Atlantic City has casinos, great live
shows, and a thriving restaurant scene,
with everything from longtime local
standby Angelo’s Fairmount Tavern (if
you have an Italian grandmother, give
her the night off here) to cutting-edge
Philly-style cuisine (the Philly-style
strip steak toppedwith provolone and
caramelized onions is the calling card at
Bobby Flay Steak). Wildwood has
Morey’s Piers (six beach-blocks of
thriller amusement fun) and bawdy
nightlife. CapeMay has stately Victo-
rians and, just inland, surprisingly good
wineries (Mom and Dad, keep an eye out
for summer wine festivals). But when
it comes to family fun beside the sea,
it’s all about the Ocean City Boardwalk
(pictured right). Games clang, giddy
roller-coaster riders shriek, and Ferris
wheels chew slowly through the salt
air. Families return every summer, and
they canwalk the boards with their eyes
closed and tell you preciselywhere they
are: the sweet waft of caramel corn
(Johnson’s Popcorn, 1360 Boardwalk),
themouthwatering amalgamof garlic
and cheese (Mack&Manco Pizza,
Eighth, Ninth,and 12th streets), baked
dough and sugar (Brown’s Restaurant,
110 Boardwalk). Some jog on the boards,
some ride bikes (Oves Bike Rentals,
Fourth Street), but everyone eats. And
eats. oceancitychamber.com; ocnj.us;
southjersey.com/jersey_shore
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Destination: Summer
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