Salt Water Taffy
According to legend, a candy vendor had his stock of taffy ruined in August 1883 when a storm tide splashed it with sea water. The next day he sold his wares as "salt water taffy" and the name caught on. There is no real salt water in the taffy, although both salt and water are used in the mix.

Ocean Piers
Atlantic City has had many ocean piers, the first having made its appearance in 1880. Perhaps the best known is the Steel Pier which opened in 1898. Once demanding full evening dress, it offered sixteen hours of continuous entertainment for one admission. Attractions ranged from the nation's foremost name bands, vaudeville and television stars to the famous diving horse. The High-Diving Horse, which performed in the ocean stadium a half-mile at sea, was, for four decades, the best-known stunt of all.

Monopoly
One of the great parlor manias of all time, has made Atlantic City real estate intimately familiar to millions. The game was invented in 1930 during the depression by Charles B. Darrow. Darrow stated, "Monopoly was a child of necessity." As to the use of Atlantic City for a plan, it seemed the one city that was best known for pleasure and opulence.

Miss America Pageant
The pageant came into being in 1921 as a way to extend the summer business season for a week after Labor Day. Preliminary contests are now held in all of the fifty states. $29,000,000 in National Scholarships are available and "Miss America" earns approximately $300,000 during her year-long reign through personal appearances and endorsements.

The Club Harlem
Which presented black entertainers, became an institution on North Kentucky Avenue. Ray Charles, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey and James Brown are but a few of the electrifying acts to rock the Harlem's stage.

Convention Hall
When the Atlantic City Convention Hall was completed in 1929, it was the world's largest and first full-service convention facility. The majestic structure between the ocean and Pacific Avenue was the largest in the world to be built without roof posts and pillars, and houses a pipe organ with 33,112 pipes, still the largest in the world.