Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City comped me a cozy room with a big bathroom, a king bed, and a refrigerator. I’ve been to Atlantic City many times with friends since college, and even celebrated a few birthdays there, but this was my first visit since lockdown, and my first solo visit ever. My first stop was the city that gave us Monopoly, the Miss America Pageant, and the earliest known mob-boss summit in the United States.
With another sold-out summer blessedly in the books, I decided to take a short shoulder-season road trip in New Jersey. For more information, click here.Ītlantic City, New Jersey, boasts casino hotels, an iconic Boardwalk, and a unique history dotted with colorful characters from Arthur Conan Doyle to Frank Sinatra. The Atlantic City Boardwalk is home to six casino hotels:
