Asbury Park, NJ

I visited Asbury Park, NJ for the first time last weekend. I was there for a friend’s wedding and had a bit of time to explore. The place is mostly known for its boardwalk and music venue, but it also hosts this amazing pinball museum. The museum has an extensive collection of pinball machines, some from as far back as the 1930s. The really cool part is that the museum maintains the games and you actually get to play them. Ten dollars gets you a full hour to play everything from ‘majorettes’ to ‘guns n roses’. If you’re terrible at pinball like me, getting the chance to keep playing is worth the train ticket and admission. It took approximately two hours from Penn Station and was about a 15 minute walk from the station to the shore — no car required.