Free Tips on Planning a Fun Trip around New Jersey for the Whole Family

Garden State is where people “go down to the shore” if they wanted to enjoy a vibrant beachside vacation with their families. The boardwalks are always abuzz with a flurry of activities, its streets lined with arcades and amusement centers. What the trip will be about diving into the delicious world of maple butter twists, mini cinnamon rolls, bagels, pizza, pastrami and submarine sandwiches (hoagies, fine) and then tackle hundreds of rides at parks along Jersey Shore. We know people from all around NJ, NY, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland who make day trips to the boardwalks and nightspots in Garden State on holidays.

Thanks to its picturesque backdrop and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and unique neighborhoods, the filming of Jersey Shore, Beach House music video, two episodes of True Life filmed, and The Real Housewives of New Jersey took place in Seaside Heights and parts of NJ.

If you’re planning a short 3-day stay to such a fun, adventurous state, here are places to consider. By all means, add and subtract on your own. No list and no suggested itinerary is perfect, so, this is just something I reckon you would like to do too. So, customize as you go along and have a blast during your New Jersey vacation!

Day One – Out and About in Perth Amboy and Staten Island

Great for getaways from the bustling city center, Perth Amboy is an ancient-like little town, considered by many a watering hole with many quiet summer retreat options. Its historic waterfront has gone through a few revitalizations efforts and has developed as a resort town for the Raritan Bayshore area starting around the 1990s. It has pebbled walkways reminiscent of Old England and naturally transports its park-filled neighborhoods and hillside gardens into another time and place.

Amplified by a large number of restored and preserved Victorian homes, it attracts people of rich, antiquarian taste. One of the last remaining first-settled cities in New Jersey with a marina and culture surrounding water and seafood, people would also make their way to the city for events like Concerts by the Bay, Mayor’s Concert Series at Bayview Park, and the Waterfront Art Festival. Here, trips to the oldest yacht club in the country, The Raritan Yacht Club, is a norm.

• The Proprietary House

149 Kearny Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 826-5527
Tours: Held every Wednesday and Sunday 1pm to 4pm; call ahead for booking if visiting on Sunday
Afternoon tea: $10 per Adult, $5 per Child
www.theproprietaryhouse.org
Built in 1746, it is one of the most historic buildings in the United States of America. Having served as the residence of NJ’s last royal governor, a hotel, boarding house, a private mansion and now a museum, it holds the record for being the last few remaining royal governor’s mansion standing today. It continues to serve the community with storytelling sessions, ghost tours, lectures, high teas, and tours. The encapsulating building also makes it runs as a venue for weddings, gatherings, luncheons, meetings, and dinners.

• Sandy Ground Historical Museum

1538 Woodrow Rd, Staten Island, NY 10309-1716
(718) 317-5796
If rubbing shoulders with the locals, dipping your toes into art programs for adults and children, learn about diversity and traditions, give the people of Sandy Ground Historical Museum a call to find out how you can work with this recipient of the NYC Mayor’s Award for Art & Culture. It conducts ongoing research and preserves the history of the city and it African American community dearly and there’re loads to learn and enjoy! It’s a marquee of NJ traditions.

• Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park

37 Christie St, Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 549-3299
Hours: Thursday to Saturday 10am – 4pm
Tours: Groups of 1 – 9 people; groups of 10 or more people must call and sign up in advance; group visits are more than welcome by appointment
www.menloparkmuseum.org
Small it might be, it’s packed to the hilt with all kinds of information about Thomas Edison and his parade of inventions. Designed for the general public regardless of age, the fascinating exhibits are best enjoyed with an escorted tour where the nuts and bolts are carefully unearthed by guides. After the tour, head out for a lovely walk along the 36-acre nature trail.

• The Sea Hawk Party Boat Fishing

260 Front St, Perth Amboy Harbourside Marina, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 615-7531
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri 7.20am – 7.29am; Wed 5pm – 9pm; Sat 4pm – 8.30pm
www.njseahawk.com
If you’re looking for a quieter way to view the Statue of Liberty, snap unforgettable pictures of the New York City skyline, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, or enjoy a memorable birthday cruise with your family, hopping on a ship/yacht along Raritan Bay may be what you’re looking for. The lofty lighthouses beckon you from the comfy Sea Hawk and if you’re you’re on a fishing trip with colleagues, it will be a blast you won’t soon forget.

