There’s more to do in and around Atlantic City than just sitting around the slot machines and roulette tables all day. A little research on the Web can turn up enough extra activities and destinations to make you consider extending your visit by a few days.
www.atlanticcitynj.com/visitors.asp
Whatever you end up doing, you’ll want to start at the local Convention and Visitor’s Authority with a visit to their “Casinos” guide to get links to Web sites all of the big hotel-casinos. There are other places to stay, listed in the drop-down menu on the “Accommodations” page, and on the main page you might want to check out the hotel packages and discount offers. There’s also a section devoted to the city’s famous beach.
www.atlantic-city.net
www.atlantic-city-online.com
If you need a little more information before choosing a place to stay, the Hotels and Casinos Guide has a “hotels” section where you’ll find a simple map showing the location of the major hotels. You might also try Atlantic City Hotels and look through the “Aerial Tour” slide show.
Then you can start looking into other activities and side trips. At the Visitor’s Authority, click on “Recreation &Sports” to research spas and sightseeing. And with all that ocean on the other side of the beach, you’ll want to browse through their boating and fishing categories.
www.gacga.com
If you can carry your clubs with the rest of your luggage, the Great Atlantic City Golf Association has vacation packages, profiles of courses and maps. You can even book tee times by phone or online.
www.acoutlets.com
www.tropicana.net
www.thepieratcaesars.com
Atlantic City also has several new retail centers with many clothing, designer and specialty shops: Atlantic City Outlets (The Walk) and The Quarter, inside the Tropicana. A retail, dining and entertainment complex called The Pier at Caesars is scheduled to open next year.
www.actourism.org
Even if you don’t plan to take the kids, you should visit the Atlantic City Region Tourism Council and browse through the “Family Attractions” section. They have links to the Absecon Lighthouse, a 171-foot landmark in Atlantic City, as well as the beach town of Brigantine, the Steel Pier Amusement Pier and Lucy the Elephant. An elephant? Lucy is a six-story-tall, 90-ton National Historic Landmark built in 1881.
www.capemay.com
Get a little farther from the slot machines by taking your car or a bus along the Jersey Shore to Cape May, the town at New Jersey’s southern tip that claims to be the nation’s oldest seaside resort. The town is full of Victorian houses, small shops, bed &breakfast inns and restored older hotels. Click on “Picture of the Day” and then on “more pictures” for a photo gallery of the town’s attractions. Next, explore the “What to Do” guide, where the “Museums” section includes a link to Historic Cold Spring Village.
www.njsouthernshore.com
The Southern Shore Region Tourism Council can guide you to more things to see and do in the Cape May area, including lighthouses.
Roger Petterson, Associated Press
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