| World / USA / New Jersey / Atlantic City, 4 km from center | Coordinates: 39°21'30"N 74°25'6"W |
The Atlantic City boardwalk. Home to the east coast casino indurstry and one of the first summer tourist destinations. Was the first boardwalk ever to be built.
One of two dark blue properties on the US edition monopoly board game, the other being Park Place. It is the most expensive at $400. The UK London equivalent property is Mayfair.
A boardwalk is a wooden path for pedestrians and sometimes vehicles. Boardwalks are often found along beaches, but they are also common as paths through wetlands, coastal dunes, and other sensitive environments. Although boardwalks can be found around the world, they are especially common along the East Coast of the United States in North America, where they have many of the functions of a city street and are often tourist attractions themselves. The first boardwalk was designed in New Jersey and opened June 26, 1870, in Atlantic City. [1]
[edit] Famous boardwalks
The Boardwalk in Atlantic City, outside the Trump Taj Mahal
Wildwood Boardwalk — From the front of the Boardwalk ChapelAtlantic City, New Jersey — The Boardwalk starts at Absecon Inlet and runs along the beach for four miles (six kilometers) to the city limit. An additional one and one half miles (two kilometers) of the Boardwalk extend into Ventnor City. Casino/hotels front the boardwalk, as well as retail stores, restaurants, and amusements. Several piers extend the boardwalk over the Atlantic Ocean. Garden Pier houses the Atlantic City Historical Museum and the Atlantic City Art Center. The four story "Pier at Caesars" entertainment complex opened in July 2006. This boardwalk gained notoriety due to the board game Monopoly, which was based upon the trading and dealing of real estate in Atlantic City; in the game, Boardwalk is the most expensive property to purchase and develop, but also yields the greatest rent payoffs to its owner.
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