Atlantic City, New Jersey Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Atlantic City and the surrounding area. Fabled postcard boardwalk beach resort, imperfectly reimagined for gambling. Ancestral home of Miss America; Mr. Peanut was its ambassador.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Lucy the Elephant
Margate City, New Jersey
Unique, multi-story 19th century building open for tours. "The only elephant you can go into and come out of alive." A total renovation of her exterior was completed in Dec. 2022.
Miss America Crowns You
Atlantic City, New Jersey
On the boardwalk, a larger-than-life sculpture of Miss America holds out a crown for the new winner (you!). Unveiled 2014.
Bert Parks Crowns You Miss America
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Sensors in the bronze palms of long-time Miss America pageant post trigger a recording of Parks' famous song, "There she is, Miss America," when anyone stand beneath the crown.
Emilio Carranza Crash Monument
Tabernacle, New Jersey
A lonely pillar marks the spot where "the Lindbergh of Mexico" crashed and died in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Totally Hot Lady Liberty
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Meant as an allegory on the horror of war, "Freedom Tearful" is an outdoor sculpture featuring a sexy and nude Lady Liberty atop a pile of World War I corpses.
In and Around Atlantic City
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of New Jersey attractions.
- Margate City: Lucy the Elephant
- Atlantic City: Bert Parks Crowns You Miss America
- Atlantic City: Frank Sinatra's Used Towel, Enshrined [tips]
- Atlantic City: Tour the World's Largest Musical Instrument [tips]
- Atlantic City: Home of the Miss America Pageant [tips]
- Atlantic City: Miss America Crowns You
- Atlantic City: Totally Hot Lady Liberty
- Northfield: Atlantic City's First Resident, Buried in a Traffic Circle
- Longport: Smiley Face Water Tower [tips]
- Egg Harbor Township: 20-Foot-Tall California Raisin [tips]
- Egg Harbor Township: Storybook Land [tips]
- Ocean City: Noah's Ark [tips]
- Ocean City: Muffler Man - Pirate
- New Gretna: Big Concrete Champagne Bottle [tips]
- Egg Harbor City: Big Renault Wine Bottle [tips]
- Egg Harbor City: Junk Sculptures: Peterson's Garage
- Richland: Carved Tree of History [tips]
- Hammonton: Robot Auto Part Sculptures [tips]
- Tabernacle: Emilio Carranza Crash Monument
- Buena: Musical Robots [tips]
- Winslow Township: Shotgun BBQ Grill [tips]
