Northeast · United States
New Jersey
The Boardwalk, the Shore, the Garden State.
Discover New Jersey
New Jersey pairs Atlantic City's casinos and the world's first Boardwalk with 130 miles of Jersey Shore beaches, Victorian Cape May, the Pine Barrens and a Manhattan skyline view from across the Hudson — and there's no sales tax on clothing or shoes.
Watch
New Jersey in motion
Recommended Drives
Suggested itineraries
6 days
Atlantic City & the Jersey Shore
Route: Newark/Philadelphia → Atlantic City → Margate → Ocean City → Cape May → Atlantic City
A short, easy fly-drive built around Atlantic City — the Boardwalk and Steel Pier, Lucy the Elephant in Margate, a family day in Ocean City, then south to Victorian Cape May for the lighthouse, the wineries and the gingerbread cottages.
- •Atlantic City — Boardwalk, Steel Pier, Absecon Lighthouse & casino-resort stays
- •Margate — Lucy the Elephant, beach afternoon & dinner at Steve & Cookie's
- •Ocean City — eight-mile family Boardwalk, Gillian's Wonderland Pier & Johnson's Popcorn
- •Cape May — Victorian historic district, the lighthouse, Cape May wineries & the Lobster House
- •Atlantic City finale — Borgata or Hard Rock show and a farewell Boardwalk dinner
8 days
Garden State Grand Tour
Route: Newark → Princeton → Atlantic City → Cape May → Pine Barrens → Hoboken → Newark
An end-to-end New Jersey fly-drive — Ivy League Princeton, the full Jersey Shore from Asbury Park to Cape May via Atlantic City, the wild Pine Barrens forest and Hoboken's Manhattan-skyline waterfront.
Top Places To Visit
The unmissable New Jersey
Atlantic City
America's original seaside resort — the world's first Boardwalk, nine casinos and Steel Pier. See our dedicated Atlantic City city break.
Cape May
A National Historic Landmark district of Victorian gingerbread houses at the southern tip of the state.
The Jersey Shore
130 miles of beaches from Sandy Hook to Cape May — Asbury Park, Ocean City, Wildwood and Long Beach Island.
Lucy the Elephant
The 65-foot 1881 elephant-shaped landmark in Margate, just south of Atlantic City — climb inside and up to the howdah.
Princeton
The Ivy League campus, Albert Einstein's home town and the Princeton University Art Museum.
Hoboken & the Hudson Waterfront
The best skyline view of Manhattan, Frank Sinatra's birthplace and a brilliant restaurant scene.
Simple Things To Do
Fun things to do in New Jersey
A quick-hit list of ideas for first-time visitors to New Jersey, inspired by VisitNJ.org.
Hit the beach
130 miles of Jersey Shore sand from Sandy Hook down to Cape May — pick a town, park the car and walk straight onto the beach.
Walk a boardwalk
Atlantic City's original 1870 Boardwalk, Ocean City's family-friendly eight miles and Wildwood's neon-lit piers.
Try the casinos & gaming
Nine ocean-front Atlantic City casinos — Borgata, Hard Rock, Caesars, Harrah's, Tropicana — plus sportsbooks and live shows.
Climb a lighthouse
Absecon in Atlantic City, Cape May Light at the southern tip and Barnegat 'Old Barney' on Long Beach Island.
Ride the amusement piers
Morey's Piers in Wildwood, Gillian's Wonderland in Ocean City and Steel Pier in Atlantic City — coasters right over the ocean.
Eat your way around the Shore
Johnson's Popcorn, saltwater taffy, boardwalk pizza and Cape May seafood at the Lobster House.
Explore gardens & state parks
Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, the Pine Barrens, Island Beach State Park and Delaware Water Gap.
Shop tax-free
No sales tax on clothing or shoes — Tanger Outlets in Atlantic City and the boutiques of Princeton and Red Bank.
Continue Exploring The Northeast