• Cornucopia Cruise Line

401 Riverview Dr, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 697-9500
info@cornucopiacruise.com
Hours: Mon to Sat 10am – 7pm; Sun 10am – 5pm
www.cornucopiacruise.com
A romantic dinner cruise along the New Jersey and New York waterways, sightseeing, a chartered storybook wedding cruise, a family outing, a night filled with a gastronomic buffet brunch and fun entertainment is what the cruise is all about. Typically taking off from Perth Amboy with another from Hoboken, NY, visit their website for detailed info, schedule, pricing, and conditions!

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8 Summer Events, Fairs and Concerts You Don’t Want To Miss in New Jersey

by Dawn Morris

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Summer months are always brisk, sometimes brusque, positively entertaining, incredibly lively and most certainly memorable! You’ll be genuinely spoiled for choice with a calendar that is choked with events throughout the sunny months in Garden State. It’s hard to complain about free live entertainment in scenic parks throughout NJ, food and wine tasting events, cultural festivals, new exhibits that local museums, fairs, a hot-air balloon festival and July 4th fireworks. You’ll regret missing the fanfare if you’re in town.

It’s also the time of the year that parents and teachers organize field trips for their kids or students, taking their pick from a long list of top American tourist temptations like Adventure & Safari, Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach Waterpark, Crystal Springs Family Waterpark, Fantasy Island Amusement Park, Field Station: Dinosaur, The Funplex and many more! If it hits your fancy, you’re encouraged to tour NJ’s top breweries, lofty lighthouses, magnetic arboretums, and gardens, or you can take the New Jersey charter bus to Adventure Aquarium, Jenkinson Aquarium, American Labor Museum, Liberty Science Center, or the Doo Wop Experience Museum. Poke around small neighborhoods and communities and they might spring a few pleasant surprises at you. You’ll just never know what’s around the corner, so, be adventurous.

1. The Princeton Festival

June 22 – June 29, 2018
McCarter Theater Center, Matthew Acting Studio, the Princeton Theological Seminary’s Miller Chapel, the Princeton Abbey and The Lawrence School’s Clark Music Center
91 University Pl, Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 258-2787 / (609) 759-0379
www.mccarter.org/princetonfestival
Prized as one of the local’s highest operatic achievements, The Princeton Festival is a 4-day event that has won over the hearts of the Jersey Arts Organization and The New York Times. Its highly-rated endeavors are always rave-worthy and easily bagged the People’s Choice Award for past notable productions like Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Handel’s Ariodante, The Rake’s Progress, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The premier performing arts festival offers eight different types of performing styles, having evolved from its more meager and conservative lineup of the past, and it boldly features both nationally renowned and aspiring artists in its productions today.

The 2018 summer event is anchored by A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Madama Butterfly, as well as a raconteur show backed by The Metropolitan Opera. Although the main event of the festival will take place at McCarter Theater Center, the stages at Peter and Will Anderson Quintet will be taken up by the likes of Concordia Chamber Players, Baroque Choral, piano recitals, instrumental concerts, competitions, 15 free lectures, master classes, previews and workshops creating a splash in the music scene throughout the pristine town of Princeton.

During its early years, it was a small program launched by its founder, Richard Tang Yuk; today, it has a longer tentacle-reach effect.

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Five Fun Facts to Help you Cherish Everything that New Jersey has to Offer

by Dawn Morris

While it is plain as day that New Jerseyans have it good when it comes to beaches to bum in, a head-turning number of restaurants and diners to hang out in, and a diverse culture that will intrigue both historians and foodies alike, people who are born and bred in New Jersey are raised to be proud of their unique people, exciting sports scene and gorgeous scenery that deserves a snap on your Instagram and Pinterest.

There are well over 75 resort cities and historical sites strewn strategically throughout Garden State, some more common, others more off-the-map. There’s really no apple-to-apple comparison when it comes to deciding on your tour trajectory in NJ. They are all capable of raining on you a cascade of surprises in their own ways. The ever-famous Jersey Shore is a must, minutes away from east of Manhattan and Philadelphia, lets you both kick back and relive the history of the country and state. The words of a local ring true in that he said that ‘there’s no pulling a fast one on the people of New Jersey’. They know what their laser focus should be on and they will do everything within their power to achieve it – work or play.

