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The Wonders of New Jersey: 71 - 80

  • 71 Atlantic City's Former Hotels  Can you imagine if these beautiful buildings were still alive and standing? It would add a touch of culture and history to Atlantic city. A mix of old and new buildings really help make a city great. Atlantic City barely missed being great. Atlantic City.
     
  • Marlborough-Blenheim
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  •  Traymore
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  •  Shelburne
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  • Chalfonte-Haddon Hall
  • 72 Bruce Springsteen I'm not a big fan of The Boss, but I've heard some people like him and don't mind his hatred of the New York City Police or his annoying accent that nobody else in New Jersey has. Freehold, Asbury Park, Rumson and Colts Neck are some of the towns most often associated with Bruce Springsteen.
  • 73 Downtown Hoboken Take the bad with the good in this popular, grimy, bar town. Hoboken.
  • 74 New Jersey Wine Growers Association Members include 4 JG's Orchards & Vineyards, Alba Vineyard, Amalthea Cellars, Auburn Road Vineyards, Bellview Winery, Brook Hollow Winery, Cape May Winery & VineyardCava Winery and Vineyard, Cedarvale Winery/Cedarvale Vineyard, Chestnut Run Farm, Coda Rossa, Cream Ridge Winery, DiBella Winery, DiMatteo Vineyards, Four Sisters Winery, Hawk Haven Vineyards, Heritage Vineyards, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Laurita Winery, Natali Vineyards, Old York Cellars, Plagido's Winery, Renault Winery, Sharrott Winery, Silver Decoy Winery, Swansea Vineyards, Sylvin Farms, Terhune Orchards & Winery, Tomasello Winery, Turdo Vineyards & Winery, Unionville Vineyards, Valenzano Winery, Ventimiglia Winery, Villa Milagro Vineyards, Wagonhouse Winery and Westfall Winery.
  • 75 The Tropicana Casino and Resort 2,125 rooms, a 148,000 sq ft casino and over 3,800 slot machines. The Quarter at Tropicana is an "Streets of Old Havana" styled shopping mall with 50 shops and restaurants. There is also an IMAX theatre (at the time of this writing, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is playing in IMAX 3D) and the Comedy Stop Cafe and Cabaret. The Showroom and Tango's Lounge offer entertainment opportunities. Also, try the bluemercury spa.
  • 76 Liberty Island
  • 77 New Jersey's Neotropical Birds According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife: "Neotropical migrants are birds of the Western Hemisphere that migrate long distances from wintering grounds in the New World Tropics (or "Neotropics") to breeding grounds in North America. The Neotropics are generally defined as the tropical regions of Mexico, and Central and South America that lie south of the Tropic of Cancer.
    There are 361 species of Neotropical migrant birds ranging from herons and raptors to swallows and warblers. Over 130 species breed right here in New Jersey, and nearly 80 of these are songbirds, many of which you can see in your own backyard during spring migration. If you are lucky enough to live near large forests, you can hear many different species in a chorus of song - these are usually the males singing to defend their breeding territories from other males and to attract females."
  • 78 Space Farms Zoo and Museum This may be the most eclectic attraction in New Jersey. This combination zoo and museum was founded in 1927. It has 100 species of animals—including tigers, lions, badgers, bears, bobcats, deer, elk, foxes, goats, jaguars, hyenas, kangaroos, buffalo, lemurs, leopards, llamas, monkeys, snakes, wolves and yaks. The largest private collection of North American wildlife in the world. Visit the famous stuffed remains of the Guiness Book of World Records' "largest bear in the world," Goliath. Eleven museum buildings house 50 antique cars and motorcycles, farm implements, early American tools, dolls, toys, clocks, tractors and American Indian artifacts can be seen in the multiple little museums on the property. Also, Space Farms has the second largest privately owned collection of antique firearms.
  • 79 Boardwalk Hall Built in 1929 and formally the site of the annual Miss America pageant. The world's largest pipe organ. Concerts, sports and family events. Atlantic City.
  • 80 Jenkinson's Boardwalk Home to Jenkinson's Aquarium, Funhouse, Miniature Golf, Amusement Park and Jenkinson's Nightclub. Point Pleasant Beach.

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