Atlantic City is a Barrier Island in Atlantic County – Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and an internationally renowned resort city for playing, conventions, and leisure. The city also served as the inspiration for the original version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city has a population of 39,558.[5][6] There were 274,549 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton Metropolitan Statistical Area as of the 2010 Census. Atlantic City officially became a city in 1854. The new city contained portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.[12] The three routes into Atlntichoels are the Black Horse Pike/Harding Highway (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30), and the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is roughly 132 miles (212 km) south of New York City by road (via the Garden State Parkway), 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Philadelphia.[13] The city borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City and West Atlantic City (part of Egg Harbor Township). Atlantic City has many different shopping districts and malls, many of which are located inside or adjacent to the resorts. Several smaller themed retail and dining areas in hotels include the Borgata Atlantic City Shops and The Shoppes at Water Club inside the Borgata, the Waterfront Shops inside of Harrah’s, Spice Road inside the Trump Taj Mahal, while Resorts Hotel has a small collection of stores and restaurants. Major shopping malls are also located in and around Atlantic City.