Asbury Park named the 2nd-best beach in the U.S.; guess who's number one?

ASBURY PARK - Another accolade is being bestowed on the city's waterfront. Money magazine ranked Asbury Park as the second-best beach destination in the U.S.

"Asbury Park offers the classic combo of beach and boardwalk," the magazine says. The city also got kudos for venues like The Stone Pony, Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten and the Silverball Museum Arcade. The list names top U.S. and international destinations for beach vacationers.

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Money Magazine list the following costs for vacation travel to Asbury Park:

Average airfare: $293

$293 Average hotel night: $185

$185 Cost of a week for two: $2,676

It's one of the latest superlatives won by the 1.4-square-mile city with a population 15,800. In 2017, Budget Travel Magazine named Asbury Park the "Coolest Small Town in America." The city has long been a tourism mecca, as the 1938 color tourism video above this story shows.

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The No. 1 ranked beach in the U.S. was Pompano Beach, Florida, according to Money Magazine. The city was lauded for its affordability, as well as sport fishing and scuba diving activities. In a separate list, Money Magazine said that Bali, Indonesia, was the best international beach destination.

Austin Bogues 732-643-4009; abogues@gannettnj.com.