I love New Jersey, I hated it when I lived there, but not living there for over two years, you realize how much stuff there is to do there that other states don’t have. NJ has the most 24 hour diners than any other state, no matter where you are in NJ, at 2 AM you can get a plate of cheese fries, or even a full meal. Also nothing beats NJ in the summer.
Nothing beats going down the shore in NJ. I mean if you live there you can go down for a day trip, or even if you have the cash you can rent a beach house for a few days or all summer if you can. NJ is a great place for a family beach vacation, Bellmar, Point Pleasant, are great, but Wildwood is the most popular among the southern New Jersians, probably because they have the amusement park.
New Jersey amusement parks are also in a league of their own. A lot of the beaches have amusement parks, but Wild Wood is the one of choice when it comes to the southern crowd or even when going on a vacation. I am not sure what it is, but I just know a lot of people prefer Wild Wood over Seaside Heights or Point Pleasant, I guess maybe they have a bigger park, or it is more family oriented.