The first boardwalk was built in 1870, along a portion of the beach to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. The idea caught on, and the boardwalk was expanded and modified several times in the following years. The historic length of the boardwalk, before the 1944 hurricane, was about 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) and it extended from Atlantic City to Longport, through Ventnor and Margate. Today, it is 4.12 miles (6.63 kilometers) long and 60 feet (18 meters) wide, reinforced with steel and concrete. The combined length of the Atlantic City and Ventnor boardwalks—the boardwalk now ends at the Ventor/Margate border—is approximately 5.75 miles (9.25 kilometers), currently the world’s longest boardwalk. Atlantic City travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 39° 21′ 53.88″ N, 74° 26′ 20.52″ W
Boardwalk Hall, also known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall is an arena which served as the primary convention center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, until the 1997 opening of the Atlantic City Convention Center. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Atlantic City travel landmark.
GPS travel destinations: 39° 21′ 18″ N, 74° 26′ 19″ W
