41 Reasons we are grateful to live in South Jersey

There are so many more, but let’s face it – we don’t have all day. 

 

Having a sleepover aboard the Battleship New Jersey

Trying out glass blowing at Wheaton Arts 

Countless numbers of picturesque hikes for any time of the year

The Jersey Shore. That’s the whole reason 

Wildwood’s free beaches 

The spooky lore of the Jersey Devil 

Fresh produce for days 

The adorable animal ambassadors at Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge 

Taking a train ride through Historic Smithville 

Lots of cozy coffee shops 

Watching the stars and exploring the universe at Edelman Planetarium 

Walking through the shark tunnel at Adventure Aquarium 

Taylor Swift’s favorite Jersey beach is in South Jersey (Stone Harbor) 

Entering a larger-than-life painting at Grounds For Sculpture

Enough small town charm to last year-round 

America’s oldest beach resort town (Cape May) 

Lots of living history 

Batsto Village 

You can see capybara – for free! – at the Cape May County Park & Zoo 

Digging up real fossils at Edelman Fossil Park 

The first relatively complete set of dinosaur bones (Hadrosaurus foulkii) were found in Haddonfield in 1858 

Climbing the hundreds of steps of South Jersey’s three lighthouses 

Suffragette Alica Paul was born here 

Our libraries have so many free events and resources for everyone to have fun and learn

Exploring abolitionist history at the Harriet Tubman Museum 

It’s easy – and fun – to celebrate small business Saturday every weekend 

Happy hour is just a quick walk or drive away 

You can skate where the Flyers do (they practice in Voorhees) 

Nothing beats an October trip to a South Jersey pumpkin patch 

It’s home to lots of sites where Revolutionary War history was made 

You can visit real cranberry bogs 

Searching for ghosts at White Hill Mansion 

Sipping our way through the Garden State Wine trail 

South Jersey’s non profits who constantly support our community 

We are Philly sports fans (aka the best fans) 

The Camden Waterfront 

Watching for whales and dolphins on the Atlantic Ocean near Cape May 

Free art programs at Atlantic City’s Noyes Arts Garage 

There’s a palace in the Pinelands made of “trash” that was started during The Depression

Sitting in real vintage WWII planes at the Millville Army Air Field Museum

 

November 2025
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