有趣的房子--Lucy the Elephant

景點名稱﹕Lucy the Elephant

景點簡介﹕在新州南部﹐沒有哪個建築有像Lucy the Elephant這樣精彩的歷史. 它甚至可以使在海上漂泊的印第安人幾天吃不下飯﹗1881年﹐一個名叫Lafferty的地產投資商想建造一座特別的房屋﹐以此來吸引大量湧入泛大西洋地區的遊客. 於是﹐他與來自費城的建築商簽訂了合同. Lafferty投資$25,000建造Lucy the Elephant (後來他卻宣佈他實際上花了$39﹐000). Lafferty 為此還申請了專利﹗這是一座特別的房子﹕大象的身體被分成幾間房間﹐而腿則是上屋子的樓梯...

詳細地址﹕9200 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, NJ

建議去法﹕

從北邊﹕Take the Garden State Parkway South to Exit 36. Exit 36 puts you on Route 563, eastbound. (It's the only direction you can go when exiting here.) Follow Rte 563 for 2 to 3 miles. You will cross over Route 9. Stay on Rte 563. After crossing Route 9, go about another 3/4 of a mile to a 5-point intersection. Take the easy left onto the Margate Bridge Causeway (there is a large red "Margate Bridge" sign with an arrow marking the road). Take this Causeway into Margate. After you cross the toll ($1.00) bridge, you will be on Jerome Avenue. Go to the 5th traffic light, Ventnor Avenue. Turn right on Ventnor Avenue and go 14 blocks to Decatur Avenue. Turn left on Decatur Avenue and go to the end (1 block). Lucy will be on your right.

從南邊﹕Take the Garden State Parkway North to exit 29. Exit 29 puts you on Route 9 Northbound. Follow Route 9 to the 1st traffic light, Route 559. Turn right onto Route 559 and follow it to the end (about 1 mile). It will end at the circle in Somers Point. Follow the circle half way around. Just past the boarded-up gas station, turn right out of the circle onto Shore Road. Follow Shore Road to Maryland Avenue (Dairy Queen and Wawa Food Market at this intersection). Turn right onto Maryland Avenue (Route 152). This is the Longport/Somers Point Causeway. Follow this road into Longport. At the foot of the last bridge, the road will split. Stay to the right of the split and go to the 2nd stop sign (2 short blocks to Atlantic Avenue). Turn left onto Atlantic Avenue. Go about one mile. Lucy will be on your right.

從西邊﹕Take the Atlantic City Expressway to exit 2. This will put you on Route 40, the Black Horse Pike Eastbound.  Follow Route 40 all the way into Atlantic City. After the last bridge, go 3 traffic lights to Atlantic Avenue (you will pass a large Ballys-Caesars-Hilton parking lot on your right. Atlantic Avenue is immediately after the parking lot). Turn right onto Atlantic Avenue. Go 3 to 4 miles. Lucy will be on your left at 9200 Atlantic Avenue.

從Brigantine﹕Take the new Expressway connector tunnel into Atlantic City. Take the last exit, Exit A, onto Mississippi Avneue. Go four traffic lights to Pacific Avenue. Turn right onto Pacific Avenue. Follow this until it ends at the Knife & Fork Restaurant. Turn left onto Atlantic Avenue and follow this 3 to 4 miles to Lucy. Lucy will be on your left at 9200 Atlantic Avenue.

從Ocean City﹕Take Wesley Avenue Northbound to the new Ocean Drive Bridge. Folow the highway into Longport. At the foot of the last bridge, the road will split. Stay to the right of the split and go to the 2nd stop sign (2 short blocks to Atlantic Avenue). Turn left onto Atlantic Avenue. Go about one mile. Lucy will be on your right.

不用汽車﹕

從New York/Newark﹕每小時都有巴士從42街的Port Authority出發﹐開往Atlantic City Bus Terminals(AC Bus Terminals)﹐(再看"從AC Bus Terminal")

從Washington DC/Baltimore﹕有巴士從Washington DC 出發至AC Bus Terminals(再看"從AC Bus Terminals)也可做Amtrak至Philadelphia,( 再看"從Philadelphia")

從AC Bus Terminals﹕可打的士沿著Atlantic Ave. 一直往西南走直至9200號. 也可搭乘Atlantic Ave.上向西南開的巴士.

的士信息﹕

Jonathan's Limousines﹕1-800-524-0488

Shamrock Limousines﹕609-601-9855

從Philadelphia﹕可搭乘NJ Transit的Atlantic City Line至位於1 Atlantic City Expressway的NJ Transit車站﹐然後沿著Arkansas Ave. 向南走便可到達Atlantic Ave.

官方網站﹕http://www.lucytheelephant.org/indexlow.html

票價﹕

大人﹕$4.00

小孩12週歲一下﹕$2.00

小孩2週歲或一下﹕免費