Full Description
The Jersey Shore, our most treasured asset, the envy of forty-nine other states, comes alive in this new book by the reporter and writer who knows New Jersey—and the Jersey Shore—best. Every conceivable topic—where to eat, where to stay, landmarks and attractions, what to do with the kids—is covered with the kind of inside information you just won't find on tourism web sites or Facebook. All one hundred-plus Shore towns are included, from Sandy Hook to Cape May. There are hundreds of restaurant listings and recommendations. The book also contains engaging profiles and vignettes of the people and places that give the Shore its special character and charm. A throwback five-and-dime store on Long Beach Island. Banner pilots. Birders. Baby parades. And more. You want lists and rankings? The book is full of them—twenty best Shore towns, twenty-one secret spots down the Shore, twenty essential Jersey Shore experiences, fifty things we bet you didn't know about the Shore, and so on. The book is the next best thing to being at the Shore; actually, it may be better than being there (think of those epic traffic jams on the Parkway, and all the money you'll save on tolls, beach fees, and bad boardwalk pizza).
Contents
Introduction
Town Slogans
Raritan Bayshore
Get Naked or Get Lost
I Walked the Entire Jersey Shore. Sort of.
The 20 Best Jersey Shore Towns
Sandy Hook to Point Pleasant Beach
50 Shore Facts We Bet You Didn't Know
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Cookies Closer
The 22 Best Shore Pizzerias
The Shore's Best Strip Mall for Food
Jersey Shore Lighthouse Guide
21 Secret Spots Down the Shore
Bay Head to Island Beach State Park
Unlocking the Ocean
The Big Six Boardwalks
The 15 Best Boardwalk Foods
Long Beach Island to Atlantic City
My 25 Favorite Jersey Shore Bars
Ghostwriters in the Sky
Farmers markets
20 Essential Jersey Shore Experiences
Ocean City to Cape May
When Seagulls Attack
Why is the Wildwood Beach so Damn Wide?
Watch the Tram Car, Please
Best Ice Cream Stands/Stores
Upper Middle Lower!
Top 20 Boardwalk Pizzerias
Parting Words
Index
