July 23, 2008
New Jersey
Dark Knight Batman coaster is new at Six Flags
Six Flags Great Adventure (sixflags.com) unveiled its new Batman-themed indoor roller coaster to the public recently. The Dark Knight ride features hairpin turns, sudden drops into darkness and video from the latest Batman movie, set for release in July.
Going to the Jersey Shore is a trip back in time
For me, OK: It is home. But for everyone who chooses to spend a bit of summertime at the Jersey Shore, I'm thinking the reasons are similar: It's like home.
New Jersey's Island Beach: 10 miles of sand, surf
You can drive on the beach to fish at Island Beach State Park. The trick is getting there.
Saltwater anglers thrive at the shore
From Sandy Hook to Cape May, word is that the saltwater fishing has never been better. OK, so someone's probably exaggerating. But it's true that there's plenty of action this year for those who would rather stand on the beach, rod in hand, than lie there. Here's what to look for:
New Jersey beaches dip into your wallet
For those accustomed to wandering onto a beach and plopping down on a blanket without paying a fee, the beaches of New Jersey come as a surprise. Here are some things to keep in mind.
Where to stay along the Jersey Shore
LONG BRANCH: The Ocean Place Resort and Spa (1 Ocean Blvd., 800-411-6493, oceanplaceresort.com; rates from $299) is an all-in-one destination with two pools (one indoor) and a private beach. The 12-room Cedars & Beeches (247 Cedar Ave., 732-571-6777, cedarsand beeches.com; from $150) is a B&B surrounded by a garden.
ATLANTIC CITY: Guide to celebrity chefs and new restaurants
It's not just salt-water taffy and slot machines in Atlantic City anymore.
ATLANTIC CITY: If casinos dont entice you, we bet the spas will
Fundamental truth: When the lights are low enough, soothing music is playing and a skilled masseur has been rubbing a warm, exotically scented oil on your back and limbs for so long you're starting to doze, you can be anywhere in the world and call it paradise.
ATLANTIC CITY: With modish new image it bets on a renaissance
As you walk past a stunning new building that combines perfect ocean views with fanciful architecture, you're wondering how to spend the rest of the day. Should you try to get a reservation at a four-star restaurant? Afterward, you can celebrity-watch at a rap star-owned lounge, or relax at a sleek ocean-view bar. Maybe you're more in the mood for shopping: With upscale boutiques and a gleaming row of outlet stores, the choices seem unlimited.
ATLANTIC CITY: A touch of Las Vegas style pumps new life into casino town
Dusk has fallen in Atlantic City, and love is in the air. No, wait. That's just a lot of smoke and mumbled profanity accompanying roulette spins gone afoul, and joyous shrieks when five Vannas finally queue up on a "Wheel of Fortune" nickel slot. There's the muffled din of piped-in Air Supply, the sound of cheap china clattering in buffets and, along the boardwalk, the soothing symphony created by waves slapping onto an empty beach.
MEADOWLANDS: Guide to bird-watching and fishing
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission has released a 72-page color guide to bird-watching and fishing in the Meadowlands and wildlife trails in the Hackensack River Watershed.
LONG BEACH ISLAND: It's always walking distance to the beach
On New Jersey's southern shore, Long Beach Island shares some features of Long Beach and Long Island.
NEW JERSEY: Hit the Cowtown Rodeo on Saturday night
Looking for something really different to do with the kids on a Saturday night - something you wouldn't have thought you could do within a thousand miles of New York? Well, partner, in that case just hitch up the old station wagon and mosey down the turnpike to New Jersey's very own Cowtown Rodeo, now in its 52nd season of authentic western thrills, spills, and equine excitement. The kids and you will both have a hat-waving, spur-shaking ball.
SANDY HOOK: Take a ferry to the beaches
If you've got to get out of the city, but can't bear the thought of sitting in beach traffic, take the ferry. New York Waterways offers weekend cruises to the seven miles of beaches at Sandy Hook, N.J., through Labor Day.
NEW JERSEY: The shore at Wildwood takes you back to the '50s
Arriving in Wildwood, N.J., about three hours from New York, is like traveling back in time, a time before the permeation of fast-food restaurants and chain hotels.
NEW JERSEY: Brunch with Bugs Bunny at Six Flags
When our 5-year-old first spotted Bugs Bunny, I could swear it was like my spotting one of The Beatles. For the 7-and-under set, having brunch with Bugs, Daffy, Sylvester, Tweety Bird and Foghorn Leghorn was sheer excitement.
GREAT SWAMP: A bog so big it boggles the mind
The Great Swamp of New Jersey lives up to its immodest name. Cheerier than the Dismal in Virginia and North Carolina, less freaky than the Okefenokee in Georgia, the Great Swamp is a real swamp - a marshy, mossy miasma full of mist and mystery.
HILLSBOROUGH: Duke Farms is Garden State's garden spot
With more than 2,700 acres of woods, lakes and fields, Duke Farms, in Hillsborough, N.J., at 80 Route 206 South, is an island of peace, fauna and flora in the most congested state in the nation. James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925), the North Carolina-born tobacco and hydropower baron, began in 1893 to purchase area farms and wound up with what is still today the largest private landholding in New Jersey. A self-taught arborist, botanist and hydrologist, Duke sited more than 2 million trees and other plants on the property and also built nine lakes and 10 waterfalls.
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