The Weirdest Attractions In Asbury Park New Jersey

“Keep Asbury weird” is a favorite saying among locals and an affectionate moniker for the unique seaside city. The town’s colorful crowds make it easy to do just that, and its many offbeat attractions prove that there’s no shortage of strangeness here. In fact, it’s one of the many things that makes Asbury Park one of the coolest, er, weirdest places to be.

The Asbury Park Zombie Walk

This ghoulish gathering has been luring hundreds of visitors to the AP boardwalk for the past 10 years. Arguably Asbury’s weirdest event (unless you count the men who dress up for the Mermaid Parade), the annual Zombie Walk even broke the Guinness Book of World Records for largest zombie gathering in 2003 and 2010. The undead can partake in a Jell-O brain-eating contest, Thriller dance parties and donate to the zombie blood drive.

SS Morro Castle Shipwreck

The story of the shipwrecked SS Morro Castle is shrouded in mystery and intrigue. On September 8, 1938, the massive and luxurious cruise liner washed up on the shores of Asbury Park, near the Convention Hall, in flames and disarray. The reason behind SS Morro Castle’s untimely demise remains an unsolvable case, and for decades on, people continue to visit the site of the shipwreck, which now features a plaque in memoriam of the accident.