Each year, the first full week of July is National Be Nice to New Jersey Week (this year July 7-13), which is only fair because for years New Jersey has been treated like the punching bag of America.
As Lauren Barnett, publisher of Lone Star Publications of Humor and the holiday's creator, once told The New York Times, "there are more mean-spirited jokes about New Jersey than any other state, even counting Texas."
And let's face it, there are plenty of jokes we can make about New Jersey, no thanks in part to the cast of "Jersey Shore." But most people don't realize that, from the museums to the food to the slightly bizarre, Jersey actually has a lot to offer. So this week, be nice to New Jersey, and check out these 19 cool things to do and see that you can't find anywhere else.
Thanks to Reddit users SpinkickFolly, anotherale, and DirtyBirdNJ for some of these suggestions.
Walk along the longest boardwalk in the world in Atlantic City, the city whose streets the properties in the game Monopoly were named after.
Pig out any time of day or night at one of Jersey's many 24-hour diners (they have the most per capita in the world).
Find a new appreciation for modern art at the Grounds for Sculpture, a public sculpture garden in Hamilton with works by established and up-and-coming artists.
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