0 Wildwood
Wildwood is a popular south Jersey beach destination for families looking for a reasonably priced summer vacation with plenty to do.
The Wildwood's are a Jersey Shore treasure with free, wide, white, powdery sandy beaches, a world class boardwalk with amusement piers, restaurants, and an excellent variety of moderately priced hotels and motels, most of which are located on the beach.
The Wildwood's are popular with visitors mostly from the Philadelphia area, as well as New Jersey and New York City.
Wildwood also draws on it's "Doo Wop", 50's and 60's themed architecture, music and history of that era.
The beaches cannot be topped! This shore destination has one of the most beautiful beaches on the east coast. The sand is amazingly soft, powdery-white, and very wide with plenty of room to spread out and enjoy. It is also free --- a rarity with New Jersey beaches. The warm water lasts longer than the northern stretch of the Jersey Shore and offers an extended summer season that thrives until the end of September and begins to wind down in October.
During the spring, summer, and fall, The Wildwood's are host to a number of events including championship volleyball tournaments, monster truck races, concerts, movies on the beach, ethnic festivals, fireworks displays, crafts, and antique car shows.
The boardwalk, two miles or 38 blocks long, along the North Wildwood and Wildwood stretch of shore line, claims to have more rides than Disneyland.
The Wildwood's Encompass Three Popular Tourist Municipalities: North Wildwood, Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest
North Wildwood
Features a quarter mile wide beach, motels, restaurants, and beds & breakfasts. This northern most municipality of the Wildwoods is a popular destination for family fun and entertainment with ten blocks of the northern end of the Boardwalk filled with roller coaster rides, food and ice cream stands, and saltwater taffy. It has a tram which transports vacationers throughout the length of the boardwalk. It is also host to many ethnic festivals including the Italian and Irish festivals.
Wildwood
Located in between North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, this is the center of activity with the Convention Center, the business district, and 28 blocks or 1 1/2 miles of the two mile of the Boardwalk running through it.
Wildwood Crest
More of a residential area than either of it's two northern neighbors but still shares the Doo Wop motel architecture. The setting of this town is more natural, especially with the town’s beach conservation efforts to protect sand dunes and dune grass.
There’s a special feeling you get when you visit the Wildwoods – Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and North Wildwood. Maybe it’s the invigorating feel of the salt air on your face or the inviting aroma of freshly made funnel cake. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia evoked by strolling our famous NJ Boardwalk, with its carnival-like atmosphere that’s so reminiscent of those carefree childhood vacations. Or maybe it’s just the sense that here, the Good Old Days are still very much alive and well. Whatever it is, it’s been drawing millions of visitors to this five-mile-long, family-friendly Island for generations.
