Information sources: A=AAA Travel Guidebook, AC=AAA Camping Book, H= Highways magazine (Good Sam

Club), L=loop tours book (Readers Digest, hardbound), X=Xerox copy, T=1992 Texas travel soft-cover book,
NOTE: Key to map-location numbering system:
A=2005 trip B=2006 trip C=2007 trip No letter = 2008 trip & later trips
NOTE: Info may NOT contain CURRENT phone numbers, prices, times of operation, etc. due to publication dates for
info sources. ALWAYS check with the attraction / location / venue for updated info rather than drive to the location
and be very disappointed !
NEW JERSEY 2006, 5/2014
NJ001 B Atlantic City
1) Atlantic City Art Center and Historical Museum (A44) located on the boardwalk at New Jersey
Avenue on Garden Pier. Museum exhibits depict Atlantic City as a vacation playground. A 30-minute film
chronicles the citys history. Allow one hour. Daily 10-4. FREE. Ph: 609.347.5837 for art center or
609.347.3539 for museum.
2) Boardwalk (A45) Atlantic Citys boardwalk may be toured by foot or bicycle (Chris doesnt think thats
wise, though). You can also ride in wicker rolling chairs which hold 1-3 people. Charges are around $5
for 6 blocks or less, $10 for 7-13 blocks, $20 per half-hour, and $35 per hour for two people. CHECK
PRICES BEFORE COMMITTING ! Ph: 609.347.7148.
NJ002 B Cape May (A50,51)
1) Gingerbread Victorian architecture (A50,51) is a recurring theme in Cape May, with a goodly number
of preserved residences causing this to be designated a national historical landmark in 1976. There are
guided tours, trolley tours, historic house tours, and guided walking tours also starting at the Washington
Street Mall. For tour information contact the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts at 609.884.5404. The Cape
May Welcome Center at Lafayette and Elmira streets offers brochures (for sale?) of self-guiding, walking-
tours.
2) Historic Cold Spring Village (A51) is at 720 US9. Its an open-air, living-history museum including a 20-
acre wooded village with 25 restored buildings. Allow 3 hours. Tues-Sun 10-4:30, mid-June thru Labor
Day.
NJ003 B Cape May Court House (A51) Cape May County Zoo & Park [Gem site], is off Garden State Pkwy
exit11 at 707 SR9N. Zoo is home to 250 species of animals. Many are rare or endangered species. An 800-foot
boardwalk leads to a 57-acre African savannah. Park open daily 9-dusk. Zoo open daily 10-4:45, late Mar-early Nov;
10-3:45 rest of year. Closed Christmas. DONATIONS. Ph: 609-465-5271.
NJ004 B Clinton (A52) Red Mill Museum Village at 56 Main Street was built around 1810. Has a mill used for
numerous different tasks, displays from a 40,000 item collection, depict early regional life, agriculture, and industries.
There are other buildings on the 10-acre site. Allow one hour. Tues-Sat 10-4, Sun noon-5, Apr-Sept.; Tues-Sun
noon-4, Nov-Dec; Sat & Sun noon-4, Jan-Mar. Phone ahead for Haunted Mill hours in Oct. CLosed major holidays.
Admission Apr-Sept $8; over 64 yrs. = $6; $5 rest of year. Ph: 908.735.4101.
NJ005 B Farmingdale (A53) Allaire State Park is 1.5 miles west of Garden State Parkway, exit 98. 3,061 acres
has historic Howell Works, site of bog ore furnace and iron forge from early 1800s. Allaire Village has several other
buildings. Maps available at visitor center and museum. Pine Creek Railroad displays antique steam trains, 2 of
which offer 20-minute rides. Allow full day. Park open daily 8-4:30. Visitor center and exhibits open daily 10-4,
Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day; Wed-Sun 10-4 rest of year. Nature Center open daily 10-4, Mem Day
weekend thru Labor Day. Train rides offered daily noon-4:30, July 4-first Sat in Sept; Sat & Sun noon-4:30, early Apr-
late-June and early Sept - early Nov., Sat & Sun noon-4, early-late Nov. Village bldgs $3; $2 (6-12). Train ride $4; free
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(0-2). Parking $7 (NJ residents $5). Ph: 732-938-2371 for the park; 732.938.5524 for Pine Creek Railroad, or
732-919-3500 for Allaire Village.
