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Atlantic City Attractions
Absecon Lighthouse
Pacific Ave & Rhode Island Ave.
Atlantic City NJ 08401 USA Phone: (609) 449-1360
Absecon Lighthouse is downtown at Pacific and Rhode Island aves. This restored 1857 lighthouse, reputed to be the tallest beacon on the Jersey Shore, features its original Fresnel lens. Visitors may climb 228 steps to the top for a panorama of the surroundings, including Brigantine, Absecon Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean. The reconstructed Keeper's House serves as a museum.
Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Lighthouse admission $5; over 60, $4; ages 4-12, $2. Museum free
Attraction Type: Lighthouses; Historic sites
Hours: Daily 10-5, July-Aug.; Thurs.-Mon. 11-4, rest of year. Closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Atlantic City Art Center
New Jersey Ave. & The Boardwalk
Atlantic City NJ 08401 USA Phone: (609) 347-5837
Atlantic City Art Center is on the Boardwalk at New Jersey Ave. on Garden Pier. The art center contains three galleries that feature rotating displays of artwork by well-known contemporary artists and artisans.
Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Free
Attraction Type: Art Galleries & Museums; Museums
Hours: Daily 10-4, closed major holidays
Atlantic City Cruises
800 N. New Hampshire Ave.
Atlantic City NJ 08401 USA Phone: (609) 347-7600
Atlantic City Cruises is at Historic Gardner's Basin at 800 N. New Hampshire Ave. Morning Skyline and Harbor Tour cruises are 1-hour narrated sightseeing tours. Dolphin Watching cruise is a 2-hour sightseeing tour narrated by a marine naturalist. All cruises are offered aboard Cruisn 1.
Food is available. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Morning Skyline and Harbor Tour fare $17; over 59, $14; ages 5-15, $8.50. Dolphin Watching $27; over 59, $22; ages 5-15, $13.50
Attraction Type: Sightseeing tours-Boats
Hours: Morning Skyline cruise daily at 11, late June-early Sept. Harbor Tour cruise daily at 4, early June to mid-Sept. Dolphin Watching cruise daily at 1, early June to mid-Sept.; Wed. and Sat.-Sun. at 1, mid-May to early June and mid-Sept. to early Oct. Hours may vary; phone ahead
Credit Cards: MC, VI
Atlantic City Historical Museum
New Jersey Ave. & The Boardwalk
Atlantic City NJ 08401 USA Phone: (609) 347-5839
Atlantic City Historical Museum is on the Boardwalk at New Jersey Ave. on Garden Pier. Museum exhibits depict Atlantic City's reign as a vacation playground. A display salutes the Steel Pier's celebrated diving horse. Miss America memorabilia also is on display. A 35-minute film chronicles the city's history.
Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Free
Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums
Hours: Daily 10-4; closed major holidays
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum
Boardwalk & New York Ave.
Atlantic City NJ 08401 USA Phone: (609) 347-2001
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum is on the Boardwalk at jct. New York Ave. The museum is home to more than 400 exhibits that showcase the strange occurrences and unusual artifacts observed and collected by Robert Ripley throughout his travels. Video presentations, illusions, interactive exhibits and puzzlers also are included.
Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Admission $12.95; over 65, $8.95; ages 5-12, $7.95
Attraction Type: Museums; Exhibits & Collections-General
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.-midnight, Memorial Day-Labor Day; 11-6, rest of year
Credit Cards: AE, MC, VI
The Civil Rights Garden at Carnegie Library
39 S. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Atlantic City NJ 08401 USA Phone: (609) 344-
The Civil Rights Garden at Carnegie Library is at 39 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. at Pacific Ave. Symbolism abounds in this tribute to individuals and events leading up to and during the civil rights movement. Eleven black granite columns are inscribed with passages from contributors to the struggle for equality. The columns increase in height but are unfinished, signifying that full equality has not been reached.
A bronze bell, reflecting pool, plants, flowers and trees also can be seen.
Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Free
Attraction Type: Gardens
Hours: Daily 9-5
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
US 9 & Great Creek Rd.
Oceanville NJ 08231 USA Phone: (609) 652-1665
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is 1 mi. e. of US 9 on Great Creek Rd. More than 275 species of waterfowl and other birds have been sighted at the more than 46,000 acres of the refuge's bays, channels and tidal marshes. The best seasons for wildlife observation are spring and fall. There is an 8-mile drive through wetland and upland areas and four trail loops ranging from a quarter of a mile to 5 miles in length.
Admission: Admission $4 per private vehicle; year pass $12
Attraction Type: Wildlife sanctuaries; Self-guiding tours; Nature trails
Hours: Daily dawn-dusk
Atlantic Heritage Center
907 Shore Rd.
Somers Point NJ 08244 USA Phone: (609) 927-5218
Atlantic County Historical Society Library and Museum is just n. of the traffic circle at 907 Shore Rd. (CR 585). A 20,000-item collection includes American Indian stone implements, weapons, furniture and turn-of-the-20th-century clothing. Shipbuilding, one of the county's major 19th-century industries, is represented by boat models, paintings and tools. The historical society's library is open to the public for genealogical research and local history.
Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Museum free; $5 fee for library research
Attraction Type: Libraries, Archives; Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums; Genealogical Information
Hours: Guided 30-minute tours of the museum are offered Wed.-Sat. 10-3:30 (also first Thurs. of the month 6-9 p.m.); closed holidays. Last tour begins 30 minutes before closing
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