The female green turtle sheds tears as she lays her eggs on the beach. This washes sand particles out of her eyes and rids her body of excess salt.
In 1935, the police in Atlantic City, New Jersey, arrested 42 men on the beach. They were cracking down on topless bathing suits worn by men.
We hear the sound of the seashore inside large seashells because the shell echoes surrounding sounds, jumbling and amplifying them.
When Miss New Jersey heard her name announced as Miss America 1952, she passed out cold on-stage. It took panicked pageant officials several minutes to revive her.
Tourists annually spend at least $17 billion in the state of New Jersey, and more than 353,000 jobs depend on tourism and related industries.
At about 200 million years of age, the Atlantic Ocean is the youngest of the world's oceans.
Atlantic City is home to the longest boardwalk in the world.
Ocean City, NJ has been nicknamed "Dry Town USA" because no alcoholic beverages are sold on the island.
Saltwater Taffy was first manufactured in the 1870's.
Wildwood Crest is the only town in Cape May County to have taken part in a Revolutionary War battle. The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, a naval fight between the brigantine Nancy and British warships took place on June 29, 1776.
U.S. President, Benjamin Harrison spent some summers vacationing in Cape May Point.
While many beaches down the shore are eroding, the beaches of Wildwood are actually growing. They have been known to grow up to 100 feet in one year.
The South Jersey cocktail, 'Jersey Devil', is made from cranberry juice, applejack and rum.
The actual town of "Jersey Shore" is located in Pennsylvania -- not New Jersey.
In the game Monopoly, Marvin Gardens (Marven Gardens) is actually located in Margate -- not Atlantic City.
Lucy the Elephant, located in Margate, was constructed in 1881 as a marketing gimmick by a land speculator. Lucy stands six-stories tall, and weighs 90 tons.
Townsend's Inlet (located on the southern tip of Sea Isle City) is actually a separate town with its own zip code.
Turtle Crossing! From June to July the female diamond back turtles move from the saltmarshes to lay eggs on higher ground - usually by the side of the road.
Avalon is named after the King Arthur legend. The slogan "Cooler by a Mile" comes from the fact that this barrier island projects seaward a mile further than its neighbors.
Atlantic City's original summer visitors were the Absegami Indians of the Lenni Lenape tribe.
The Wildwood Boardwalk extends nearly 2 miles and has more than 70,000 wooden planks.
Wildwood's first inhabitants were from the Ketchemeche Tribe, an offshoot of the Native American Lenni Lenape Nation.
