There are few vacation spots that manage to combine convenience, price and atmosphere as well as New Jersey’s shore communities. They are more easily accessible to the entire northeast than any other coastal region. Jersey Shore towns tend to be far more affordable than other popular coastal retreats. And when it comes to capturing the kind of coastal lifestyle that so many find alluring, few regions have been doing it longer (and better) as the NJ shore communities have.
But how do you find the best ones? How do you settle on a place to stay? How do you make the most out of your hunt for a perfect family vacation, romantic getaway, or weekend away with friends?
It’s easy. And we’re going to show you how.
1) Scope Out Your Destination Towns
There are a lot of great communities along the NJ coast. Selecting which is right for you depends on what you’re looking for. Want a quiet getaway in an historic town? Trying staying in Cape May or Spring Lake, or booking a hotel in Long Beach Island. If you are looking for a family getaway, Wildwood, Ocean City and Point Pleasant are good options. If you want a great nightlife, Seaside Heights, Belmar and Asbury Park are the places to be. Just interested in sunning yourself? Try Lavallette or Long Beach Island.
2) Check For Attractions And Amenities
Before booking your LBI hotel, Seaside Heights condo, or other accommodations, check the maps and tourism guides to see what else is nearby. This will give you a sense for what you might end up doing all week (aside from catching some sun). Some towns boast aquariums. Others rides and attractions. Some are fairly reasonable drives away from theme parks. Others are near historic wine vineyards. Still others have easy access to fantastic nature trails, hiking, and biking. Throw in music venues, clubs, and more, and you can fill your itinerary pretty quickly.
3) Explore Options For Accommodations
If you’re staying at the Jersey shore, good news: you will have a lot of options available to you. There are homes for rent, condos, hotels and motels, roadside inns, bed and breakfasts, and more. You name it, you’ll find it. If booking a hotel in LBI, for example, you’ll find many options available to you. All you need to do is decide what sort of experience you want. Renting a house or bungalow is ideal for families, as you will have a lot of room and will have plenty of distance from your neighbors. A beachfront condo or hotel will give you easy access to the sun and sand. Motels make traveling to area attractions easier. Inns and bed and breakfasts give you a stronger sense of having gotten away and make you feel closer to the place you’re staying. Think about your wants and choose wisely!
4) Take Your Trip!
All that’s left is to hop in the car and go enjoy the sun! So go ahead, book your trip, and enjoy all that vacationing at the shore has to offer.
While you’re here, visit us here in Barnegat, NJ, just minutes away from Manahawkin, Forked River, and other surrounding communities. We have served the region for four decades and are ready to give you a dazzling smile!
Teeth! We see them every day. We work with them every day. That’s no surprise, we’re dentists, after all!
Even so, they never cease to amaze us. We bet you’ll be amazed, too, when you read some of these incredible facts about your pearly whites:
- Surveys indicate that 50% of people say that someone’s smile is the first thing they notice.
- The hardest part of your body? Your tooth enamel.
- Some 80% of dental injuries sustained by children are to their front teeth.
- Consumers in the U.S. buy 14 million gallons of toothpaste every year.
- Over the course of your life, you will spend about 38 days brushing your
teeth. - Snails have about 25 teeth – and they are located on their tongue.
- Adult humans have 32 teeth. Babies, however, only have 20 teeth.
- A tooth that gets knocked out will start to die within 15 minutes.
- You can extend the life of a knocked out tooth by placing it in milk or holding it in your mouth. Remember that if you have to take an emergency trip to your Barnegat, NJ dentist!
- The amount of saliva you produce in a lifetime is enough to fill two swimming pools!
- Mosquitoes have teeth! Usually about 47 is all.
- So-called “milk teeth” begin to form in the womb, but don’t actually show until a child is six months to a year old.
- Some 25% of children won’t have seen a dentist before they enter kindergarten. That number is too low!
- Modern toothpaste has only been around for about 100 years.
- Think your fingerprints are unique? So are your tongue prints! No two are alike.
- In the past, people used charcoal ashes, chalk, lemon juice, and other concoctions to brush their teeth.
- Think kids eat more candy than adults? Think again. Adults consume about 65% of all the candy produced in the U.S.
- The most common childhood disease is none other than tooth decay.
- Brushing daily can reduce your chance of tooth decay by 25%.
- When you don’t floss, you miss cleaning up to 35% of your tooth’s surface area.
- Humans have two sets of teeth during their lifestyle. By contrast, sharks have about 40.
- Every year, students lose 51 million hours of school due to dental-related illness.
- What you think of as your teeth is only part of the story; one third of your teeth are located underneath your gums.
- You could add up all the people on Earth and it still wouldn’t add up to the amount of bacteria in your mouth RIGHT NOW!
- At the time of his inauguration, George Washington only had one real tooth!
Pretty amazing stuff, huh? As a dentist in Ocean County, NJ, it’s easy to see why we are so fascinated with your pearly whites. They are a lot more interesting than people realize!