it going "don the shore." Every Friday after 5 pm, car after car piles onto the AC Expressway or on Route 70 through Cherry...
Pros: You can see the beautiful ocean Cons: Crowds, pollution, tacky shops, it's not free
Natives of New Jersey and Pennsylvania call going to the beaches of New Jersey as going ‘down the shore’. Being a Midwestern transplant myself, but having lived here eleven years, I still call it ‘going to the beach’. So far this summer, I have not made...
Pros: family friendly, generally clean Cons: it's a dry island
People from the Philadelphia area have a phrase they use when they talk about visiting the Jersey beaches: "down the shore." As in, "We're going down the shore next weekend," or "We saw them when we were down the shore."...
Fralinger's Creamy Mint Sticks Nj Seashore 5 Lb Bag Fralinger's Creamy Mint Sticks (5 lb) A delicious creamy after dinner mint....served in some of the New Jersey shore's finest restaurants. Individuall...
Epinions.com periodically updates pricing and product information from third-party sources, so some information may be slightly out-of-date. You should confirm all information before relying on it.