NJ006 B Flemington (A53) Northlandz is at 495 SR202 and is called the Grande Canyon of the East. The 16-
acre complex features one of the worlds most extensive model railroads, a 94-room dollhouse, a doll museum, a
music hall with three exceptional organs/keyboards, and an art gallery. The owner plays a different keyboard
every hour. Dont miss his demo! The Great American Railway is a miniature world of cities and towns, landscapes
including 35-ft mountains, some 115 trains, with 10,000 freight cars, and 8 miles of track. Outdoor trains rides are
offered, and food is available. Allow 2 hours. Mon-Fri 10:30-4, Sat-Sun and holidays 10-6. $13.75, over 61 yrs. =
$12.50, $9.75 (2-12). Ph: 908.782.4022. We spent 4.5 hours here. Its the best model railroad exhibit weve ever
seen!
NJ007 B Jersey City (A59) Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island [Gem site], is in Upper New
York Bay on Liberty Island, which is only accessible by ferry service, available daily form Battery Park in Lower
Manhattan and from Liberty State Park
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in Jersey City, NJ. Visitors can take a self-guided or ranger-led tour of
Liberty Island. Audio tours that can be used on Liberty and Ellis islands are available as a part of the ferry ticket. Free
timed passes for entrance inside the pedestal are available but must be reserved prior to arrival on Liberty Island; a
limited quantity is available. A Flex ticket permits the user to visit the park once within 3 consecutive days. Only 10
people at a time are permitted to ascend the 393 steps from the main lobby to the crown platform. The walk is
strenuous and is not recommended for the physically impaired. The crowns stairwell is a tightly enclosed area and is
not air conditioned. There are security check points. A round-trip ticket includes stops at both Liberty Island and Ellis
Island. Picnicking is NOT allowed. Food is available. Allow 3 hours.
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Liberty State Park is located off New Jersey
Turnpike exit 14B at Audrey Zapp Drive and Phillip Drive. Ferry is $17, $14 (62+), $9 (4-12). Ph: 212-363-3200 for
Natl Park Srvc info line OR 212.269.5755 for the ferry.
NJ008 B Millville (A62) Wheaton Village [Gem site], is off Wade Blvd and Village Drive at 1501 Glasstown
Road. The village is a 60-acre center for the art and history of American glass and glassmaking, regional crafts and
folklife. Allow 3 hours. Open Tues-Sun 10-5, Apr-Dec; Fri-Sun 10-5 rest of year. Admission to village facilities &
artists studios $10; $9 (62+); $7 (students w/ ID); free (ages 0-5 and to all Jan.-Mar.) Ph: 85-825-6800 or
800-998-4552. Museum of American Glass is at Wheaton Village displaying more than 6,500 items that span the
history of American glass. Included with Wheaton Village admission.
NJ009 B Morristown National Historical Park (A63) consists of 4 units, two in Morristown and two 6 miles
southwest including Ford Mansion (Washingtons Headquarters), Fort Nonsense, Jockey Hollow, and the New Jersey
Brigade Area. This location is not the same as Morristown.

Ford Mansion is at 30 Washington Place. Built 1772-74. Was Washingtons home during the winter of
1779-80. Entrance to the mansion is by guided 30-minute tours starting on the hour at 10, 11, 1, 2, 3, 4. Park
admission is $4. Ph: 973.539.2085

Washingtons Historical Museum and Library is at 30 Washington Place. Museum displays materials
relating to the 1779-80 encampment, historical objects, documents, and military weapons. Also 20-minute
film. Allow 2 hours. Museum opened daily 9-5. Park admission $4. Ph: 973.539.2016, ext 210.

