Cool, artsy towns near Atlantic City?? (Linwood, Wildwood: college, live, shops)

[stina143]

Hi, I am thinking of relocating to the AC area, and I was wondering what kind of towns are nearby. Any college towns? Artsy-fartsy towns? Historic towns?

I really like those kinds of places, they tend to be more diverse and fun!

Any advice?

Thanks

(P.S. How about the Cape May/Wildwood area? Interesting? Easy commute to AC?)

[luckyshoes]

Smithville but I'm not sure how cool it is. It's more cute I guess.

Smithville New Jersey - Historic Smithville - Village Green

[jcjh20]

Closest thing I can think of is Linwood I guess.. Not really much there in the way of coolness or artsyness but there are a lot of college-age types of people that live there judging by the several times I visited my friend who lived there.

[VeradoDan]

Linwood has tons of small shops and places like that, but I'm not sure if I'd call it "artsy." It's pretty much a regular, nice suburban town with a lot of small, local stores.