21 Experiences You Can Only Have In New Jersey

Let's face it, there are plenty of jokes to be made about New Jersey, no thanks in part to the cast of "Jersey Shore."

As Lauren Barnett, publisher of Lone Star Publications of Humor, once told The New York Times, "there are more mean-spirited jokes about New Jersey than any other state, even counting Texas."

But most people don't realize that, from the museums to the food to the slightly bizarre, Jersey actually has a lot to offer.

Here are 21 unique things you can only do in the Garden State.

Pig out any time of day or night at one of Jersey's many 24-hour diners (they have the most per capita in the world).

Walk along the longest boardwalk in the world in Atlantic City, the city whose streets the properties in the game Monopoly were named after.

Find a new appreciation for modern art at the Grounds for Sculpture, a public sculpture garden in Hamilton with works by established and up-and-coming artists.

Plan a visit this summer.