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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE UNION LAKE stateandnationalforestsandwildlifeman-
MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY agement areas, and many recreational
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New Jersey’s largest freshwater
bodyofwater,UnionLakeinMil- opportunities.Thisareahasalsobeenkeyto
collectionofitems,includinggraph- lville,isthebestspotforfreshwaterfishing, maintaining New Jersey’s nickname “The
ics, drawings, paintings, advertisements, swimming, canoeing, hiking, sailing and GardenState”withsomeofthelargestcran-
household and decorative items, all depict- picnicking.PartoftheUnionLakeWildlife berryandblueberryoperationsintheworld.
ingblacksinahistoricalcontext.Themuse- Management area and located on the
www.njpinelandstrail.com
umdocumentsthestruggleofonegroupof Maurice River Drainage, the lake has an
Americans to carve their own place in the average depth of 9 feet, it’s about 4 miles NIGHT IN VENICE
widerculturallandscape.Themuseumhas longand1.2milesacrossatitswidestpoint.
access to over 3,000 historical and cultural 50
TheNightinVeniceboatparade
is considered the largest boat
artifacts.609-704-7262.www.aahmsnj.org THE SOUTHERN PINELANDS paradeintheworld,attractingtensofthou-
NATURAL HERITAGE TRAIL OR sands of visitors who line the bayside in
ATLANTICCITY HISTORICAL MUSEUM THE PINE BARRENS BYWAY Ocean City to watch and cheer as hun-
& THE ATLANTICCITY ART CENTER dreds of beautifully decorated boats float
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Take a tour on the wild side, and
visit Southern New Jersey’s vast by.FestivitiesbeginwiththeMerchantsin
Museum features a permanent Pinelands.TheSouthernPinelandsNatural VeniceSeafoodFestivalonAsburyAvenue
display of costumes, posters, photographs, HeritageTrail,orPineBarrensByway,isa from Sixth through Eighth streets before
song sheets, postcards, souvenirs and an designated scenic byway that is 130 miles the big event begins at the foot of the
arrayofMissAmericamemorabiliaaspart longandtravelsthroughfivecounties.With LongportBridgeatthenortherntipofthe
of its collection. Garden Pier on the 1.1millionacres,thePinelandsisthelargest island and heads south to Tennessee
BoardwalkinAtlanticCity.609-347-5839. bodyofprimarilyforestedopenspaceonthe Avenuealongthebay.800-BEACHnj.609-
www.acmuseum.org.TheAtlanticCityArt Mid-Atlanticseaboardandisanaturalenvi-
525-9300.www.ocnj.us
Center contains three exhibition galleries ronment unique to the world. The route
with works by contemporary artists and meandersthroughareasofstrikingandsub- NAVAL AIR STATION WILDWOOD
artisans who have achieved national, tlenaturalbeautyandrichhistoricheritage.
regional or local renown. The exhibits Visitorswilldiscoverapristineandprotected 51
NavalAirStation(NAS)Wildwood
Aviation Museum is housed in
change frequently. Garden Pier on the estuary,coastalmarshesandplantsandani- HangarNo.1attheCapeMayCountyAir-
Atlantic City Boardwalk at New Jersey malsthatareuniquetothePinelands,two port, once a World War II dive-bomber
Avenue.Freeadmission.609-347-5837 federallydesignatedWildandScenicrivers, squadron training facility. The 92,000
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