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Museums
Liberty Science Center
Website
In Jersey City. Fabulous!
The Newark Museum
Website
Cute little planetarium, mini-zoo, some galleries of art and a reconstructed historic house.
Franklin Mineral Museum
Website

In Franklin. Museum with cool rocks!
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Website

In Ogdensburg.
New Jersey Children's Museum
Website

In Paramus. Great for very little ones - 3-7 - hands on play areas
The Morris Museum
Website

In Morristown. Animals and minerals, a dollhouse display, art, etc
Montclair Art Museum
Website
In Montclair. Small art museum
Whippany Railway Museum
Website
In Whippany. Small museum, and some old railway cars to explore
New Jersey Naval Museum
Website

In Hackensack. Tour of a World War II era naval submarine - the USS Ling.
Aviation Hall of Fame
Website

In Teterboro. Small museum with aviation memorabilia and an old airplane out back.
Morristown National Historical Park
Website

In Morristown. Washington's Headquarters, Jockey Hollow. Restored buildings and grounds
Liberty Hall
Website

In Union. Restored colonial mansion, picnic area.
Dey Mansion
Website

In Wayne. Briefly was Washington's Headquarters in Wayne- restored building and small grounds
Lambert Castle
Website

In Paterson. Restored mansion of silk baron. Art collection.
The Stickley Museum
Website
In Parsippany
Ringwood Manor
Website
In Ringwood. Restored historic mansion and grounds
Garden State Discovery Museum
Website
In Cherry Hill
New Jersey State Aquarium
Website

In Camden. Nice aquarium.  NJ Battleship is in walking distance.
Prison Museum
Website
In Burlington County
Northlandz Museum
Website

In Flemington.  A mile of train layouts.  Also a doll museum.

Outdoors
Turtleback Zoo
Website

In West Orange. Nice smaller zoo - with a train ride
Van Saun Park Zoo
Website

In Paramus. Nice smaller zoo, train ride, carousel, very nice playground. Officially it's the Bergen County Zoological Park.
Popcorn Park Zoo
Website

In Forked River. Nice small zoo.
Space Farms Zoo & Museum
Website

New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom
New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom
Great Swamp Watershed Association
Website

In Madison. Trails and boardwalks through the swamp.
25 Great Walks in Morris County
Website

Walks in Morris County, Honorable Mention
Website
Ringwood State Park
Website

In Ringwood. Botanic gardens, and many acres of parkland.
Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
Website

In Englewood. Small Nature Center and some nice hiking/walking trails.
Wild West City
Website

In Netcong. Old west street with some storefronts, shows, petting zoo and mini-golf
Tomahawk Lake
Website

In Sparta. Lake with beach, swimming and boating. Also waterslides.
Waterloo Village
Website

In Stanhope. Restored historical village.
Masker Pick It Yourself Orchards
Website

In Warwick, NY State. A bit of a drive, but the trees are low to the ground, and good for kids' picking.
Delaware River Tubing
Website

Tubing and Rafting.  Located on the Delaware River conveniently located between New York and Philadelphia.

Open 7 Days a Week
Monday to Friday 10 to 7
Saturday and Sunday 9 to 7

New York Waterway
Website
 The ferries from Hoboken and more
Hidden Valley
Website
 In Vernon. Skiing and snowboarding in the winter, tennis and swimming in the summer.
Mountain Creek
Website
 In Vernon. Skiing and snowboarding. 
Willowbrook Golf Center
Website
In Wayne. Two outdoor miniature golf courses.
Sussex Skyhawks
Website
In Augusta.
Fairway Golf Center
Website

In Piscataway.
Lakota Wolf Preserve
Website

In Columbia. 

Indoors
Millennium Sports
at Skylands Park Recreation
94 Champion Street
Augusta, NJ 07820
973-383-7644
Open all Year Round!  Batting, Driving Range, Indoor Miniature Golf, Arcade, Internet Cafe, Birthday Parties
Time In Fun
Website
Indoor play and party center in Randolph.
Funtime Junction
Website

In Fairfield. Indoor playground
The Funplex
Website

In East Hanover. North Jersey's Premiere Amusement Center.  Go-Karts, Arcade, Lazer Tag, Batting Cages, Bumper Cars
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Website
In Toms River.
Image That
Website

4 Vreeland Rd.
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 966-8000
This wonderful museum for 3- to 10-year olds features more than thirty-five interactive exhibits that are there for kids to use as well as see.

Train Rides

NEW JERSEY

New York Susquehanna & Western RR
Phillipsburg, PA

Black River & Western Railroad
Ringoes, NJ

Whippany Railway Museum
Whippany, NJ

Cape May Seashore Line
Cape May, NJ


NEW YORK

Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Utica, NY

Upper Hudson River Railroad
North Creek, NY

Evening Express - Tioga Scenic Railroad
Owego, NY

Delaware & Ulster
Catskills, NY

PENNSYLVANIA

Steamtown
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Middletown & Hummelstown Rail Road
Middletown PA

Tioga Central Railroad
Wellsboro PA

New Hope & Ivyland Railroad
New Hope PA

M&H Railroad
Near Hershey Park

Strasburg Railroad
East of Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA

Stourbridge Railroad
Honesdale, PA



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