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You have arrived at the place where dreams come true for vacationers who are seeking the best possible source to search out and discover the perfect place to stay on their great vacations. Yes, we said vacations (plural), because from this day forward you’ll come here again and again to review all of the vacation properties we have available, and plan your vacations and special weekend getaways.
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Go to www.GreatVacationGuide.com and find comprehensive information on accommodations, dining, shopping, attractions, picture galleries and much, much more. Click on the word “Newsletter” on this site’s homepage and discover the Great Vacation bi-weekly online newsletter with hundreds of archived stories on what to see and do, and find the current issue with monthly community events, Atlantic City entertainers, and a host of helpful information. Through these sources link to hundreds of other informative sites for more details on what is listed here.
Go to www.GreatVacationShoreRentals.com and find the perfect Weekly Rental in your favorite shore towns throughout the state of New Jersey, with weekly rates, availability, and contact information.
We list all the shore and bay towns in the entire state, and when you go online and enter the words “GreatVacation” followed by the name of the town and NJ.com, you’ll be linked to information on the towns and resort areas that interest you. For example:
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www.GreatVacationOceanCityNJ.com, or
www.GreatVacationCapeMayNJ.com, etc.
Go to www.GreatVacationPropertyRentals.com and research the perfect vacation property that interests you beyond the shore areas.
It’s a big world. Someone has to help you find the best accommodations. Make it GREAT VACATION,
your MASTER LINK to the best accommodations.
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Welcome To Atlantic City, New Jersey
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The boardwalks that stretch along the beaches in New Jersey resort towns are to be found all along the New Jersey coast, and each has a story to tell and a role to play in the lives of generations of people who have come to the sea in search of fun and relaxation. The best known of all boardwalks in the world is Atlantic City’s boardwalk.
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Tourism to Atlantic City began on July 5, 1854 when the first trainload of tourists arrived at the newly completed railroad station to take rooms at Aunt Millie’s Boarding House, the Belloe Hotel, and the huge United States hotel. The railroad was built twenty years before an actual road was constructed from Atlantic City to the mainland. The number one problem in Atlantic City was sand. Everywhere people walked it went with them. The idea for a boardwalk grew out of the need for people to stop tracking sand everywhere they stepped.
The first boardwalk ran from east to west to aid people getting to and from the beach. A new and longer boardwalk was then built parallel to the beach, and it provided access to the beach from a number of Atlantic City streets.
20,000 people lived in Atlantic City by the late 1800s, and the shops, spas and amusements had also grown in number because AC was a much desired location during the summer. In 1889 the ocean flooded the whole city, and when the waters receded an even larger and wider boardwalk was constructed to serve a town in 1900 that was prosperous and growing by leaps and bounds. Amusement piers were built out into the ocean, electricity had come to town, and the “boom” was on. Atlantic City’s good fortunes continued right through two world wars and the Great Depression, but things went downhill following World War II. Hard times lasted until the late 1970s when casino gambling came to town and changed everything.
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Gambling changed the fortunes of the “Queen of Resorts” once more. The boardwalk runs from Gardner’s Basin the full length of Atlantic City through neighboring Ventnor to its end. The boardwalk once ran through Margate and Longport, as well, but storms destroyed those boardwalks years ago, and they were never replaced.
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Atlantic City today features world-class casino/hotels, star-studded entertainment, brand name restaurants, great shopping, exciting nightlife, and a boardwalk traveled by tourists on foot, in rolling chairs, on bicycles, and in trams. It’s no wonder Charles Darrow chose Atlantic City as the setting for his prized game of Monopoly. Atlantic City hosts the world’s first and longest Boardwalk Atlantic City's historic New Jersey boardwalk is one of the notable landmarks in America.
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If you want to have a great time the best town in New Jersey for non-stop fun is Atlantic City, with its famous boardwalk and beaches, convention center, world-class shopping, and eye-popping headliner entertainment every day of the year.
The casino hotels in Atlantic City never close, and the good times don’t stop. You’ll discover truly upscale shopping with world famous brands, incredible restaurants with menu choices found only in the best five star restaurants in the nation, beautiful rooms, the biggest names in the entertainment world – past and present - and the gambling action you’re seeking – it’s waiting for you in Atlantic City.
24/7, 365 days a year, Atlantic City, New Jersey is America’s choice for easy access to the best in food, fun and entertainment for grown-ups, and a mouse click here: http://www.greatvacationguide.com/pages/newsletter.html
takes you directly to all the information you need.
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