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A guide to New Jersey's government, recreational opportunities and other public resources.

New Jersey Outdoors

New Jersey Public Lands

National Parks in New Jersey

New Jersey Museums and Historic Sites

  • Historic Sites and Villages  A listing of state run historic sites.
  • Museums – New Jersey   Visit NJ offers a list of museums, historical societies and arts organizations that can be sorted by region, city, type and more.
  • New Jersey State Museum As a center of cultural, educational, and scientific engagement, the New Jersey State Museum inspires innovation and lifelong learning through collections, research, exhibitions and programs in science, history and art.
  • Adventure Aquarium The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium, is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River Camden Waterfront.
  • American Revolutionary War Sites  A web site highlighting New Jersey’s role in the Revolution.
  • Battleship New Jersey America's most decorated Battleship is now the area's most exciting museum, open for tours, events and overnight encampments. Exploring “BB62” is experiencing history in a whole new way. Not only do you see exhibits of artifacts from the ship’s past, but you are put into the exhibit as you go through the tour route.
  • Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey.
  • T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center is a National Historic Landmark located in Red Bank, NJ.  In addition to its mission to preserve and further civil rights and social justice, the center contains the Carrie Smiley Fortune Research Library.

Things to Do - General

National Wildlife Refuges in New Jersey

Camping in New Jersey

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