| The Jersey shore is a favorite vacation | | | | what you would think of as a classic summer |
| destination for many Philadelphia, New York and | | | | beach visit activities. The top of the list would |
| New Jersey residents. It is within a few hours' | | | | simply be relaxing and enjoying the beach. |
| drive of millions of people. Most of the residents in | | | | Another is enjoying eating out at some of the |
| these areas would all be happy to get away from | | | | area restaurants. You can also find fresh seafood |
| the humid, hot summertime weather inland and | | | | to take home and cook yourself. There is a lot |
| trade it for time at the beach. The cool ocean | | | | more to do here besides such classic things too. |
| breeze, a chance to swim in the ocean and towns | | | | You can surf fish or pay to be taken out by a |
| full of amenities for summer visitors are all | | | | local captain to fish in the ocean. There are very |
| combine to make the beach in New Jersey a | | | | well done plays offered at a local theater. The |
| magnet for tourism. One of the many | | | | birdwatching is fabulous at the wildlife refuge at |
| destinations at the shore is the close to | | | | the southern tip of the island. You can visit and |
| twenty-miles of barrier beach found on Long | | | | walk up to the top of the historic lighthouse at |
| Beach Island. | | | | the northern end of LBI, giving you a great view |
| The island is made up many small communities. | | | | of the coast, Barnegat Bay and Island Beach |
| Each has its own distinctive personality. There are | | | | State Park. The Maritime Museum and the |
| quiet residential communities with large homes, | | | | Historical Museum provide fascinating glimpses of |
| few shops and no hotels. You can also find more | | | | life as it once was along the coast and on LBI. |
| bustling areas where there are shopping areas, an | | | | Commercial fishing is still being practiced here and |
| amusement park and a number of hotels. The | | | | you can learn about the local industry by visiting |
| northern and southern tips provide some | | | | the fishing co-op. Barnegat Bay separates Long |
| undeveloped areas that offer exciting views of | | | | Beach Island from the mainland and offers its |
| natural coastal habitats. These natural areas are | | | | own array of activities and enjoyable attractions. |
| today quite rare on Long Beach Island and | | | | Boating and jet skiing, crabbing and fishing and |
| anywhere along the New Jersey coast. | | | | taking in the lovely sunsets over the bay are all |
| The vast majority of visitors to Long Beach | | | | popular pastimes. |
| Island, or LBI as it is commonly known, enjoy | | | | |