Atlantic City Sights

  1. Absecon Lighthouse

    Operating since 1857, and recently restored, this lighthouse is the third tallest in the United States and a classic Atlantic City landmark. Browse in the small museum devoted to the lighthouse's history, then climb the 228 steps to its top.

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  2. Atlantic City Convention Hall

    Built in 1929 and recently refurbished as part of a multi-million dollar project, this magnificent hall is, among other things, the former site of the Miss America Pageant. Take a look at the superb interior of the main hall, and the 33,112-pipe organ, which is the largest of its kind in the world.

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  3. Atlantic City Historical Museum

    The small Atlantic City Historical Museum provides a quirky look at AC's past.

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  4. Lucy the Margate Elephant

    Drive around the beach communities just south of Atlantic City and something massive, gray and kitsch will stop you in your tracks: Lucy the Margate Elephant, a 65-foot high wooden pachyderm constructed in 1881 as a developer's truly weird scheme to attract land buyers to the area. The interior is divided into rooms - it was actually leased as a summer home in 1902 - and was used for a short time as a tavern, but rowdy patrons almost destroyed her.

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  5. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum

    Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Atlantic City is housed in a 'crazy' building that looks as if it's being demolished by a wrecking ball. That ought to excite the kids, as should the exhibits of shrunken heads. The exhibits are changed from time to time, but if you're lucky the roulette table made from jellybeans will still be on display.

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  7. Steel Pier

    This amusement pier, directly in front of the Taj Mahal casino, is a part of Donald Trump's empire and was the site of the famous high-diving horse that plunged into the Atlantic before crowds of spectators. Today it's a collection of amusement rides, games of chance, candy stands and 'the biggest Go-Kart track in South Jersey!'.

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  8. The Boardwalk

    Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk was the first in the world, built in 1870 by local business owners who wanted to cut down on sand being tracked into hotel lobbies by guests returning from the beach. Alexander Boardman came up with the idea, and the long stretch of planks became known as Boardman's Walk - later shortened to 'Boardwalk'.

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