Don your flashiest jewels to match the glitz and glamour of Atlantic City's Boardwalk casinos. You don't have to win big money to have fun. The dazzling lights, thundering roar of laughter, and ka-ching of the slot machines will send an exhilarating rush through your spine. You can choose from numerous casino hotels. Atlantic City isn't known as the Gambling Capital of the East Coast for nothing; it has the second most number of casinos in North America -- trailing only Las Vegas.
Little girls love going to slumber parties and sharing gossip and secrets until they fall asleep. Women do, too, in a more upscale version. New Jersey's hotels and bed and breakfasts frequently offer affordable packages just for the girls that often include lavish accommodation, luxurious spa and massage treatments, complimentary wine bottles, a free breakfast, and perhaps discounted admissions to the hotel's event of the night. Spend a weekend with your girlfriends laughing over stories, sipping champagne and treating yourselves to an assortment of massages at Cedars and Beeches Bed & Breakfast in Long Branch.
Nothing is as pleasant as the quiet, rustic charm of Lancaster County. If you're up for some bargain hunting or antique shopping, round up the girls and head beyond the state border to the oldest Amish settlement in the U.S. Enjoy all-you-can-eat smorgasbords of home-cooked Amish delights. Ride an Amish buggy through the peaceful farmlands. Bring home an assortment of cheeses, jams, candies, fudge, and baked goods from the farmer's markets.
Feeling artistic? If you want to convey your emotions in a creative way, or if you're simply looking for something new to do with your girlfriends, try pottery painting. New Jersey is teeming with pottery and ceramic painting centers that allow couples, families, and of course, groups of friends to create and color their own figurines, vases, mugs, picture frames, plates or jewelry boxes they can home. Stop into the studios of Brushes & Bisque in Denville, where paying a flat fee will get you unlimited studio time, paints and supplies to show your artistic side on a wide selection of unfinished ceramic pieces.
