New Jersey travel: Great Places in South Jersey! Travel & tourist "things to see" info for the area bounded by Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey.

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Cowtown Rodeo: This real Saturday night rodeo, located in a quiet corner of New Jersey that looks more like the Great Plains than the most densely populated state in the U.S., has been running since 1944. Bucking broncos, bull riding, ladies' barrel racing, and more. Nice family atmosphere. 

Sunset Beach: just west of Cape May, prospect right on the beach for fabulous Cape May Diamonds, see the remains of the concrete ship Atlantus, and participate in the Evening Flag Ceremony (you will definitely want your kids and grandkids to see and participate in this).

Leamings Run Gardens: 22 separate gardens, each with its own theme, plus a log cabin and farm animals. Here, there are "You May Walk on the Grass" signs! A wonderful, relaxed place, even the kids will enjoy!

Millville Airport: site of Millville Army Airport Museum, is revisited periodically by World War II airplanes and the pilots who flew them.

East Point Lighthouse: a small treasure on South Jersey's "Other Coast".

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse: working lighthouse, museum and gift shop in North Wildwood.

Fort Mott: "Stealth fort" along the Delaware River

Finns Point: Confederate graves in New Jersey soil

NJ State Aquarium at Camden: fish, seals, marine exhibits, just across the river from Philadelphia.

Indian King Tavern: historic museum where NJ's Great Seal was designed

Haddonfield's shops: commercial expression of an elegant lifestyle

Delaware Bay wetlands: mecca for eco-tourism

Fortescue: "Weakfish Capital of the World";  weakfish is a sea trout - this is all about fishing

Delaware Bay Day: oyster-shucking contest, and the A.J. Meerwald, a restored oyster schooner you can board and sail

Greenwich (pronounced GREEN-which here): quaint town in which the Tea Burners' Monument stands as a testimonial to South Jersey's own version of the Boston Tea Party

Antiquing in Mullica Hill: great place for antiques

Wheaton Village: re-creation of a 19th century glass-manufacturing factory, plus crafts center; see glass-blowing demonstration, pottery throwing, stained glass cutting, and a train ride for the kids

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: wild shorebird sanctuary within eyeshot of Atlantic City

The Noyes Museum: contemporary American art, and a collection of carved wood decoys in a nice setting

Marine Mammal Stranding Museum: rescued seals are nursed back to health and released; lots of big, soulful eyes here!

Atlantic City Race Course:  See the horses in action (in May only); no more website for them, but try (609) 641-2190 for more info

Cape May Lighthouse: 199 steps to the top, and what do you see?

Cape May Point State Park: great place for a nature walk, at the base of the Cape May Lighthouse. You take a trail through the woods and reeds, then end up on the beach.

Cape May: capital of Victorian gingerbread architecture and gracious living

Emlen Physick Estate: quick look at how a "person of quality" lived at the turn of the century

Cape May County Park & Zoo: this Zoo is the greatest! It's been recently expanded to over 80 acres; the animals have lots of room to roam, and so will you!

Cape May Seashore Lines: historic Budd diesel cars ply the rails between the Cape May Zoo and now, Cape May.

Ocean City: is called America's Family Resort; it has a very nice, family-friendly atmosphere. A good antidote to what we see in the news day after day.

Salem County Historical Society Museum and Historic Salem's Market Street:  local people in colonial dress, romantic gardens, Salem's Historic Oak, and the Hancock House Revolutionary War massacre site.

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