Fort Nonsense is off Ann Street near Western Avenue. An earthen fort was built in1777 as a defense for
supplies stored in the village. Daily 9-dusk.

Jockey Hollow is 5 miles southwest of Morristown at junction of Jockey Hollow and Tempe Wick roads. This
was the site of the Continental Armys Hard Winter. See A63 for more details of the area. Allow one hour.
Grounds open daily 8-dusk. Visitor center open daily 9-5. Park admission $4. Ph: 973.543.4030.

Wick Farm and House, is off Jockey Hollow Road, and is an 18

th
-century farmhouse occupied by Maj. Gen.
Arthur St. Clair 1779-80. Has a restored 6-room house with herb gardens and buildings.

New Jersey Brigade Area is 1.5 miles south on Leddell Road to Old Jockey Hollow Road in Bernardsville.
Site of Nee Jersey Brigade during winter of 1779-80. Daily 9-dusk.
NJ010 B New Brunswick (A65)

Buccleuch Park, a 78-acre park at the north end of College Avenue, overlooks the Raritan River. Contains
house built in 1729 by a British officer. Birthplace of Alfred Joyce Kilmer, author of poem, Trees, is at 17
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Joyce Kilmer Avenue. Each weekend in June and early July, 15 acres of nearby Somerset become a 1490s
English village complete with entertainment and craftsmens booths during New Jersey Renaissance Fair.
Ph: 732.271.1119.

Rutgers Gardens is south on US1 from SR18, then east to 112 Ryders Lane. Dating to 1927, the 50-acre
gardens feature a diverse series of botanical collections (varieties are listed on A65). The Frank G. Helyar
Woods is a 41-acre old-growth forest with a marked trail. Daily 8:30-dusk. FREE. Ph: 732.932.8451.
NJ011 B Ogdensburg (A66) Sterling Hill Mining Museum is .5 miles south on CR517, .2 miles west on Brooks
Flat Road, the .5 miles north to 30 Plant Street. Guided 90 minute to 2-hour walking tour through the last
underground mine to operate in the state. Daily 10-3, Apr-Nov; Sat-Sun 10-3 in Mar & Dec. Tours depart 11AM and
1PM. Admission including tour $9, over 64 yrs. = $8. Ph: 973.209.7212.
NJ012 B Paterson (A66,67) Lambert Castle Museum is off I-80 exit 57, then south on SR19 to 3 Valley Road.
This 24-room stone mansion houses the Passaic County Historical Museum. See A67 for other details. Allow one
hour. Wed-Fri noon-4, Sat & Sun noon-5, July-Aug; Wed-Fri 1-4 rest of year. $3; over 64 yrs. = $2. Ph: 973.247.0085.
NJ013 B Ringwood (A68,69) New Jersey Botanical Garden is off Sloatsburg at Morris Road. The 44-room
Skylands Manor is surrounded by 96 acres of formal and informal dens Gardens open daily 8-8. Guided tours are
offered Sunday at 2PM., May-Oct. Manor open first Sunday of the month, Mar-Nov. Garden and guided tours are
FREE. Guided manor tours $4. Weekend parking fee of $3 is charged Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Ph:
973.962.7527.
NJ014 B Stanhope (A70) Waterloo Village [Gem site], is off I-80 exit25 (US206), then north to 525 Waterloo
Road. Living history museum with costumed guides. 26 historic buildings. Wed noon-4, Thurs-Fri 11-4, Sat-Sun
11-5 Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day. $9. over 65 yrs. = $8. Additional fees may be charged for concerts or
special events. Ph:973.347.0900.
