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Schedule Restrictions VHF 0. Other times on demand. On demand at all other times. During the Atlantic City Airshow the draw will open every 2 hours on the hour from and need not open from From , the draw shall open on signal from 20 to 30 minutes after each hour. Opening of the draw may be delayed for RR traffic 13 From the bridge need not open. If the fourth Sunday falls on a religious holiday, the draw need not open for vessels from to on the third Sunday of March of every year. Opens on signal from The trip between Atlantic Highlands and Pier 11 takes approximately 40 minutes.
Parking at the commuter lots in New Jersey is free. While cars aren't carried by SeaStreak ferries, bicycles are allowed for a fee. The Cape May Lewes Ferry trip lasts about one and a half hours and reservations are strongly recommended year-round for those with vehicles. Atlantic Highlands is just north of the beaches of Monmouth County.
Sitting on a bluff overlooking the bay and ocean, the town offers many shore amenities like fishing trips, seafood restaurants and ocean views, but if you want to go to the beach you'll need to travel a few miles south. There are shuttle buses connecting the Cape May Lewes Ferry terminals with the beach towns on either end. On the New Jersey side, the shuttle buses will carry you into the town of Cape May, and on the Delaware side they'll take you on to the towns of Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.
The shuttles run regularly every day during the extended summer season from June to mid-October. While ferries are often thought of as utilitarian commuter vessels, both ferries offer some great sights. A collection of pillows, throws, prints, and totes at BluFish Designs rep the Avalon name in appealing nautical style. The Nantucket-inspired redesign of the Icona Golden Inn in brings new style to this classic oceanfront beach resort.
Separated from the mainland by a narrow canal, Cape May feels somehow a world apart. Horse-drawn carriages and trolleys add an air of refinement, as does the open-air, pedestrian-only Washington Street Mall , where you'll find antiques stores and art galleries. But it's the Victorian-era buildings in town that prove the most transporting; walking past the gingerbread confections is like flipping through a storybook that harkens back to the mids, when Cape May became America's first seashore resort town.
Try moving the map or changing your filters. Atlantic Highlands is just north of the beaches of Monmouth County. You may or may not decide to go further down the beach into Island beach state park. Once through Barnegat Bay, it continues south taking you through a torturous winding route, reminiscent of the ICW in Georgia. About the Author Joe Fletcher has been a writer since , starting his career in politics and legislation.
You'll find breakfast bowls with local flounder and pancakes laced with crab at farm-to-table spot The Red Store. Commune with the spirits of gangsters past in The Brown Room , Cape May's first legal, post- Prohibition cocktail bar.
The Beach Shack is a newly redone beachfront hotel with a laid-back surfer vibe, family-friendly pool, and classic beach bar the Rusty Nail. But no matter which direction you choose, you'll still feel a quintessentially seaside vibe, thanks to the multitude of coastal trails and crab shacks, not to mention the original location of the surfing mecca known as Ron Jon Surf Shop.
Test your shoveling skills or just spectate at the Barnegat Light Sand Sculpting Contest, a summer-long series of family-friendly competitions where everyone's a winner. The Arlington is as popular for its craft cocktails as it is for its lobster roll, so why not order both? Boutique hotel Daddy O charms with contemporary coastal swagger.
If this quiet hamlet feels more residential than resort, it's with good reason: There's not a single hotel to be found within the town limits. It's cash-only at Robert's Place , a dive bar renowned for its wings and stone crabs. Local attraction Lucy the Elephant is a six-story work of novelty architecture you have to see and tour to believe. Pick up a plush version of this Jersey Shore icon at the museum shop.
Less than 10 minutes north of Margate and tucked adjacent to the renowned Atlantic City boardwalk , you'll find the historic Carisbrooke Inn. From your first glimpse of the Giant Wheel—a foot-high Ferris wheel with views of the Atlantic City skyline from the top—you know you're in for plenty of old-fashioned fun right out of a vintage postcard.
Get the good times rolling with a stroll down Ocean City's world-famous boardwalk, where the highlights include two water parks; food stalls selling funnel cakes, curly fries, and saltwater taffy; and the Music Pier, home to the Ocean City Pops orchestra. The fun starts right there.
Make your New Jersey kid a beach baby and go "down the shore. shore down to the busier southern beaches of Cape May and Atlantic City. While visiting Sandy Hook, grab some seafood in Atlantic Highlands, where. New Jersey's Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW / NJIWW) - navigation and route provide coverage of the New Jersey ICW from Sandy Hook, NJ south to Cape May. in Manasquan, NJ to approximately Mile Marker at Long Beach, NJ. During the Atlantic City Airshow the draw will open every 2 hours on the hour.
Gillian's Wonderland Pier has been a boardwalk fixture for more than 50 years. Pick up a box of homemade fudge or saltwater taffy from Shriver's. The broad porches of the family-owned Osborne's Inn —one of the Jersey Shore's last remaining guesthouses—have been a haven for happy guests for 44 years. The Great Auditorium , with acoustics that have been compared to Carnegie Hall.
Dunes Boardwalk Cafe houses food vendors offering everything from smoothies and salads to waffles and ice cream. The Inn at Ocean Grove enchants with wicker furnishings and patchwork quilts.