Hotels in Wildwood NJ

Hotels in Wildwood NJ

Hotels in Wildwood New Jersey are often used by people who need accommodation in the area. Some want to see the beaches, the tourist attractions the piers, the motels, the hotels, the tourist attractions, the culture the events, the sports, the entertainment venues in the area. It is a city that has a long history for tourism.

Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The city can swell to 250,000 tourists during the summer months.

Wildwood was originally incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 1, 1895, from portions of Middle Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, and was reincorporated on April 30, 1895. On January 1, 1912, Wildwood was incorporated as a city, replacing both Wildwood borough and Holly Beach City.

Wildwood is also used as a collective term referring to the four communities with Wildwood comprising part of the municipality name — specifically the Borough of Wildwood Crest, City of Wildwood, Borough of West Wildwood and the City of North Wildwood — together with Diamond Beach, a portion of Lower Township situated on the island. Collectively, these communities are known as "The Wildwoods."

Wildwood is a resort city that is very popular with vacationers and tourists mostly from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and even nearby parts of Canada during the summer months. Its most notable features are its beach and 1.8-mile boardwalk, home to the Morey's Piers amusement complex and Raging Waters, a 2-location waterpark complex owned by Morey's Piers. The boardwalk features a trolley called the "Tramcar", which runs from end to end. It is also home to Splash Zone Water Park. Built in 1999, Splash Zone featured the world's highest dumping bucket and has had the biggest family raft ride on the east coast, The Beast of the East.

Wildwood is located on a barrier island facing the Atlantic Ocean and comprises five separate municipalities: Wildwood, North Wildwood, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Diamond Beach, a place in Lower Township. Collectively, these communities form "The Wildwoods" resort.

Wildwood also borders Middle Township.

Wildwood has housed over 200 motels, built during the Doo-Wop era of the 1950s and 1960s. The motels are unique in appearance with Vegas-like neon signs, odd architecture, and an overall distinctive look which makes Wildwood one of the most interesting districts of its kind in the nation.

New Jersey State Firemen's Convention

Since the early 1970s the Wildwoods have were home to the annual New Jersey State Fireman's Convention. It moved to the Wildwoods from Atlantic City in the early 1970s. The convention was held in Atlantic City for many years prior to the building of the big casinos of today. When the City began to change the council refused to allow the visiting firefighters to parade their apparatus through the streets. The Wildwoods welcomed the convention and allowed for the parade which ran the length of New Jersey Ave. from Wildwood Crest through Wildwood to North Wildwood.

Portions of Wildwood have been part of an Urban Enterprise Zone in The Wildwoods.

Points of interest

Boardwalk Chapel is a summertime Christian Gospel outreach on the boardwalk, which has been sandwiched between a pizzeria and a gift shop.

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