NJ015 B Trenton (A72)
1. New Jersey State Museum [Gem site], is at 205 West State Street in the State House History
District. 3 floors of exhibits. Features archeology, fine arts, mastodon skeletons, full-size model of a
dinosaur, planetarium and other items outlined on A72). Allow one hour. Museum exhibits Tues-Sat
9-4:45. Sun noon-5. Planetarium programs Sat-Sun at 1, 2, and 3. Museum is FREE . Fees
charged for special exhibits. Planetarium $7; $5 (0-12). Ph: 609.292.6464.
2. Old Barracks Museum, [Gem site], (A72) is on Barrack Street near the New Jersey State House.
The only surviving British barracks in the USA. Additional discount w/ AAA membership card is
indicated. Daily 10-5. $8; $6 (62+ and students w/ ID). Ph: 609.396.1776 Mon-Fri OR
609.777.3599 (on Sat).
NJ016 B Union (A74) Liberty Hall Museum is at 1003 Morris Avenue A 50-room mansion built in 1772 and
expanded in the 1800s, fully decorated the house reflects a timeline from pre-Revolutionary era to the turn of the 20
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century. Has 25-acres of grounds including carriage house and gardens. Allow 1.5 hours. Guided tours of house are
given Wed-Sat 10-4, Sun noon-4, Apr-Dec. Last tour departs one hour before closing. $10; senior citizens $8. Ph:
908.527.0400.
NJ017 B Weehawken (A75) Sightseeing cruise departs from the Port Imperial Marina at 1500 Harbor Blvd. The
Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Ellis Island, and Brooklyn Bridge are landmarks that can be seen from the 2-
hour lunch cruise and 3-hour dinner cruise. Music and entertainment provided. Lunch cruises depart daily at noon.
Dinner cruses depart nightly at 7:30PM. Boarding is 30 minutes prior to departure. Lunch cruises are $37.95 to
$43.95. Dinner cruises are $67.95 to $83.95. Rates may vary. Phone ahead. Reservations are required. Ph:
212.727.2789 OR 866.211.3805.
NJ018 B West Orange (A76) Edison National Historic Site [Gem site], is at Main Street & Lakeside Avenue. The
site preserves the laboratory complex and Glenmont, home of inventor Thomas Alva Edison: 29-room Queen
Anne-style mansion. Allow 2.5 hours. Visitor center open Mon-Fri 9-5. Tours of Glenmont offered Wed-Fri 12:30-4:25,
Sat-Sun10-4:25; laboratory complex Wed-Sun 9-5. Video cameras and strollers not allowed on tours. Admission
includes both sites for $7 (good for 7 days); free (0-15). Audio tours $5. Cash only (unsure if thats admission and/or
audio tour). Ph: 973.736.0550.
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NJ019 Hope (A53) Jenny Jump State Forest is a favorite camping destination as listed in the 2013 AAA
TravelGuideBook.
NJ020 Camden (A95) Battleship New Jersey is berthed at 62 Battleship Place on the Camden waterfront. This
Iowa-class vessel is celebrated as the Navys most decorated battleship It served in WWII, KOrea, Vietnam and the
Persian Gulf. The 2-hour Fire Power tour offers an in-depth look at the ships weapons systems and the combat
engagement center. Allow 2 hours. Tours given every 15 minutes daily 9:30-5, May 1 thru Labor Day; daily 9:30-3, in
APr and day after Labor Day-Oct 31; Sat-Sun, 9:30-3, Nov 1-Dec 31 and early Feb-Mar 31. Closed Jan 1, ThGv and
Christmas. Fire Power Tour -OR- City At Sea tour = $19.95; $15 (6-11, 65+, and retired military w/ ID); free for active
military w/ ID; General quarters tour $18.50; $14 (6-11, 65+, and retired military w/ ID); free for active military w/ ID.
Parking fees vary by garage. Ph: 856-966-1652 or 866-877-6262.
NJ021 Freehold (A115)
1. Covenhoven House was used as the headquarters of Sir Henry CLinton, a British military leader who fought
Geo. Washingtons troops. Located at 150 W. Main St., the building dates from the early 1750s and contains
period furnishings. The house is open May-Sept. Ph: 732-462-1466.
