2004 NJ Travel Guide Offers ‘101 Fun Things To Do’

While the Garden State is full of many leisure and entertainment attractions, the following were featured in the 2004 New Jersey Travel Guide’s list of "10 1 Fun Things To Do." For a full list, you can order your free 2004 New Jersey Travel Guide by calling 1-800-VISIT-NJ or by visiting www.visitnj.org.

1. Go Wild West at the Cowtown Rodeo in Pilegrove, New Jersey, Ame-rica’s longest running regular rodeo since 1944.

2. View a great movie up close and real personal at the biggest IMAXtm dome theater in the country at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

3. Join the Overnight Encampment Program, where you can spend the night on the Battleship New Jersey at the Camden Waterfront and New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.

4. Check out one of the country’s largest antique events at the Atlanti-que City Antique & Collectibles Show in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

5. Take a "rolling chair" ride on America’s first boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

6. Cheer on championship trotters during the Hambletonian Festival of racing at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

7. Take the New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge by visiting 11 lighthouses throughout the Garden State.

8. Cheer on your favorite hermit crab, at the hermit crab races In Ocean City, New Jersey.

9. Find out how cranberries get from the bogs to the holiday table at the Cranberry Festival in Chatsworth, New Jersey.

10. Walk through and climb up the world’s biggest elephant, 65-foot Lucy in Margate, New Jersey.

Tourists to New Jersey may already be familiar with the state’s summertime attractions, including the New Jersey Shore. Or, they may be aware of Atlantic City, which attracts more than 30 million visitors each year.

However, the 2004 New Jersey Tra-vel Guide illustrates - in 152 colorful magazine-quality pages - many of the state’s understated attractions, such as the Battleship New Jersey in Camden, the Newark Museum in Newark and the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.

"Tourism remains the lifeblood of New Jersey’s economy, and a lynchpin industry for our future economic pro-gress," said William D. Watley, CEO and Secretary of the New Jersey Com-merce & Economic Growth Commission. "Tourism and the quality of life we hold dear are intertwined, and we will continue to do all we can to promote New Jersey’s diversity to a even larger constituency each and every year."

Representatives of many of New Jersey’s leading tourist destinations also applaud the 2004 New Jersey Travel Guide.

"The travel guide is a highly-effective vehicle to let visitors know about interesting attractions with an appeal that extends beyond-the state’s borders," said Pat Storino, owner of Jenk-inson’s Boardwalk in Point Pleasant.

Bill Benneyan, director of marketing of Mountain Creek, a resort getaway in Vernon, also agrees that New Jersey is one of the East Coast’s premier travel destinations.

"We encourage visitors to consider New Jersey as a first class vacation destination and tour one of our historical great estates or dine at our award-wining restaurants," said Benneyan. "From skiing in the winter to mountain biking among beautiful fall foliage, the Garden State provides year-round fun filled activities for all ages."

The 2004 New Jersey Travel Guide is published for the New Jersey Com-merce and Economic Growth Com-mission by Diversity Publishing, LLC. The guide - in addition to the Web site and toll-free phone number - is also available at New Jersey Welcome Centers and AAA offices.

The travel guide and other State of New Jersey travel and tourism information guides and brochures are available free at all New Jersey Tourist Information offices, or by calling the New Jersey Office of Travel & Tour-ism at 1-800 VISITNJ or via the state’s tourism website at www.visitnj.org.

2004 New Jersey Travel Guide Features : "101 Fun Things To Do," Restaurant Guide, Great Estates

& More

If you haven’t visited New Jersey lately, here are a few things you might be surprised to see: Wine tours, competitive hermit crab races, America’s longest running rodeo, the biggest IMAX Dome theater in the country and much more.

You can read all about them in the official 2004 New Jersey Travel Guide - just released by the New Jersey Com-merce and Economic Growth Commis-sion’s, Office of Travel and Tourism. The guide - which provides comprehensive and resourceful information about the Garden State’s many destinations for travel and leisure - is free. To get your copy, call 1-800-VISIT-NJ or go to www.visitnj.org.

This year’s guide is the largest ever, with three new sections, including:

• "101 Fun Things to Do," which lists some of the state’s most unique attractions and events, including the Annual Marbles Tournament in Wild-wood and the Battle of Monmouth Re-enactment, an important battle in the American Revolution, in Manalapan.

• "Great Estates," which highlights the storied history of the state’s greatest homes, including the governor’s mansion - Drumthwacket - in Princeton.

• For the first time ever, the "New Jersey Dining Guide," which offers a cornucopia of dining options from every region of the Garden State, featuring cuisine that reflects New Jersey’s international population - including French, Japanese, Cuban, Turkish and Brazilian.

"The 2004 travel guide is an indispensable resource for those who have chosen to make the Garden State a travel destination," said Nancy Byrne, executive director of the New Jersey Office of Travel and Tourism. "There is so much to learn about in the guide - whether you are a seasoned traveler or a prospective first-time visitor."

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