Day Trips in New Jersey
Have you ever had a hard time thinking of what to do next weekend? Well look no further! Well, hopefully my research will give you some fresh and exciting ideas. Please tell your friends and link to my page, I will try to keep this site updated frequently.
North Jersey Things to do
Attraction, Parks and other Fun Things to do in North Jersey
There are so many things to do in North Jersey you should never be bored!
- NJ Children's Museum
- "Hands on" children's museum
- Meadowlands Pontoon Boat Tours
- Take a pontoon boat ride through the NJ Meadowlands
- Stokes State Forest
- Beautiful state park with many facilities
- The Stickley Museum
- Former home of Gustave Stickley, noted for his "Arts and Crafts" home building and home furnishings
- Hunterton Hills Playhouse
- Playhouse with dinner theater in Clinton
- Sterling Hill Mining Museum
- Mining museum with tours, hunt for geodes!
- Tomahawk Lake and Water Park
- Swimming with a water park, mini golf and more
- Lakota Wolf Preserve - Columbia
- Packs of wolves live at this wolf reserve and roam wild within the protected land
- Land of Make Believe
- Waterpark and rides in Hope NJ
- Bobolink Dairy
- Cheeses, breads and tours of the dairy farm
- Morris Museum
- One of the largest museums in NJ with changing exhibts
- Lazy River Outpost
- Canoe, raft or tube the Delaware river
- Echo Lake Stables
- Horseback riding, they even have night rides with a BBQ and entertainment
- Meadowlands Racetrack
- Horseracing and dining at the racetrack
- The Pequest Fish Hatchery
- Tour a fish hatchery
- Wild West City
- Western heritage theme park in Netcong
- Medieval Times
- Enjoy a medieval feast and watch the show and tournament
- Mountain Creek Water park
- Waterpark in Vernon
- Space Farms and Zoo
- Zoo, museum and farm in Sussex
- Liberty State Park
- Nice state park across from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- Turtle Back Zoo
- Nice little zoo in South Orange
- Liberty Science Center
- Interesting and fun for kids of all ages. Learn and have a great time.
- NJ Rock Gym
- Huge indoor rock climbing terrain in Fairfield
- Community Childrens Museum
- Childrens museum with hands on exhibits in Dover
Central Jersey things to do
Attractions, Parks and other fun things
There are so many options in central New Jersey for fun. Here is a list I compiled, mostly from personal experience. I hope you have fun visiting these locations.
- NJ State Museum
- A great museum with a Planetarium in Trenton!
- Jenkinson's Boardwalk and Aquarium
- Point Pleasants boardwalk has all the rides, food and games you would expect and there is also a nice little aquarium with a great penguin exhibit.
- NJ Adventure Aquarium
- A beautiful, large Aquarium in Camden
- Great Adventure/Wild Safari and Hurricane Harbor
- A huge amusement park with a safari and large water park.
- Fun Town Pier
- Seaside Park amusements, and boardwalk
- Morey's Pier Wildwood
- Amusement park, water park, games and boardwalk in Wildwood
- Jersey Shore Pirates
- Sail away on a replica pirate ship in the calm waters of the bay in Brick. Armed with water cannons, go on a treasure hunt. Kids will love it.
- Grounds for Sculpture - Hamilton
- Beautifully landscaped park with over 250 unique sculptures. Kids will love it too! The beautiful Rat's restaurant is on the property.
- Gillian's Wonderland Pier
- Amusement park, water park in Ocean City
- Princeton Art Museum
- Art museum on the beautiful grounds of Princeton University
- Camden Children's Garden
- Amazing, large garden that will keep them entertained for hours.
- Newark Museum
- The largest museum in New Jersey
- Keansburg Amusement Park
- Nice waterpark with great slides!
- Rankokus Indian Reservations
- A Powhatan Native American reservation with a museum and events in Rancocas.
- Old Barracks Museum
- The famous barracks from the Revolutionary war inTrenton
- Sayen House and Gardens - Hamilton Square
- 30 acre garden
- Northlandz
- Worlds largest model railroad with a doll museum
- Duke Farms - Hillsborough
- 2,700 acre estate, beautifully landscaped with hiking and biking trails.
- Howell Living History Farm - Lambertville
- A real working farm that transports you to 1900
- Bowcraft Amusement Park
- Amusement park in Scotch Plains
- Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum - New Brunswick
- Art museum on the Rutgers campus
South Jersey Things to Do
Attractions, Parks and other Fun Things To Do
South Jersey has so much more than beaches and boardwalks, look at these options...
- Green Flag Driving Experience
- A fun place for Adults and kids over 14 to race around a real race track
- East Coast Parasail
- Experience parasailing in Cape May
- Garden State Discovery Museum - Cherry Hill
- A hands on museum for kids
- Delsea Drive-in Movie Theater
- The last drive-in left in NJ
- Steel Pier
- Atlantic City amusement park
- Leaming's Run Gardens
- Huge gardens in North Cape May Courthouse
- Storybook Land
- Fairy tale themed amusements
- Clementon Amusement Park
- Nice amusement park in Clementon, south of Cherry Hill
- The Wildwoods
- The boardwalk and beaches are beautiful
- Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum - Atlantic City
- Strange but true oddities
- The USS New Jersey
- Tour the huge battleshipp the New Jersey
- Historic Smithville
- Quaint historic town with many events, about 20 minutes north of Atlantic City
- Cocokey Indoor Water resort
- A year round water resort in the Mount Laurel Marriot. Check availability if you are a non-guest of the hotel.
- Cowtown Rodeo
- Professional rodeo in Pilesgrove (Salem County)
- Ocean Life Center
- New aquarium in Atlantic City
- Cape May
- I know it's a town, but it is so unique, the entire victorian town is an attraction.
- The Pool at Harrah's
- You must see this indoor pool which turns into a club at night.
- Wall Township Speedway
- Racing at the shore
- Blackbeards Cave Amusement Center
- Mini golf, arcade, go-carts, paintball area and a driving range in Bayville
- Eagleswood Amusement Park - Staffordsville
- Go carts, rides, arcade mini golf, batting cages, driving range on LBI
New Jersey Wineries
Yes, New Jersey produces wine!
Hard to believe, but there are over 35 wineries in NJ
- New Jersey Wineries
- Check here for a list of all the wineries in New Jersey
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- Kari Kari Sep 15, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
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