2. Outdoor recreation is available at nearby Turkey Swamp Park where camping is available early Apr-mid-
Nov. Ph: 732-462-7286.
3. Monmouth Battlefield State Park is 3 mi. west on SR33 Bus.Rte. One of the longest battles of the
Revolutionary War was fought here. Exhibits at the visitors center relate the conflict. Privately owned
Battleview Orchards, farmed by the same local family since 1908, are also on the grounds. Visitors may
pick their own strawberries (late May), cherries (late June), nectarines & peaches (mid- to -late-July) apples
(early Sept) and pumpkins (early Oct). No prices for picking were listed. Park open daily 9-8, MemDay
weekendLabor Day; 9-6, day after Labor Day-late Oct; 9-4:30, rest of year. Visitor center open Mon-Sat
9-4,Sun noon-4, Sun noon-4. FREE. Ph: 732-462-9616 for park info, 732-462-0970 for orchards fruit picking
schedule.
NJ022 Hamilton (Mercer County) (A119) Grounds For Sculpture [Gem site] is off I-295 exit 65B, .2mi. west on
Sloan Ave. to Klockner Rd, south to E. State St., .8mi east to Sculptors Way, then .2 mi south to 18 Fairgrounds Rd.
The 42-acre sculpture park, built on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds, features three buildings,
each of which houses museum galleries whose exhibitions rotate seasonally with contemporary art sculptures. More
than 270 large-scale contemporary sculptures by AMerican and international artists in such media as bronze, wood,
stone and steel are displayed outdoors in both formal and naturalistic landscape settings. The park includes lotus
ponds, waterfalls, misting features, a water garden, bridges, a courtyard of Japanese maples, and many other
features. A Tree Tour brochure of 78 specimens is available. Comfortable shoes are recommended. Allow 1 hr. Open
Tues-Sun (also MemDay & Labor Day) 10-6. Guided 1-hour tours depart Visitors Center Tues. & Thur-Sun at 11 and
1, May-Oct (also Sat & Sun at 3, June-Aug); Sat-Sun at 11, 1 in APr. Closed Jan 1, ThGv and Christmas. $12, $10
(65+), $8 (6-17). Ph: 609-586-0616.
NJ023 Menlo Park (A133) Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Museum & Tower is .6mi west of Garden State
Pkwy exit 131 to 37 Christie Street. On the site of Edisons laboratory is Edison Memorial Tower, designed to
incorporate the devices pioneered by the inventor. The museum, known as the birthplace of recorded sound, exhibit
some of Edisons early inventions and memorabilia. Allow 1 hour. Thurs-Sat 10-4. DONATIONS. Ph: 732-549-3299.
NJ024 Morristown (A137) This location is not the same as Morristown National Historical Site. Morris Museum is
2.5 mi. east of CR510 at 6 Normandy Heights Rd. Housed in the Frelinghuysen mansion at Twin Oaks, the collection
includes some 48,000 items representing the decorative and fine arts, costumes and textiles, natural science,
anthropology, mineralogy and paleontology. Most noted are the Musical Machines and Living Dolls, a permanent
exhibit that displays more than 150 mechanical musical instruments and automata, most dating to the 19th century. A
viewable storage area displays another 550 pieces. Other exhibits include: Dinosaur Den, Amer. Indian
gallery,minerals , rocks and mammals galleries, and costume exhibits. Allow 2 hours. Open Tues-Sat 11-5 (also
Thurs.5-8), Sun noon-5. Musical Machines and Living Dolls demonstrations are offered Tues-Sat at 2. Closed Jan 1,
Easter, MemDay, July 4, Labor Day, ThGv, Christmas Eve and Christmas. $10; $7 (3-18 and 65+ and students w/ ID);
free (0-2 and to all Thursdays 5-8pm.) Ph: 973-971-3700.