With the following few facts, we’ll take you through a short list of things you can expect from New Jersey – from shopping to beaches, ‘useless’ fun facts and, of course, its close proximity to Manhattan.

1. Diner Dynamite

Wikipedia can tell you that New Jersey is best for its corn, blueberries, and tomatoes, but that did very little to earn it the title of ‘Diner Capital of the World’. Thanks to the insatiable desire for variety and a taste for adventure that sees Garden State having more than 520 diners. Variety, in fact, in the name of the game although you might have come to know of the fact that it is home to Taylor Ham, or now better known as Pork Roll. The dish was the brainchild of John Taylor of Hamilton Square and it grew so popular that the Inaugural Pork Roll Festival was held in Trenton in 2014.

While Italian restaurants can be found at almost every office block corner downtown, everyone has his or her favorite diner to pop by for a chow down. It’s simply too easy to pick your favorite although most would offer the staple of burgers, club sandwiches, mashed potatoes, pancakes, tuna fish, fries, egg white omelets, salads, onion rings, and pasta. Diners in New Jersey have extensive menus that list everything from the common to the never-ordered items, complete with a separate kids’ menu doubling up as a color-book-playmat. If you fancy something out-of-the-ordinary, just ask the wait staff at the counter to have a look at the refrigerator display behind the counter. It is sometimes packed with simple delights like Jell-O, Oreo cheesecakes or tapioca pudding.

Even when you’re taking a romantic walk along the boardwalk, you’ll find something for your everyday guilty pleasures. So, keep your eye out for diners or trucks selling their best version of subs, hoagies or heroes when hunger strikes because the best NJ food could be just a hop and skip away.

• Park Wood Diner
  1958 Springfield Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040
  (973) 313-3990
• Pilgrim Diner Restaurant
  82 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
  (973) 239-2900
• Princess Maria Diner
  2044 NJ-35, Wall Township, NJ 07719
  (732) 282-1722
• Voorhees Diner
  320 NJ-73, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043
  (856) 210-6400
  www.voorheesdiner.com
• Bendix Diner
  64 NJ-17, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
  (201) 288-0143
• Casa d’Paco
  73 Warwick St, Newark, NJ 07105
  (862) 307-9466
  www.casadepaconj.com
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
  224 Market St, Newark, NJ 07102
  (862) 214-6100
  www.dinosaurbarbque.com/location/newark-nj
• Ramen Gami
  1 Sussex Ave, Newark, NJ 07103
  (973) 622-2888
• Eleven Clinton – Smothered Blues
  11 Clinton St, Newark, NJ 07102
  (862) 234-2269
• Jersey Diner
  2602 US-130, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077, USA
  (856) 829-4499
  www.jerseydinernj.com 

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Small New Jersey Towns, Big Bold Traditions and Cultures

Apart from being known for Jersey Shore, movie locations, brutal subway travels to downtown Manhattan, Taylor Ham Pork Roll, corn, blueberries and famous diners, Garden State is also famous for its abundance of green space, intense focus on energy-saving efforts, and of course, its close proximity to both the dazzling Delaware River and the vast Atlantic Ocean.

Tucked into some small corners of New Jersey are quaint, untouched small towns that sometimes serve as hidden retreats for the locals. However, more and more people are beginning to see the benefits of adding the small towns into their planned trajectory. They have managed to preserve much of its traditional characteristics so much so that many of these communities and towns withstood the test of time and managed not to be dwarfed by the massive crowdedness of Manhattan and New York City. Historic towns that are beautifully-preserved deserves your unflagging attention and many of which, are just a stone’s throw away from the coolest beach getaways.

So, if you’re in this nook, here are some charming little small towns that you can escape to without having to cross the continent. 

1. Ocean City Boardwalk and Beach

When it comes to shaking off the stress of everyday life, a trip to Ocean City’s Boardwalk and Beach is a natural champion. Having won various accolades and positive reviews like being named NJ’s Favorite Beach, Best Beach in America, Lancaster County’s Favorite Beach, included in the list of Top 25 Best Family Beach Vacations on the East Coast, Cape May’s Favorite Beach, Most Tax-Friendly Place for Retirees in NJ, and many more, it is the go-to place for fishing, community work, kayaking, kids’ activities, golfing, amusement centers, shopping, tennis, yoga, stand up paddle boarding and watersports, and more.

