SEA ISLE CITY PACKS A LOT OF ACTIVITY into its five-mile strip. Nightclubs, restaurants, concerts and nature walks are just some of the entertainment possibilities it offers.

Sea Isle's “main drag” is its 1.5-mile oceanfront promenade. Here you'll find s hops and arcades as well as free entertainment for the kids—puppet shows, musicians, and clowns are liable to show up at any time. Inline skaters will appreciate the promenade's smooth paved surface, which offers a safer and more comfortable ride than traditional wooden boardwalks.

On Monday and Wednesday evenings in July and August, Sea Isle offers free "Concerts Under the Stars" on the promenade. And if live music is your passion, you'll find plenty more to entertain you in the town's nightclubs.

Sara the Turtle is Sea Isle City's town mascot and is a symbol of the town's determination to help save the endangered diamondback terrapin from extinction. You can learn more about diamondbacks and other wildlife common to the area on one of the beachcomber walks sponsored by Sea Isle's Environmental Commission.

Like Ocean City, Sea Isle City has been a popular destination for families over the generations.

STRATHMERE IS THE JERSEY SHORE AT ITS LEAST COMMERCIAL . This sleepy strip of sand is located at the northern border of Sea Isle. Its main claim to fame, aside from a trio of restaurants and a handful of cottage rentals, is the fact that it is one of the few beach resorts in New Jersey that does not require beach badges.

Here you'll find an undeveloped seashore town where the quiet is pretty much undisturbed—unless you venture too close to the Deauville Inn on Buffalo wing night.

Accommodations in Sea Isle and Strathmere include vacation home rentals, motels and bed-and-breakfasts. Beach tags for Sea Isle are available for the day, week or season. You can reach both Strathmere and Sea Isle from Exit 17 off the Garden State Parkway.

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