| Many families go out of the country or out of state | | | | historical landmarks. |
| for their summer vacation. For residents of New | | | | The sheer novelty of spending your vacation in an |
| Jersey, they don't have to look too far. A beachfront | | | | iconic beachfront hotel in Wildwood can be enough to |
| hotel in Wildwood Crest provides a fun, enjoyable | | | | get New Jersey families to drop their next |
| summer getaway for families and vacationing groups. | | | | out-of-town trip and opt to have their summer fun |
| Wildwood Crest is part of The Wildwoods, a cluster | | | | closer to home. With the country still reeling from the |
| of communities in the southernmost part of New | | | | recent economic recession, many local vacationing |
| Jersey. It holds a number of iconic Doo-Wop-style | | | | groups are now attracted by the lower costs and |
| motels, making it a popular destination for local | | | | accessibility. |
| vacationers and tourists from the neighboring states | | | | Wildwood beachfront hotels provide its visitors with a |
| of New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania and even | | | | spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean. Once the |
| nearby parts of Canada during the summer months. | | | | vacationers step out onto the sandy beach and |
| Motels built in the Doo-Wop era are usually colorfully, | | | | breathe in the perfectly salty summer breeze, it |
| sometimes outrageously, designed motor inns that | | | | would be easy to forget that the modern American |
| were built as early as the 1950s. They were | | | | suburbia vacationers have come here to escape from |
| supposed to emulate a futuristic Jetsons-style | | | | are just a few miles away, hidden behind the walls of |
| aesthetic. The remaining motels that have been | | | | the motor inn. |
| saved from demolition are now protected as | | | | |