This NJ Beach Is One Of The 25 Best In America

ASBURY PARK, NJ — Any true lover of the Jersey Shore should not be surprised to learn that one Joisey beach ranks among the 25 best beaches in the nation.

This is at least according to Travel + Leisure magazine, which deemed Asbury Park as among the 25 best beaches in America.

In fact, Asbury Park was the only beach in the entire state to make their list.

"Stretching about a mile along New Jersey's Atlantic coast, Asbury Park Beach is a lively, clean, white-sand beach. Sunbathing, swimming, surfing, fishing, and people-watching are favorite activities here," wrote the magazine. "It's backed by a historic beachfront boardwalk bustling with restaurants, bars, fast food, and interesting shops, in addition to a splash park and miniature golf. The Silverball Museum boasts more than 600 working pinball machines dating back to the 1930s. And just across the street is the fabled bar, The Stone Pony, made famous by locals Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi."

Among its top 25, Travel + Leisure also ranked Rockaway Beach in Queens ("This may not be your typical palm-tree-lined beach, but for New Yorkers who can hop on a subway or bus to reach its white sand, five-mile boardwalk, and surfer-worthy waves, it's weekend heaven.") and Coney Island, mostly because of its famed amusement park and aquarium.

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