Atlantic City, NJ

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city has a population of 39,558. There were 274,549 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area.

Atlantic City officially became a city in 1854. The new city contained portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.

The three routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike/Harding Highway (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30) and the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is roughly 120 miles south of New York City by road, 62 miles southeast of Philadelphia, and borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor and West Atlantic City (part of Egg Harbor Township).

Places in Atlantic City

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

Lamb curry

Crown Fried Chicken

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Com Ga Ninh Kieu

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Yardy Real Jamaican Food

Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

Wentworth Gallery - Atlantic City

As simple as patterns and as simple as shadows

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Little Water Distillery

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New Jersey Korean War Memorial

Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

Super 8 By Wyndham Atlantic City

Atlantic Motor Inn Near Boardwalk

Hotel room

Red Carpet Inn & Suites