Sea Girt

Beautiful, sleepy Shore town, not far from the stomping grounds of Bruce Springsteen et al. in Asbury Park. Sea Girt has the best of a residential area: cute local parks, ice cream parlor, boardwalk w/o amusements, snooty beach houses to enjoy surveying (Bill Parcells used to live here), plus it entertains a thriving summer tourist trade: nights out at the Parker House and beautiful (and less crowded than Bradley or Belmar) beaches for daily visits.