Known as ‘America’s Favorite Playground’, it features 12 casino hotels, world-class entertainment, championship sporting events, gourmet restaurants and the famous boardwalk, which dates from 1870. Atlantic City is also home to saltwater taffy, numerous trade shows and conventions, and the annual Miss America Pageant.
The Atlantic City Boardwalk is an attraction in itself, lined with dazzling casinos, amusement rides, games and shops on one side and by 10km (6 miles) of sand beach and surf on the other. The notorious Trump Plaza Hotel and Trump Taj Mahal Casino (one of the largest in the world) are to be found here. The Gateway at Bally’s has new shopping and dining facilities on an elegant walkway connecting the casino hotel to the Claridge Casino, as well as extra convention and meeting space. Convention Hall, an art deco architectural extravaganza, houses the world’s largest pipe organ. The Atlantic City Art Center and Historic Museum traces the city’s history as a 150-year-old seaside resort and entertainment center, and includes photos and memorabilia from the Miss America Pageant. The Shops on Ocean One is a modern shopping mall situated on a boardwalk pier shaped like an ocean liner.