GoKidsNJ’s Best Places for Kids summer tour kicks off

Jackson, NJ (GoKidsNJ) -  GoKidsNJ, New Jersey’s #1 ranked online family travel guide, kicked off our first annual summer tour on Friday as we hit our state’s busy highways enroute to some of the best kid friendly destinations.   Our tour began on Friday, starting at the southern tip of New Jersey where we made 5 stops including the Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May Lewes Ferry, Cold Springs Village and downtown Cape May.

On Saturday, we ventured to Wildwood, NJ to stroll along the boardwalk, including Morey’s Piers, Seaport Aquarium,  Morey’s Raging Waters and took a ride on the Atlantic Star whale,  and dolphin watching cruise.

On Sunday, we went to the Casino Pier and Funtown pier in Seaside Heights, NJ.  Along the way we took in Breakwater Beach and visited Island Beach State Park.

On Monday, our tour took us to Insectropolis and Castle Park in Toms River, then we headed to the Dorbrook Recreation Area in Colts Neck and finished our night taking in a Little League World Series tournament game between Jackson Township and Toms River East Little League at the state of the art Jackson Municipal Justice complex.

Today, we are at the Point Pleasant Boardwalk and planning a visit later in the day to Jenkinson’s Aquarium before hitting the rides after a long afternoon on the beach.

Tomorrow we will be travelling to Atlantic City and Ocean City boardwalks and will visit the Rainforest Cafe, Lucy the Elephant, The Steel Pier and take in all the sights and sounds of Atlantic County’s beach front.

Later in the week, we will visit the northern shore towns of Asbury Park and Long Branch to take a look at the results of years of community rebuilding in those once forgotten shore towns.

We will finish the week with a trip to the Camden waterfront to take in a baseball game, go to Adventure Aquarium and go back in time on board the Battleship USS New Jersey.

GoKidsNJ is in the process of writing a New Jersey family tourism guide called “The 100 Best Places for Kids in New Jersey”, due to be released in January of 2010.  If you think your business, organization or facility is one of the best 100 places for kids in New Jersey, then contact Phil Stilton at pstilton@stiltonco.com to arrange a visit or call 732-575-4890.  All businesses we visit will be featured on GoKidsNJ, New Jersey’s top ranked online family guide, but only the top 100 will be featured in our book.

Visit www.gokidsnj.com frequently this summer to see where we have gone during our two month long summer fun tour.