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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

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-minuite 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, walkingtours. 2) Historic Cold Spring Village (A51) is at 720 US9. Its an open-air, living-history museum including a 20acre 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) Cap May County Zoo & Park [Gem site], is off Garden State Pkwy exit11 at 707 SR9N. Zoo is home to 180 species of animals. Many are endangered species. An 800-foot boardwalk leads to a 57-acre African savannah. 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, early Apr-mid-Oct. $5; over 64 yrs = $4. Ph: 908.735.4101. NJ005 !B Farmingdale (A53) Allaire Satte 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 fromearly 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-dusk. Visitor center and nature center open daily 10-4, Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day; Wed-Sun 10-4 rest of year. Buidlings open Wed-Sun 10-4, May-Oct. See A53 for other times of events. Park and village are FREE. Parking $3. Train $2. Ph: 732.938.2371. NJ006 !B Flemington (A53) Northlandz is at 495 SR202 and is called the Grande Canyon of the East. The 16acre 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

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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. 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 Park1 in Jersey City, NJ. A round-trip ticket includes stops at both Liberty Island and Ellis Island. Picnicking is NOT allowed. Food is available. Allow 2 hours. 1Liberty State Park is located off New Jersey Turnpike exit 14B at Audrey Zapp Drive and Phillip Drive. Ferry is $10, over 62 = $8. For more details refer to A59. Ph: 201.915.3401 for Liberty State Park 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. Daily 10-5, Apr-Dec. $8; over 62 yrs = $7. Admission Jan-Mar = $7; over 62 yrs = $6. Ph: 856.825.6800 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. Ford Mansion is at 30 Washington Place. Built 1772-74. Was Washingtons hoe 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 18th-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 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.

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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 $3. 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. Daily 10-5. $6; over 61 yrs = $4. Ph: 609.396.1776 Mon-Fri OR 609.777.3599 Sat-Sun. 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 20th 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 2hour 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 is at Main Street & Lakeside Avenue. The site preserves the laboratory complex and Glenmont, home of inventor Thomas Alva Edison. 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-Fri 12:30-4, Sat-Sun 10-4. Video cameras and strollers not allowed on tours. Admission includes both sites for $3. Ph: 973.736.0550.