Things To Do in Ocean City, NJ

• Atlantic City, NJ
  What with Atlantic City, one of the world’s most known casino hubs, being merely 30 minutes away from Ocean City, the buzz of the entertainment world whirls around all day and year long. It has become the cosmopolitan capital of the east’s casino scene. Together with its reputation and popularity comes a plethora of world-class hotels, event venues, superior spas, fine diners, award-winning shows and much more. All you need to really do is to take a slow, easy ride from Ocean City.
•  Six Flags Great Adventure
  1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson, NJ 08527
  (732) 928-2000
  www.sixflags.com/greatadventure
  Having a scream fest at Six Flags Great Adventure is a must for the thrill seekers in your group. It boasts of a newly refurbished Great Nor’Easter roller coaster in a brand new oceanside theme park, the 5-story drop tower of Cliff Dive, the classic The Great White wooden coaster, the looping and swirling Sea Serpent ride, kiddie swings, mini scooters, kid-sized race cars and tractors for the little ones. Take things to the extreme by having a go at SkyCoaster, get strapped and flung around on Springshot, or get flipped around with Skyscraper if that floats your boat.
• Bowcraft Amusement Park
  2545 US-22, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
  (908) 389-1234
  www.bowcraft.com
  The park in Scotch Plains, NJ, is where you need to go if your focus is on entertaining the little ones. Bowcraft has 21 age-appropriate rides with shorter lines compared to other bigger amusement parks. With the affordable all-day wristband, you can get on and off the rides as many times as you want. It also offers value-for-money party packages so, if there’s a birthday party coming up, add this attraction to your list.

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Roll Up Your Sleeves, Pick Your Own Fruits At These New Jersey Orchards

by Dawn Morris

Many traditional orchards and farms in New Jersey experience roaring successes back in the days, and they are naturally passed onto the next generation, and then the next. Suffice to say, many of them remain in the family and the families continue to offer amazing opportunities for families and students to pick their own apples, berries, corn, pumpkins or jump on a hayride. The farms, therefore, are packed with personality, something you don’t really get to see when you are traversing the big cities in New Jersey.

Not only will visitors get to step into the shoes of a real-life farm hand just for the day, but they will also get to enjoy an educational tour which will give them important points to ponder. Although a little off the map, they’re not too far off, with the help of a New Jersey charter bus, from most NJ big cities like Newark, Jersey City, Princeton, Trenton and Atlantic City. Hop onto the New Jersey rented charter bus and you would only be an hour or so away from the biggest, baddest orchard. With spring around the corner, and summer not too off in the distance, schedule some time to learn about the pruning process, cider-making, growing and harvesting fruits like apples, strawberries, blackberries, pumpkins, sweet corn and peaches at the following top orchards in the state of New Jersey!

You’ll be rained on by streams of surprises along the way, regardless of your age and preference.

1. Battleview Orchards

91 Wemrock Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, USA
(732) 462-0756
Tips: Summer events – Pick Your Own strawberries, sour cherries, peaches, nectarines, sweet corn, and tomatoes; Fall Events – Pick Your Own Late-Season peaches, apples, pumpkins or go on fun hayrides; Spring Events – Easter Hunt, customer appreciation day, pruning demonstration and pick your own strawberries
www.battlevieworchards.com 

The farm has been around since 1908 and it has been with the Applegate family for four generations and counting. In Freehold, NJ, the farm is located approximately an hour’s drive away from Newark, Jersey City, and slightly nearer to Princeton, NJ. It’s time to make the kids put their phones down, away from their devices, and out into the vastness of Garden State where they can spend the day picking their own fruits and vegetables. Although the events held at the orchard and farm are understandably seasonal, the country store, however, remains open all year round.

Apart from offering the best fruits of labor from the farm itself, the affordable and delicious fresh pressed cider and irresistible donuts never fail to score a touchdown! When you’re done with apple-picking and taking on hayrides, grab mouth-watering bread and pies home with you. After spending the day running around and picking their own fruits, everyone can tally up at the end to see who had the best harvest…and then bring them home to share with their family and friends.

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