The shore is iconic, New Jersey’s most popular travel destination. We’ve all been to the beaches, but how many beach towns can you recognize from just a single photo? Are you an expert on our coast? If you’ve lived here for any length of time, I bet you can get at least a few. Let me know in the comments how you do!
- Let’s start with any easy one! The street names from Monopoly were taken from this city.
Flickr/Marco Verch Atlantic City
- Spectacular Victorian architecture can be found in our southernmost shore town.
Flickr/Shinya Suzuki Cape May
- This one is a bit harder. You’ll find Jenkinson’s Boardwalk here, along with an aquarium.
Flickr/Shinya Suzuki Point Pleasant Beach
- We all know that this oceanfront city is better than its Maryland counterpart.
TripAdvisor/Sanju_222323 Ocean City
- This shore town has an iconic music scene with venues like the Stone Pony.
Flickr/Andrew Russeth Asbury Park
- This quirky town has a fantastic boardwalk but is best known for its retro, doo-wop architecture.
Facebook/Dough4872 Wildwood
- This resilient shore town has survived floods and fires. MTV’s “The Jersey Shore” was filmed here.
Flickr/dough4872 Seaside Heights
- Seven presidents vacationed here but the town is probably best known for Pier Village, now.
Wikipedia/Alex Israel Long Branch
- You’ll find the iconic “Old Barney” in this island beach town.
Flickr/Stephen M. Scott Barnegat Light
- Another toughie! Party people probably known this town for D’Jais but it’s also home to Silver Lake and is bordered by the Shark River.
Flickr/Jason Jenkins Belmar
How many did you guess? Share and compare with friends! For a bit more on each destination, just click on the town name. You’ll discover some spectacular footage, popular attractions, local eateries and more! For some fun facts about the Jersey Shore, click here. To see many of these towns, check out this New Jersey Beaches Road Trip.
Flickr/Marco Verch
Atlantic City
Flickr/Shinya Suzuki
Cape May
Point Pleasant Beach
TripAdvisor/Sanju_222323
Ocean City
Flickr/Andrew Russeth
Asbury Park
Facebook/Dough4872
Wildwood
Flickr/dough4872
Seaside Heights
Wikipedia/Alex Israel
Long Branch
Flickr/Stephen M. Scott
Barnegat Light
Flickr/Jason Jenkins
Belmar
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