Points of interest




Museums

Museum Location Year opened Type
New Jersey State Museum Trenton 1895 General education
Franklin Mineral Museum Franklin, Sussex County 1964 Mineral museum
Liberty Science Center Liberty State Park, Jersey City 1993 Science museum
Maywood Station Museum Maywood 2004 Railroad museum
Montclair Art Museum Montclair 1914 Art museum
Newark Museum Newark 1909 Natural science and art museum
Princeton University Art Museum Princeton 1884 Art museum
Thomas Edison Museum Menlo Park 1938 Thomas Edison museum

There is also a mineral museum Ogdensburg in Sussex County.

National Parks, Monuments, Reserves, and Trails

  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail
  • Crossroads of the American Revolution
  • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
  • Ellis Island National Monument
  • Gateway National Recreation Area
  • Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River
  • Lower Delaware Scenic River
  • Morristown National Historical Park
  • New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
  • Patterson Great Falls National Historical Park
  • Statue of Liberty National Monument
  • Thomas Edison National Historical Park
  • Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

Entertainment and concert venues

Visitors and residents take advantage of and contribute to performances at the numerous music, theater, and dance companies and venues located throughout the state, including:

Venue Type Location Year opened
Prudential Center Arena Newark 2007
Meadowlands Arena Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex 1981
PNC Bank Arts Center Amphitheater Holmdel 1977
NJPAC Concert Hall Newark 1997
Paper Mill Playhouse Regional Theater Millburn 1968
State Theater Regional Theater New Brunswick 1921
Boardwalk Hall Arena Atlantic City 1926
Susquehanna Bank Center Amphitheater Camden 1995
Sun National Bank Center Arena Trenton 1999

Boardwalks

New Jersey is the location of most of the boardwalks in the U.S., with nearly every town and city along the Jersey Shore area each having a boardwalk with various attractions, entertainment, shopping, dining, miniature golf, arcades, water parks with various water rides, including water slides, lazy rivers, wave pools, etc., and amusement parks hosting rides and attractions including roller coasters, carousels, Ferris wheels, bumper cars, teacups, etc.

Venue Amusement Park Location Year opened
Asbury Park Boardwalk Asbury Splash Park Asbury Park 1871
Atlantic City Boardwalk Steel Pier Atlantic City 1870
Jenkinson's Boardwalk None Point Pleasant Beach 1928
Ocean City Boardwalk Gillian's Wonderland Pier Ocean City 1929
Pier Village None Long Branch 2005
Seaside Heights Boardwalk Casino Pier Seaside Heights 1932
Wildwood Boardwalk Morey's Piers The Wildwoods 1969

Theme parks

Main park Other parks Location Year opened
Clementon Amusement Park Splash World Clementon 1907
Diggerland Four in England West Berlin 2014
DreamWorks Waterpark None East Rutherford 2020
Fantasy Island Thundering Surf Water Park Beach Haven 1985
The Funplex (Mount Laurel) The Funplex (East Hanover) Mount Laurel
iPlay America None Freehold 2011
Keansburg Amusement Park Runaway Rapids Keansburg 1904
Land of Make Believe Pirate's Cove Hope 1954
Mountain Creek Waterpark None Vernon 1998
Nickelodeon Universe Nickelodeon Universe (Minnesota) East Rutherford 2019
Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Jackson 1974
Storybook Land None Egg Harbor Township 1955
Wild West City None Stanhope 1957

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