Visit Atlantic City
As an Atlantic City Boardwalk Hotel, we not only know what it is to be in the thick of the action, we also know what it is to be the action. The Showboat Hotel Atlantic City provides easy access to world-class casinos, shopping, dining, nightlife and headline entertainment at our hotel. Atlantic City's upscale Courtyard by Marriott® is conveniently located just one block from the Beach and the historic Atlantic City Boardwalk. The hotel's location is ideal for easy access to world famous casinos, fine dining restaurants, shopping and entertainment.
Founded in 2011, Atlantic City Fashion Week is an event that rivals the likes of fashion week NYC, Paris and Milan. Twice a year thousands descend on America’s playground to take part in a high fashion event that includes fashion shows, seminars, celebrity appearances, retail events and industry parties. At the northeastern end of the Boardwalk, visit the Atlantic City Aquarium and the very tall restored Absecon Lighthouse. Walk out onto Steel Pier for amusement park rides, dining and carnival games. Different types of games were introduced in 1978 with the first casino in Atlantic City. The Atlantic City Boardwalk: The trend that has heard around the world. The first ever boardwalk was built right here, along the beaches of Atlantic City, to prevent travelers bring in the sand and other such muck from the beaches. Atlantic City Historical Museum: And you thought Atlantic City was all casinos!
Founded in 2011, Atlantic City Fashion Week is an event that rivals the likes of fashion week NYC, Paris and Milan. Twice a year thousands descend on America’s playground to take part in a high fashion event that includes fashion shows, seminars, celebrity appearances, retail events and industry parties.
Atlantic City Fashion Week is presented in part by fashionSTYLE Magazine and KingBee Media. Atlantic City Fashion Week is a multi-day showcase of Ready to Wear and Couture Fashion. It also includes a vendor exhibition, and pre-networking events for VIP guest. ACFW is held twice a year in Atlantic City and has been attended by thousands of fashionable attendees.
Are you looking for what to do in Atlantic City?
PLACES TO SEE
- Absecon Lighthouse: New Jersey’s oldest lighthouse, a relic from 1857, makes it one of the top attractions of the city. Climb the 228 steps of the lighthouse and treat yourself to an amazing view of the city. Along with the lighthouse, you can also see the keeper’s quarters and the Fresnel Lens exhibit!
- The Atlantic City Boardwalk: The trend that has heard around the world. The first ever boardwalk was built right here, along the beaches of Atlantic City, to prevent travelers bring in the sand and other such muck from the beaches.
- Atlantic City Historical Museum: And you thought Atlantic City was all casinos! The Atlantic City Historical Museum gives an inside look into what Atlantic City was before it turned into a city of casinos.
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum: Anything Ripley’s needs no introduction. As you walk along the Boardwalk, the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum cannot be missed-it’s the only building with a wrecking ball firmly lodged into its exterior.
- Caesars Atlantic City Casino: Time for you to test your luck! Considered to be the best casino in AC, Caesars sticks to its Roman theme-just like the one in Las Vegas. Whether you’re traveling with or without children, an evening at Caesar’s is not something you should miss.
Below we have a list of things to do in Atlantic City and the places where you want to spend the best moments of your trip. At the same time, the city offers you the best neighborhoods to explore and new foods to try.
This list should help you in deciding and prioritizing what you should plan on your Atlantic City getaway. Find a mix of must-see tourist spots, underrated local hangouts, and maybe even a few new experiences you can try out.
Make the most of your trip to Atlantic City with confidence.
Tourist Attractions in Atlantic City
Here is the list of things to do in Atlantic City and tourist attractions in city.
Atlantic City Weekend Packages
- There are two things synonymous with Las Vegas and Atlantic City- casinos and Caesars Palace. Just like the one in Vegas, the AC Caesars too has a Roman theme and is said to be quite the substitute if you’re unable to visit the one in Nevada. If you’re traveling without children and are eligible to gamble you can’t miss out on trying your luck here! Book yourself into Caesars ...Read more
- Located 2.1 miles away from the Atlantic City Boardwalk, this famous hotel is a perfect place to enjoy robust nightlife. Besides playing games in the Casino, the hotel has events that are worth watching.Facilities available: five fine dining options, casino, spa center, fitness center, 11 retail stores, nightclubs and water clubs.
