Don't panic if you see a demolition crew near Lucy the Elephant, a beloved landmark of the Jersey Shore. The popular pachyderm in Margate isn't going anywhere. Instead, workers are to raze and replace ...

Although she sits about 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, the drive is worth it; where else are you going to see a giant elephant? The six-story tall, 90-ton elephant has had a long history of ...

Lucy the Elephant is the 6-story tall tourist attraction of a building in Margate whose outside looks like a giant elephant.

Back when Atlantic City was just getting started, a real estate developer built a giant wooden elephant to attract buyers to the Jersey Shore. That six-story pachyderm, Lucy, has outlasted pretty much ...

Helping them admire the building’s history and treasures inside the elephant is one of several aspects of a planned three-part, 2,200-square-foot welcome center expected to open next year.

Lucy the Elephant's gift shop has temporarily moved across the street from Margate's big roadside attraction so construction can begin on a new visitor center.

The building then was moved several blocks to its current location, a city-owned lot at Atlantic and Decatur avenues. The now-restored elephant was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

“The relationship between us and the city ... Elephant’s visitor center has temporarily moved across Atlantic Avenue to a ...