About this city
Also known as: The Blueberry Capital of the World
Hammonton is a historic, culturally deep city located in Atlantic County within the expansive, sandy pine barrens agricultural heartland of southern New Jersey. Formally laid out in the 1850s, the town long flourished as a prosperous pioneering farming center heavily settled by industrious Italian immigrant families who built robust vineyards and orchards across the flat terrain. Hammonton achieved permanent global agricultural prominence as the undisputed 'Blueberry Capital of the World,' with its extensive surrounding fields producing a massive share of the nation's fresh cultivated blueberries each summer. Today, the city preserves a peaceful small-town lifestyle deeply rooted in its proud Italian heritage, featuring a vibrant, walkable downtown lined with artisan bakeries, family-owned wineries, and traditional cobblestone plazas.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Pick fresh berries and attend the high-energy Red, White and Blueberry Festival in June, sample premium fruit wines and Italian varietals at Tomasello Winery, hike the mysterious wilderness paths of the Pine Barrens at Wharton State Forest, and browse historic train cars at the local railway preservation areas.