- For a hotel to succeed, apart from location, the next deciding factor is the hygiene and how clean it is. Atlantic City being a seaside city, in the late 1800’s, all the guests trudging back from the beach bought with them loads of sand by way of their clothes and shoes, thereby littering the lobbies of the hotels. In order to combat this constant reason to mop and clean, the hotel owners...Read more
- The largest convention centre on the East Coast, the Atlantic City Convention Centre is the ultimate venue to host an event, corporate or otherwise. With over 500,000 sq ft of open space, 5 exhibit halls and an adjacent Sheraton Hotel, the AC Convention Centre is not something you don’t want to see. Check the Convention Centre’s calendar before you travel to Atlantic City; if you&rs...Read more
- Located on the edge of the Atlantic City’s Boardwalk, this center is a heaven for shopaholics. Here, you get to enjoy shopping some of the world-class brands like Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Gucci and Tommy Bahama, unbelievable dining options and exciting nightlife.Features to look forward: -1st floor – It is designed like the Boardwalk and shops focus to gifts, entertainment and mo...Read more
- This vibrantly colored, 3-story streetscape located in the city is known as the Quarter. It has some of the best dining options, entertainment and nightlife venues and exotic spa facility. The main attraction of the resort is the casino.
- If visiting Vegas is your dream, Taj Mahal Casino is surely going to bring you closer to your imagination. Just pick any of the 2,517 slot machines to play or be a part of any of the 130 table game actions. Pull any of the seats and be part of an exciting game. However, games are not going to fill up your appetite. Go for the exquisite dining options available out there or try out their spa to ...Read more
- A trip to the Boardwalk could as consume as much as an entire day of your visit. Assuming that, by nightfall, you’re still at the Boardwalk hang on for a little while longer and witness the spectacular sound and light show that takes place at the Boardwalk Hall. These shows are free for all and take place every half an hour, till 9 pm after dusk. Depending on what month it is, the sound a...Read more
- Are you a shopaholic? If yes, you cannot miss visiting Taner Outlets. Nearly 109 stores are located in this open-air mall. The entire mall is divided into 3 blocks. Right from jewelry to home décor items, you can shop for every member of your big family.
- This is another famous hotel offering some of the best gambling games for the gamers like Pai Gow Poker, Blackjack to Double OO Roulette and Caribbean Stud Poker. Other facilities available are:-Food – from fine dining to casual ones, variety of flavors are servedBars – offering something new to drink in every visitFor shopping, brands like Nineteen Forty-Six, Tint are available...Read more
- The Absecon Lighthouse, an 1857 relic, is New Jersey’s oldest lighthouse and man-made tourist attraction. Its recent huge budget restoration makes it one of the most coveted must see sights in Atlantic City. Along with the lighthouse, the lighthouse keeper’s quarters, the Fresnel Lens exhibit and a museum and a gift shop to nicely round off your visit to the lighthouse. The highligh...Read more
- The tagline “where truth is stranger than fiction” has been immortalized in all our minds! While taking a stroll along the Boardwalk, if you come across a dilapidated building with a wrecking ball hanging off its side, don’t walk past it. That, dear people, is the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum. Not all of you will know this, but the Ripley’s Museum at Atlantic City ...Read more
- As you walk along the beach of Josephine Haron Park, be sure to go and say hi to Lucy! Who is Lucy, you ask? Lucy is a six story high wooden elephant and a National Historic Landmark. Before Lucy was declared a landmark, she was initially built to attract land buyers. It seemed to work and Lucy was a part of a hotel, a private mansion and a tavern and damaged so badly that if the authorities ha...Read more
- If you belong to the group who always doesn’t look forward to historical sites, this stop can be considered. Just move your mind away from any worries and make yourself stress free, walk up to the comedy shop. This 20 years old stop has comedy shows performed by some of the best stand up comedians of Atlantic City. No matter in whatever mood you walk in, you are going end up laughing your...Read more
- Just right across the Taj Mahal casino lies one of the most favourite amusement parks of New Jersey! Set in the corner of Donald Trump’s empire, the Steel Pier Amusement Park is the location of the famous high-diving horse that had plunged into the Atlantic. Whilst walking along the Boardwalk, take a detour and dive into one of the many rides and food stalls to experience a true American ...Read more