Atlantic City Non-Gambling Attractions

Courtesy of Ed O'Connor The historic Steel Pier with amusement-park games and rides, featuring the third largest observation wheel in the US, at 227 Feet, with 40 temperature controlled gondolas Four miles of beachfront with clean sand, lifeguards and beach bars Surfing and a surf school on the beach Steel Pier helicopter rides along the Jersey Shore Parasailing along the beach Windsurfing instruction The Atlantic City Aquarium A top equestrian center (Nearby Mays Landing) with competitions and horseback riding through the enormous Pine Barrens (remember that from The Sopranos) (Perhaps a sighting of the legendary "Jersey Devil") The Historic Absecon Lighthouse is open for visitors (third tallest in the US) Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum Imax Theater at Tropicana Deep-sea-fishing charters Surf fishing Whale watching and dolphin watching boat tours and Booze Cruise The Lucky Snake, an amazing arcade in the former Showboat casino (largest arcade in the East) Tanger Outlets for the "shoppers" featuring a Bass Pro Shop Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Comedy Club at Borgata with three new comics each week Historic (non-casino) restaurants such as Chef Vola, The Knife and Fork, and Dock's Oyster House, all over 100 years old The Atlantic City Historical Museum Concerts and events at Boardwalk Hall, home of the original Miss America Pageant. Tours of one of the nearby wineries Golf, plenty of great courses including the historic Atlantic City Country Club (where the term "birdie" was first coined) One of my favorite things: "people watching" (people are fascinating) while relaxing, walking or biking on the historic Boardwalk AAU sanctioned volleyball events on the beach