Adventure out to sea with the capable seafarers at Atlantic City Cruises, where fun is just the beginning. AC has a variety of offerings to choose from, including the Morning Skyline cruise, the Dolphin Watching cruise, the Happy Hour cruise, the Sightseeing cruise, as well as a smörgåsbord of special occasion cruises. The Dolphin Watching cruise in particular is quite the crowd pleaser, providing marine adventurers plenty of opportunities to capture the graceful water mammals on film.
An island city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, it was originally incorporated as Brigantine Beach Borough in 1890. It was later on renamed City of Brigantine City, City of East Atlantic City, and finally, Brigantine, in the year 1924. There is only one road to and from the island city, called the Brigantine Boulevard. Main attractions include the Brigantine Lighthouse, Marine Mammal Standing Center, a wildlife refuge, a 1940s built Brigantine Hotel, and the beach.
Marine Mammal Stranding Center opened in 1978 and is a life saving center for endangered marine species. The center has sea animals like whales, dolphins, seals and turtles. Apart from saving marine mammals and curing them, the center also has a sea life museum. The museum has all information about marine mammals and also has an educational center that provides training on marine ecosystem. Tour around to find out about how they function to save the sea animals and also get a chance to see live seals, turtles and fishes. You can also join their internship program and work to save sea animals.
Situated on Atlantic City's eastern coastline, the Absecon Lighthouse has been assisting wandering vessels since its establishment in 1856. Standing at a spectacular height of 171 feet (52 meters), it is quite easily the tallest structure of its kind in New Jersey. This splendid piece of 19th-century architecture is made up of a mesh of granite slabs that lend its walls an eye-catching sheen that still exists today. First lit in 1857, the lighthouse retains its original George Meade-designed Fresnel lens that at the peak of its powers propagated signals up to 36.1 kilometers (22.4 miles). Decommissioned in 1933, its lens shines brightly to this day.