Institute Woods
With about two million acres of forests in New Jersey, there’s no shortage of wooded pathways to explore. But some just happen to be in wonderfully…
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Northern New Jersey
Stay east and you'll experience the Jersey (sub)urban jungle. Go west to find its opposite: the peaceful, refreshing landscape of the Delaware Water Gap.
Explore Northern New Jersey
- Institute Woods
With about two million acres of forests in New Jersey, there’s no shortage of wooded pathways to explore. But some just happen to be in wonderfully…
- Liberty State Park
Turns out the best spot to enjoy the Manhattan skyline is across state lines in New Jersey. A top viewing point that’s free and open to the public is…
- PPrinceton University Art Museum
This wide-ranging collection is particularly strong on antiquities, Asian art and photography.
- NNewark Museum
This brick-and-limestone mansion, a legacy of the Ballantine beer family, is now part of an impressive museum with the biggest Tibetan art collection in…
- HHoboken Historical Museum
This small museum conveys a sense of Hoboken that's hard to imagine today – a city of blue-collar Irish and Italian Catholic immigrants, toiling in the…
- PPrinceton University
Built in the mid-1700s, this institution soon became one of the largest structures in the early colonies. Now it's in the top-tier Ivy League. You can…
- LLiberty Science Center
Expansive and modern science museum in Liberty State Park, including a planetarium.
- WWashington Crossing State Park
Ten days before the battle at Princeton on Christmas night 1776, George Washington led his army across the ice-packed Delaware River from the Pennsylvania…
- MMorven Museum & Garden
Stop by for fine displays of decorative arts and fully furnished period rooms; other galleries change their exhibitions periodically. The gardens, and the…
Top attractions
These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Northern New Jersey.
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Institute Woods
With about two million acres of forests in New Jersey, there’s no shortage of wooded pathways to explore. But some just happen to be in wonderfully…
See
Liberty State Park
Turns out the best spot to enjoy the Manhattan skyline is across state lines in New Jersey. A top viewing point that’s free and open to the public is…
See
Princeton University Art Museum
This wide-ranging collection is particularly strong on antiquities, Asian art and photography.
See
Newark Museum
This brick-and-limestone mansion, a legacy of the Ballantine beer family, is now part of an impressive museum with the biggest Tibetan art collection in…
See
Hoboken Historical Museum
This small museum conveys a sense of Hoboken that's hard to imagine today – a city of blue-collar Irish and Italian Catholic immigrants, toiling in the…
See
Princeton University
Built in the mid-1700s, this institution soon became one of the largest structures in the early colonies. Now it's in the top-tier Ivy League. You can…
See
Liberty Science Center
Expansive and modern science museum in Liberty State Park, including a planetarium.
See
Washington Crossing State Park
Ten days before the battle at Princeton on Christmas night 1776, George Washington led his army across the ice-packed Delaware River from the Pennsylvania…
See
Morven Museum & Garden
Stop by for fine displays of decorative arts and fully furnished period rooms; other galleries change their exhibitions periodically. The gardens, and the…
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