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NJ025 Newark (A154) The Newark Museum [Gem site] is at 49 Washington St. (at Central Ave). The museums
80 galleries exhibit collections of art representing ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome as well as Africa, Asia, the Pacific
and the Americas. Allow 3 hours. Open Wed-Sun noon-5. Closed Jan 1, July 4, ThGv and Christmas. Additional
discount w/ AAA membership card is indicated. $10 (includes Ballantine House; $6 (62+, children, college students w/
ID, veterans & their families); free for active military, Newark residents & Newark college students w/ ID). Planetarium
is $5 addl; $3 (62+, children under 12 & college students w/ ID). Ph: 973-596-6550.
NJ026 Ocean Grove (A168) Ocean Grove is a family-oriented seaside resort under the leadership of the Camp
Meeting Assoc. of the United Methodist Church since 1869. Pop music, symphony concerts and cultural events, plus
religious services & programs take place throughout the summer in the 6,500-seat auditorium at 21 Pilgrim Pathway.
Organ concerts are given Wednesday nights and Saturday afternoon on a 1908 Hope-Jones pipe organ. Many of the
communities homes are in the Victorian architectural style. Their is a community historical museum and a tent colony
around the Great Auditorium, both of which are part of the historical societys 90-minute guided walking tour, available
mid-June through mid-September. Ph: 732-774-1869.
NJ027 Ogdensburg (A169) Sterling Hill Mine Tour & Museum is .6 mi. west on Passaic Ave from jct. CR517,
then .1 mi. past Plant Street. The entrance is on Passaic Ave. just under the railroad bridge. Visitors can learn about
the mining process during a guided 2-hour walking tour through the last underground mine in NJ. Stops include the
rainbow Tunnel: a 5,000 sq. ft mining history exhibit hall; and the museum of fluorescence. Also available are the
Rock, Fossil and Gem Discovery Centers, plus mineral collecting. Allow 2.5 hours. Open daily 10-3, Apr-Nov; Sat-
Sun, 10-3 rest or year. Two-hour guided torus depart at 1pm. Closed Jan 1, Easter, ThGv and Christmas. Phone
ahead to confirm schedule. $10 (incl. tour fee); $9 (65+ and military w/ ID); $8 (0-12). Ph: 973-209-7212.
NJ028 Ringwood (A180)
1. New Jersey Botanical Garden is off Sloatsburg Rd. at jct. Sloatsburg and Morris roads in Ringwood State
Park. The 44-room Skylands Manor is surrounded by 96 acres of formal and informal gardens and more than
1,000 acres of native woodlands. Clarence McKenzie built the Tudor-style mansion in the 1920s and
collected flowering trees and plants form around the world to beautify the grounds. There are marked trials.
Gardens open daily 8-8. Guided garden torus offered Sundays @ 2, May-Oct. Woodland walks are offered
the third Sunday of the month @ 1pm. There are 45-minute tours of the manors first floor one Sunday per
month 11-3, Mar-Nov; phone for schedule. Garden & garden tours are FREE. Guided mansion tours = $7; $5
(13-18 & 62+); $3 (6-12). Parking Sat & Sun, Mem Day weekend thru Labor Day = $5. Ph: 973-962-9534.
2. Ringwood Manor is at 1304 Sloatsburg Rd. in Ringwood StPk. Martin J. Ryerson began construction of the
manor house in 1807 on the estate once owned by Robt. Erskine, Geo. Washingtons mapmaker. Additions
to the 51-room mansion exhibit a variety of architectural styles. Many mountain-biking and hiking trails on the
grounds. Grounds open daily dusk-dawn. Grounds closed Jan 1, Christmas and Dec 31. Guided mansion
tours given Wed-Sun on the hour 10-11 and 1-3. Manor closed major holidays except MemDay, July 4, and
Labor Day. Because there are few staff members, call ahead to verify holiday hours & guided tour schedule.
Guided mansion tour is FREE. Parking Sat-Sun = $5 MemDay weekend thru Labor Day. Ph: 973-962-7031.
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