Event Details for
Atlantic City -Art Center
82153 2009/Y1643
1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009
| City and
State: Atlantic City NJ |
| Host Club:
Princeton Area Walkers |
| Distance:
5km, 10km, & 12km
Trail Rating: 1 |
| Start / Finish: Atlantic City Art Center, New Jersey Ave at Boardwalk (on the east side of the boardwalk), Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (609) 347-5837 |
| Start Times: Daily 10 - 4; Closed major holidays. Usual hours are Daily 10-4 but call to verify hours esp off season. Closed major holidays. The kind people working at this great little museum (and the museum directly across the way) are all volunteers. They may not maintain the 10 - 4 hours when visiting is slow. Again - please call to verify. Showboat Casino is the closest to the starting point but all casinos offer all day parking. Fees for parking vary according to the casino and the season. Free parking on the street is limited. |
| Trail / Event
Description:
Lighthouse Event - the lighthouse is visible north of the start point - to your right as you look west with your back to the ocean. 10K distance starts from the parking garage at
Showboat. The trail begins on this famous boardwalk at the Garden Pier, a
cultural haven with its beautiful art center and historical museum. With the
Atlantic Ocean on the left side and the first in a row of glitzy gambling
casinos on the right, the walk passes restaurants, shops, entertainment
centers, the Steel Pier and the site of the Miss America Pageant - all
threaded between streets named in the famous board game "Monopoly." The
trail reaches the doorstep of Ventnor, NJ turning about at a statue studded
mansion and returns the same way back on the boardwalk. Pets are not allowed
on the boardwalk. There is an alternate 12KM route which passes by a brewery
which then qualifies for the Princeton Area Walkers Winery/Brewery Event.
This 12KM route also qualifies for the AVA Railroad Heritage Special Event.
Pets are not allowed on the boardwalk. |
| Contact: Kathleen O'Hagan, (609) 355-8522 |
| E-Mail Contact: knoh@aol.com |
| Awards and
Fees: There is no special award for this event. Fee for IVV credit is $3. For non-IVV members we are requesting a $3 donation to assist in covering our expenses. |
| Directions: Atlantic City is on the Atlantic Ocean 30 miles north of Cape May. Atlantic City Expressway to end then follow signs to Showboat parking (Left on Atlantic, right on Delaware). From the North: Major highways connect with the
Garden State Parkway South to the Atlantic City Expressway. Follow *
below.From the South: I-95 To Delaware Memorial Bridge to Rte.322. Or via
Cape May-Lewes Ferry to Garden State Parkway North to Atlantic City
Expressway. Follow * below.From the West: Via Philadelphia, Walt Whitman
Bridge to North/South Freeway to Atlantic City Expressway. Follow * below.
* Follow the signs to the Showboat Casino (left on Atlantic or Pacific)
then about a mile right onto Delaware into the all day indoor parking
garage. Walk through the casino to the Boardwalk exit. Left a short
distance and right into Garden Pier. The start box is in the museum on the
left. You might want to visit both museums. From the North: Major highways
connect with the Garden State Parkway South to the Atlantic City
Expressway. Follow * below.From the South: I-95 To Delaware Memorial
Bridge to Rte.322. Or via Cape May-Lewes Ferry to Garden State Parkway
North to Atlantic City Expressway. Follow * below.From the West: Via
Philadelphia, Walt Whitman Bridge to North/South Freeway to Atlantic City
Expressway. Follow * below. * Follow the signs to the Showboat Casino
(left on Atlantic or Pacific) then about a mile right onto Delaware into
the all day indoor parking garage. Walk through the casino to the
Boardwalk exit. Left a short distance and right into Garden Pier. The
start box is in the museum on the left. You might want to visit both
museums.
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| Special Event: Authors and Literary Landmarks, Absecon Lighthouse - the lighthouse is visible north of the start point - to your right as you face with your back to the ocean. Princeton Area Walkers Winery & Brewery event. Railroad Heritage |
| Comments: Ask for walk box. Restrooms are available at casinos. Refreshments plentiful along route. |
| Amenities: Strollers: Easy Wheelchairs: Easy Pets: No Restrooms: Yes |