Awesome New Jersey Shore Spots

Summer 2016 has been going by very quickly and we can't believe that it's almost over! Here's our picks of Jersey shore beaches and spots to check out this August before the summer ends.

Long Beach Island

Places to check out:

• Barnegat Lighthouse (nature/scenery)
• The Chicken or the Egg (American restaurant) 
• Bay Village (shopping)
• Fantasy Island (kid friendly activities)
• Skipper Dipper (ice cream)
• The Arlington (bar/nightlife)

Point Pleasant Beach

Places to check out:

• Queen Mary Party Fishing Boat & Charters (nature/scenery)
• Joe Leone's (Italian delicatessen)
• Point Pleasant Antique Emporium (shopping)
• Jenkinson's Boardwalk (kid friendly activities)
• Hoffman's Ice Cream (ice cream)
• The Shrimp Box & Outside The Box Patio Bar (bar/nightlife)

Wildwood

Places to check out:

• JCC Boats Inc. (nature/scenery)
• Doo Wop Diner (American diner)
• Kona Surf (shopping)
• Wildwood Boardwalk (kid friendly activities)
• Sea Shell Ice Cream (ice cream)
• Dog Tooth Bar & Grille (bar/nightlife)

Lavallette 

Places to check out:

• Ohana Grill (American seafood)
• The Original Ben Franklin 5 & 10 Store (shopping)
• Lavallette Boardwalk (kid friendly activities)
• The Music Man - The Singing Ice Cream Shoppe (ice cream)
• The Crab's Claw Inn (bar/nightlife)

Cape May

Places to check out:

• Nature Center of Cape May (nature/scenery)
• Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant 
  (American seafood)
• Washington Street Mall (shopping)
• Cape May Lighthouse (kid friendly activities)
• Kohr Bros (ice cream)
• Blue Pig Tavern (bar/nightlife)

Seaside Heights / Seaside Park

Places to check out:

• Island Beach State Park (nature/scenery)
• Bobber's Family Restaurant (American restaurant)
• Shore and More General Store (shopping)

• Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach Waterpark

   (kid friendly activities)
• The Sundae Times (ice cream)
• Jimbo's Bar and Grill (bar/nightlife)

Atlantic City

Places to check out:

• AC Waterfront Sculpture Walk (nature/scenery)
• Capriccio (Italian restaurant)
• The Pier Shops at Caesars (shopping)
• Atlantic City Boardwalk (kid friendly activities)
• Tazza Caffe Delizioso (ice cream)
• The Quarter at Tropicana (bar/nightlife)

Ocean City

Places to check out:

• Corson's Inlet State Park (nature/scenery)
• OC Surf Cafe (American cafe)
• Stainton's - Gallery of Shops (shopping)
• Playland's Castaway Cove (kid friendly activities)
• Shriver's Salt Water (ice cream)
• Tiki Bar (bar/nightlife)

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