Located in the heart of the Northeast and within easy driving distance of a third of the population of the United States, Atlantic City is the gaming capital of the Northeast and one of America’s premier resort and entertainment destinations. Settled in 1783, Atlantic City today has a year-round population of 38,000, is just 11.92 square miles long but boasts many historic firsts, such as being the site of the world’s first Boardwalk and salt-water taffy’s first development. Atlantic City is sixty miles from Philadelphia, 125 miles from New York and 175 miles from Washington, DC.
The beach is where it all started: pristine sand with healthy salt air and a developer who saw the promise it held. Millions of guests stroll, ride a bicycle, or tour the Boardwalk in a rolling chair or tram car. The first permanent Boardwalk was built in 1870 to keep sand off hotel carpets. Today, the Boardwalk is more than four miles in length and sixty feet across at its widest points.
Atlantic City offers world-class entertainment with something for everyone! Top acts such as Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Kevin Hart, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Pitbull, Cher, Janet Jackson, Penn & Teller, Bob Dylan, Alanis Morissette, Carrie Underwood, Post Malone, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion, have all performed in one of city’s nine casinos or other venues. From concerts and boxing to live sporting events, Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall has hosted it all.
Atlantic City is increasingly becoming known for its thriving culinary scene with some of the top chefs in the industry opening restaurants. The city offers a stunning array of options from authentic Chinese and Vietnamese to great south-of-the-border, Italian and Japanese influences. They have an interesting dichotomy with trendy, eclectic establishments rising alongside home-style ‘mom and pop” locales, classic Boardwalk cuisine and one of America’s greatest spots for a sub sandwich, the White House Sub Shop.
Atlantic City offers tax free shopping on shoes and clothes! High-end stores, name brand outlets and traditional Boardwalk options are available. Tanger Outlets is a 15-city block dining and retail outlet with upscale retailers and downsized prices. The Quarter at Tropicana offers 200,000 square feet of retail, dining, entertainment, and spa options. Additional diverse shopping is available along the Boardwalk and throughout the city’s casinos.