The Ultimate Guide to the Jersey Shore delivers just what it promises—the best and most complete guide to New Jersey’s most treasured asset. There have been dozens of books published about the Shore—on its history, culture, landmarks, etc.—but none until now have covered the Shore in its entirety—where to eat; where to stay; landmarks and attractions; special events and festivals; beaches and boardwalks; what to do with the kids; scenic drives, etc. The reporter and writer who knows New Jersey best captures the Shore in all its wonder, charm and diversity.

The Jersey Shore, our most treasured asset, the envy of forty-nine other states, comes alive in this new book by the reporter and writer who knows New Jersey?and the Jersey Shore?best. Every conceivable topic?where to eat, where to stay, landmarks and attractions, what to do with the kids?is covered with the kind of inside information you just won?t find on tourism web sites or Facebook. All one hundred-plus Shore towns are included, from Sandy Hook to Cape May. There are hundreds of restaurant listings and recommendations. The book also contains engaging profiles and vignettes of the people and places that give the Shore its special character and charm. A throwback five-and-dime store on Long Beach Island. Banner pilots. Birders. Baby parades. And more. You want lists and rankings? The book is full of them?twenty best Shore towns, twenty-one secret spots down the Shore, twenty essential Jersey Shore experiences, fifty things we bet you didn?t know about the Shore, and so on. The book is the next best thing to being at the Shore; actually, it may be better than being there (think of those epic traffic jams on the Parkway, and all the money you?ll save on tolls, beach fees, and bad boardwalk pizza).

? Chris Gethard, comedian and host of New Jersey is the World podcast

? Dominick Mazzagetti, author of The Jersey Shore: The Past, Present, and Future of a National Treasure (Rutgers University

? Pearl Gabel, creator of the @njgov Twitter account