Did you know that Sandy Hook has the country’s oldest operating lighthouse? Were you aware that the original Old Barney collapsed into the sea in 1856? Or that Absecon Lighthouse is the tallest along the Jersey Shore, with 228 steps? more

When the sand becomes an obstacle course of towels, umbrellas, boom boxes and bodies, don't get mad—get away from the maddening crowd at these four little-known (until now) havens. more