| Point Pleasant is the ultimate Jersey Shore family | | | | and a fossil room. |
| destination, offering exciting activities for a day trip, a | | | | Point Pleasant Beach Boardwalk - Over a one-mile |
| week end, or as a summer vacation destination? | | | | long boardwalk with arcades, amusements, |
| Point Pleasant Beach bills itself as family-oriented. | | | | entertainment, food stands and beach train. |
| The Boardwalk, one of the nicest in the state, | | | | Point Pleasant Beach - clean beaches, |
| stretches for a mile and has a first class aquarium, | | | | accommodations, amusements, bathhouses, daily or |
| family amusements, rides, games of chance, arcades, | | | | seasonal badges, boardwalk, fishing, lifeguard on duty |
| food, live entertainment, and a one-of-a-kind | | | | until 6:00, picnicking, scuba diving and surfing. There are |
| Victorian-style ice cream parlor. | | | | both public and private beaches in Point Pleasant. A |
| The beach is safe and clean where children build | | | | public access beach can be found at the southern end |
| sandcastles and body surf in the ocean while their | | | | of town with an entrance on Ocean Avenue across |
| parents bask in the sunshine and cool salt-air breezes. | | | | from the Dunes Motel. It's free, but be aware there are |
| It has all the fanfare and excitement expected of a | | | | no lifeguards, so use common sense if swimming. |
| top rated beach town. | | | | Everything's open from Memorial Day to Labor Day |
| Downtown Point Pleasant boasts a shopping district | | | | with lifeguards on duty from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. |
| with many unique shops and antique establishments, | | | | The Festival of the Sea - One of Point Pleasant |
| making the area a great location for all ages. And if | | | | Beachs top events. Held Downtown in September as |
| shopping builds up an appetite, the many fine | | | | an end of summer gathering. Local restaurants and |
| restaurants, coffee shops and cafes are there to | | | | vendors provide the large crowds with delicacies such |
| satisfy whatever your taste is. | | | | as crab cakes, shrimp skewers, paella, soups and |
| At night, the Boardwalk vibrates with colorful lights, | | | | bisques, lobster, and other seafood items. |
| exciting rides twisting with screams and music, and in | | | | The Point Pleasant Beach race Sunday September |
| the arcades you can hear the bleeps of the latest | | | | 9th 2007, is a major offshore power boat Race. If you |
| video games. For adults, several nightclubs with the | | | | are on the beach or in a boat between Point Pleasant |
| latest music blasting away can be heard along with | | | | Beach and Bay Head, you are in for a treat as boats |
| their dancing into the late night hours. | | | | roar down the ocean at speeds up to 115 miles per |
| The commercial fishing industry is still an important | | | | hour. |
| year-round activity, and the sea-food restaurants and | | | | Fishing - Point Pleasant offers the opportunity to catch |
| retail shops along Channel Drive and Inlet Drive are | | | | some big tuna, bluefish and fluke. For those who just |
| popular with residents and visitors alike. | | | | want to kick back, tours offer the use of all their |
| Interested in becoming a resident, Point Pleasant was | | | | equipment, leaving you with nothing to worry about. |
| named the 3rd best place to live in the USA by the | | | | Party and charter boats go offshore from the |
| July 1997 issue of U.S. by Money Magazine. | | | | Broadway Basin or Ken's Landing. |
| Only a one-hour drive from New York City, or an hour | | | | Kayaking - In summer, at Point Pleasant Beach, the |
| and a half ride on New Jersey Transit, with a 15 minute | | | | north end is a kayak zone with nice 3- to 6-foot |
| walk to the boardwalk, this small town on the Jersey | | | | curlers at high tide when winds are from the east. |
| shore is a popular vacation spot for North New Jersey | | | | During the off season, on the north side of the |
| and NYC tourists, or bennys as the locals call them. | | | | Manasquan Inlet, Manasquan Beach has an off-shore |
| Major Attractions | | | | break that's great after the crowds leave for the |
| Jenkinsons Aquarium - Explore two floors of exotic | | | | season. |
| fish, mammals, and birds. Facilities include a petting tank | | | | |