| Atlantic City is better than ever!
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| | With the passage of the Casino Gambling
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| This fun filled destination, famous for
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| | Referendum in 1976, and with the opening
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| gambling and ritzy casinos, offers great
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| | of the first casino at Resorts
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| entertainment, good restaurants,
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| | International in 1978, Atlantic City
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| shopping, relaxing on the beach, and
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| | began its resurgence as a major
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| more.
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| | destination for fun and entertainment.
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| While casino gambling remains its major
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| | Since then, the City has experienced
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| attraction, the city is intent on
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| | continued development of hotels, casinos,
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| becoming a destination that offers fun
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| | nite clubs, entertainment, and other fun
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| and excitement for the entire family.
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| | attractions offering more than casino
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| With over 37 million visitors a year,
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| | gambling.
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| this New Jersey beachfront resort now
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| | When is the best time to visit?
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| rivals other major tourist destinations
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| | While there is year round activity, with
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| like Las Vegas and Disney world.
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| | the summer being the peak season, the
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| It certainly lives up to its motto Always
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| | more budget minded visitors might
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| Turned On!
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| | consider coming in the winter from
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| Atlantic City has a long and fascinating
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| | January to April, when almost all hotel
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| history.
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| | casinos offer outstanding deals and the
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| Dr. Jonathon Pitney originally developed
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| | facilities are less crowded.
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| the city as a seaside health resort for
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| | What can families who do not gamble do?
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| the wealthy residents of Philadelphia.
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| | Atlantic City provides lots of
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| Development as a major resort for the not
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| | entertainment beyond the casinos. Stroll
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| so wealthy took off significantly after
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| | the famous Boardwalk, six miles long and
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| 1854 when Philadelphia investors created
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| | 60 feet wide, paralleling the ocean, it
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| a rail line linking Atlantic City with
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| | is the largest of New Jerseys boardwalks.
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| Camden, just across the river from
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| | It is free! Hop on a historic rolling
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| Philadelphia.
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| | wicker chair and ride in style. The
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| It is the real-life model for the board
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| | Boardwalk is the place to see and be
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| game Monopoly, the nation's first
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| | seen. Forget the calories and indulge in
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| Boardwalk, the world's first big Ferris
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| | a juicy hot dog with all the trimmings,
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| wheel, the first color postcards, and the
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| | chewy saltwater taffy and filmy cotton
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| home of the first Miss America Beauty
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| | candy.
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| Pageant.
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| | In the mood for some shopping? Try the
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| During prohibition and the depression,
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| | Atlantic City Outlets - The Walk. Its an
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| Atlantic City was a center for
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| | outlet mecca offering very good shopping
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| bootlegging, smuggling, speakeasies and
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| | from children's clothing to home decor
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| illegal gambling. The mafia found
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| | and jewelry, to quality clothing
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| Atlantic City to be a good place for
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| | including Coach, Banana Republic, and
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| profitable business operations and
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| | Brooks Brothers. Enjoy the many
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| vacationing. The nearby Pine Barrens were
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| | restaurants and clubs located within this
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| convenient and well suited for the
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| | complex.
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| mafia's activities. Because of its
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| | Try the Quarter at the Tropicana, where
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| seclusion and forest cover, and close
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| | the streets of Havana come alive, with
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| proximity to Atlantic City (as well as
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| | many unique shops and restaurants, from a
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| New York and Philadelphia where many
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| | burger with the kids to fine dining. ]
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| mafia resided), the Pine Barrens proved
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| | This city boasts the best concentration
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| to be ideal for distilling, bootlegging,
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| | of first class restaurants in the state,
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| and body disposal.
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| | as well as outstanding Philly cheese
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| It was in Atlantic City where the Mafia
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| | steak sandwiches, pizza, and family
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| established itself as a national
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| | restaurants.
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| organization. Fearing the end of
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| | Enjoy a day at the beaches or on the
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| prohibition and the loss of profitable
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| | water with a dolphin/whale-watching
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| bootlegging operations, Mafia leaders
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| | cruise, parasailing, or a fishing
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| from the Midwest and East Coast, --- Al
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| | expedition. This destination also offers
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| Capone Frank Costello, Meyer Lansky, and
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| | great ocean fishing and depending on the
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| Lucky Luciano --- held their first
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| | time of the year, you might catch Marlin,
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| national conference in 1929 at the
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| | Shark or Tuna.
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| President Hotel. It was here that they
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| | Check out the Atlantic City Aquarium
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| were able to develop a system of
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| | located in the Historic Gardner's Basin.
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| arbitration and solidify networks made
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| | It offers a fun and educational look into
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| through bootlegging to become a national
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| | more than 100 varieties of fish and
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| organization.
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| | marine animals.
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| With airline travel flourishing and the
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| | For golf enthusiasts, there are several
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| Caribbean and Florida becoming a magnet
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| | championship golf courses nearby,
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| for east coast tourists, Atlantic City
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| | including Blue Heron Pines East and West,
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| experienced a decline during the fifties,
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| | The Links at Brigantine Beach, Harbor
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| sixties, and seventies.
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| | Pines, Mays Landing Golf and Country
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| This phenomenon prompted visionary city
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| | Club, Sand Barrens Golf Club, Shore Gate
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| officials to seek an alternative draw as
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| | Golf Club and Twisted Dune Golf Club.
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| they campaigned to get the state to open
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| | If you'd like to learn more about the
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| the city to gambling in the hopes of
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| | city in its glory days, visit the
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| revitalizing the city and restoring it to
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| | Atlantic City Historical Museum and
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| its former glory days.
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| | Cultural Center.
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