Follow the directions from Route 17 above. Take Route 80 to The Garden State Parkway North, then follow directions above. There is plenty of free parking immediately adjacent to the entrance. No food is available at the museum but a wide range of family restaurants are nearby. There are no picnic areas.
Lunchrooms are for school groups and parties only.
The original Lighthouse at Barnegat Inlet went into service in 1835. The forty-foot tower was equipped with eleven lamps and reflectors that did a less than adequate job of lighting the way for seafarers. In 1854, the beacon was replaced with a fourth order fresher lens. From Atlantic City's earliest days the natural beauty of its beaches served as a magnet for the millions of tourists who came to escape the heat, breathe the salt air, and improve their health. This great Zoological Park , located in Van Saun County Park , is home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, living in recreated habitats natural to each species.