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 stroll around on your own, or take a student-led tour.
Princeton University
Northern New Jersey
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
1.48 MILES
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…
Princeton University Art Museum
0.13 MILES
This wide-ranging collection is particularly strong on antiquities, Asian art and photography.
24.81 MILES
Housed in an impressive-looking stone building (a refurbished prison from the 1880s), this museum is named after the popular Pulitzer Prize–winning author…
15.38 MILES
The former towpath that ran alongside the Delaware River has been converted into a 60-mile walking and cycling path that runs right alongside the…
David Library of the American Revolution
12.33 MILES
Admittedly a niche destination, this library contains one of the finest collections of primary documents from the American Revolutionary War period …
27.98 MILES
Visit one of New Jersey's first cranberry bogs, and the place where the highbush blueberry was cultivated. Nature trails wind through the property.
St Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church
21.49 MILES
Driving through the Pines, this majestic structure seems to pop up out of nowhere. It's a functioning parish, so not for sightseers, but worth a gander…
Washington Crossing State Park
11.08 MILES
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…
Nearby Northern New Jersey attractions
1. Princeton University Art Museum
0.13 MILES
This wide-ranging collection is particularly strong on antiquities, Asian art and photography.
0.39 MILES
Stop by for fine displays of decorative arts and fully furnished period rooms; other galleries change their exhibitions periodically. The gardens, and the…
1.48 MILES
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…
4. Washington Crossing State Park
11.08 MILES
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…
5. New Jersey State Police Museum
11.19 MILES
Where else can you gawk at confiscated sawed-off shotguns, Colt .45s, or the electric chair that killed Bruno Hauptmann? Yes, the guy who kidnapped…
6. Washington Crossing Historic Park
11.79 MILES
This 500-acre park, which marks the spot where George Washington crossed the Delaware River, is now occupied by a preserved historic village complete with…
7. David Library of the American Revolution
12.33 MILES
Admittedly a niche destination, this library contains one of the finest collections of primary documents from the American Revolutionary War period …
15.38 MILES
The former towpath that ran alongside the Delaware River has been converted into a 60-mile walking and cycling path that runs right alongside the…