The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Mid-Atlantic

Stop 7 · Days 99–101

Atlantic City & Cape May

Atlantic City & Cape May, NJ

The original boardwalk and casino town, then Victorian Cape May — the oldest seaside resort in America — at the state's southern tip.

Where to stay

  • A Cape May Victorian B&B

    Gingerbread guesthouses steps from the beach and the mall.

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You gotta eat this

  • Saltwater taffy & Jersey Shore pizza

    Boardwalk taffy is an Atlantic City invention.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 99Day 99 — Atlantic CityFull day · 3h 30m planned
  2. 100Day 100 — Cape MayFull day · 4h 30m planned
  3. 101Day 101 — Across to PhiladelphiaDrive day · 1h 35m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities
  • Shopping