There are many wonderful places to visit on the Jersey Shore. They include places with easy access from Manhattan and Philadelphia to those that require a 4X4.
The Stone Pony is in its third incarnation in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Originally opened in 1974, groups that played in the earlier years included Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Patti Scialfa, and Cats on a Smooth Surface.
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located on the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. It was designed and built in 1764 by Isaac Conro.
While I was living in New York City, my boyfriend and I took a day trip to Atlantic City since neither of us had ever been. Buses run frequently from various points in Manhattan.
My brother and I go to Double Trouble State Park in Bayville, NJ about five times a week in the spring and summer. It is filled with acres of woods and old waterfalls -- man made of course!
A lone surfer scouts out a potential wave to ride on a quiet wednesday afternoon. Taken just weeks before the crowds would pour into Seaside Heights and other popular Jersey towns "down the Shore."
A player’s guide.
They say that you can find adventure in your own backyard, and man was that point driven home the other day... on a trip to the beach!
Nothing like an ice cream at the beach.
The Sea Girt Lighthouse sits on the Atlantic Ocean in Sea Girt, New Jersey.