Atlantic
City New Jersey has now become America's most popular destination.
Nicknamed "The Playground of the World", Atlantic City
entertains like no other destination with luxurious Atlantic City
hotels, 13 casinos offering 24-hour non-stop action, world-class
headline entertainers, bright sandy beaches, a 4 1/2 mile amusement-filled
Boardwalk, championship golf courses, tennis, charter boat fishing,
sailing, restaurants to please any dining choices, historic sites,
the Miss America Pageant, natural attractions, shopping and beach
resort recreation.
Atlantic City Pop Fact: The most popular game board in the
world, Monopoly, was created by Charles B. Darrow in 1934 using
the street names he saw in Atlantic City.
Atlantic City Historical Fact: The first recorded owner of the
area that became Atlantic City was Thomas Budd, an Englishman, who
arrived in the late 1670's. Budd was given the property as a settlement
and was then valued at $ 0.40 an acre, while the beach land a mere
$ 0.04 an acre. Today, that same real estate is worth billions.
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