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- White sandy beaches like Point Pleasant Beach, natural parks like Beaver Dam Creek County Park and Riverfront Park, a beautiful boardwalk, museums, restaurants, and pubs await visitors to this lovely town. Enjoy swimming, fishing, picnicking, or just relaxing by the water at Point Pleasant.
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Oct 5, 2023 · The Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Boardwalk is one of the must-visit vacation spots of Ocean County. You can get the full beach experience, visit the aquarium, and enjoy the amusement park. The rope course and mini-golf areas offer unique experiences.
Only a one-hour drive from New York City, or an hour and a half ride on New Jersey Transit, with a 15 minute walk to the boardwalk, this small town on the Jersey shore is a popular vacation spot for North New Jersey and NYC tourists, or “benny’s” as the locals call them.
Despite being only a few miles away from other beaches and summer attractions, the boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ has a lot to offer visitors. It is home to the Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, which attracts families with children of all ages because it has rides, games, and activities that everyone will enjoy.
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GO: The Beach
In summer, the focal point for anyone coming to Point Pleasant is the sandy shoreline. Ever since our ancestors came up with the idea of putting planks of wood over sand, creating a pedestrian walk and shopway, people have been making their way here in droves. In summer, odors of damp lumber, fried dough and coconut oil co-mingle in a familiar seaside resort kind of way. Children just barely out of the birth canal to those with raging acne and braces stroll the boards with their ATMs, er pare...
STROLL: Jenkinson’s Boardwalk
In 1927, Charles Jenkinson constructed a pavilion and pool on this beachfront property. By 1977, after he had amassed quite a franchise, Jenkinson sold his properties to Pat Storino. Storino consolidated ownership of most boardwalk commercial holdings and kept the Jenkinson’s name. Meander past all the concessions and rides, past Martell’s Tiki Bar, past the wonderful and diverse Jenkinson’s Aquarium – Northward towards the inlet. Shops thin out and homes, whose decks and terra-cotta patios a...
VISIT: Jenkinson’s Aquarium
As small living creatures museums go, this one is exceptionally well designed and worth visiting. Even without kids. (Though it does seem to be a favorite outing for grandparents with small grandchildren). On two floors, you’ll find sharks, penguins, seals, sea rays, and other sea and land life found in and around the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Shark Tank is appropriately chilling, stocked with those sharp-teeth swimmers and schools of large indigenous fish. Two seals frolic in a deep t...
EAT/UPSCALE
For a fine, top-shelf meal, locals go to B2 Bistro+Bar for garden to plate creations, and The Poached Pear and Daniel’s Bistrofor innovative, trendier fare.
EAT/CASUAL
Spano’s always tops the list for great Italian food. And, you can also eat at Shore Freshbefore or after you take home just-caught seafood.
EAT/GREEN
Point Pleasant has been developing better alternatives to fried boardwalk food. Try Local Urban Kitchen for farm to table breakfast and lunch, and Green Planet Coffeefor, yep, your a.m. cuppa joe.
For the most part, visitors stay with family or in rental homes. There are several motels and one pricey resort on the beach. But Point Pleasant Beach doesn’t have much of an upscale lodging or “boutique hotel” presence. With one huge exception.
There is no on-site restaurant here, but, foodwise, Maureen has a lot of Jewish and Italian Mom about her. She welcomes each guest with a small fruit and cheese plate. A couple of hours later, she whips up scones or other baked delights for afternoon “tea,” served on elegant gold-rimmed Lenox China. After dinner, fresh-baked cookies await. But Maur...
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