Newark New Jersey Local Attractions

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LOCALAREAATTRACTIONSINNEWARKANDTHESURROUNDINGELIZABETHNJAREA

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Sports Bears&

EaglesRiver

Front

Stadium

 BearsTopAtlanticLeague

Divisionwith4‐2record.

450BroadStreetNewark,NJ

07102(973)848‐1000

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 Giants

Stadium

Thesecondlargest

stadiumbehindFedEx

Field,Giantstadiumhas

housedgames,

concertsandevenPope

JohnPaulII.

Won3SuperBowls GiantsStadiumEastRutherford,

NJ07073(201)935‐8111

$$$

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Nature/

Outdoors

LibertyState

Park

OntheNewYork

Harbor,lessthan2,000

feetfromtheStatueof

Liberty.

Theparkwasformerly

openedonflagday,June

14,1976,asNewJersey's

bicentennialgifttothe

nation.

MorrisPesinDriveJerseyCity,NJ

07305

$

 BranchBrook

Park

BranchBrookParkis

distinguishedbybeing

thefirstcountyparkto

beopenedforpublic

useintheUnited

States.Ithasbeen

placedonboththeNew

Jersey(1980)and

National(1981)

RegistersofHistoric

Places.

Thefamed"Cherry

Blossomland".Hasmore

than2,000cherrytrees

whicharegreaterbothin

varietyandnumberthan

thefamedWashingtonD.C.

115CliftonStreetNewark,NJ

07104(973)268‐2300

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Museums Newark

Museum

Unbounded:NewArt

foraNewCentury

NJlargestmuseum,invites

youtoenjoyunforgettable

experiencesintheartsand

naturalsciences.

49WashingtonStreetNewark,NJ

07102(973)596‐6550

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 Liberty

Science

Center

LibertyScienceCenter

isaNewJersey

nonprofitcorporation

dedicatedtooffer

exceptionalscience

learningexperiences

onsite,offsite,and

online.

LibertyScienceCenter‐

ExhibitforGen.Admin

2007onJune1st

222JerseyCityBlvd.JerseyCity,

NJ07305(201‐200‐1000

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RenaissanceNewarkAirportHotel

1000SpringStreet

Elizabeth,NJ07201

Phone:1‐908‐436‐4600

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ArtExhibits Metropolitan

Museumof

Art

CastinBronze:French

SculpturethroughMay

24th.

TheModelasMuse:

EmbodyingFashion

throughAugust9th.

1000FifthAvenueat82ndStreet

NewYork,NY10028

(212)535‐7710

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 Museumof

ModernArt

(Moma)

Foundedin1929asan

educationalinstitution,

TheMuseumof

ModernArtis

dedicatedtobeingthe

foremostmuseumof

modernartinthe

world.

Exhibition:"AernoutMik"

throughJuly27th.

11West53rdStreetNewYork,

NY10019(212)708‐9400

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Shows Prudential

Center

Thefirstnew

professionalsportsand

entertainmentarena

builtinmetropolitan

NewYork/NewJersey

in25yrs.

ThehomeoftheNew

JerseyDevils

165MulberryStreetNewark,NJ

07102(973)757‐6000

$‐

$$$

 IZODCenter IZODcenterholds

sportingevents,

corporateevents,and

familyshowsincluding

Disneyonice.Harlem

Globetrotters,Sesame

Streetlive,WWE,etc.

ThehometotheNBANew

JerseyNets

TheMeadowlandsSportComplex

50StateRoute120East

Rutherford,NJ07073(201)935‐

8500

$‐

$$$

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Historical BoxwoodHall HomeofEliasBoudinot,

apresidentofthe

continentalcongress.

JonathanDayton,the

youngestsignerofthe

constitution,later

purchasedthehouse

andremainedthere

untilhisdeathin1824.

WhereGeneralWashington

mettheCommitteeof

Congressandlunchedon

thedayofhisinauguration.

1073E.JerseyStreetElizabeth,NJ

(973)648‐4540

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 LibertyHall HomeofNewJersey's

firstelectedgovernor

andsignerofthe

constitution,William

Livingston.

Discoveratreasuretroveof

AmericanHistorywith

forgottenlettersfrom

ThomasJeffersonand

BenjaminFranklin.

1003MorrisAvenueUnion,NJ

07083(908)527‐0400

$‐

$$

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Local

Architecture

JoyceGold

HistoryTours

ofNYC

JoyceGoldleadsall

publicwalkingtours.

CentralPark‐TheBig

BackyardoftheCityon

May24th.

141West17thStreetNewYork,

NY1011(212)242‐5762

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 ToursofNYC Double‐DeckerBuses DowtownToursaregiven

dailybasis.

47‐2527thStreetLongIsland

City,NY(212)812‐2700

$‐

$$$

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Tourist

Attractions

NewJersey

Performing

ArtCenter

isaworld‐classcultural

complex,showcasing

thebestartistsof

nationaland

internationalacclaim.

NJPAC’sArtsEducation

Programisthenation's

fourthlargestfora

performingartsinstitution.

1CenterStreetNewark,NJ07102

(973)642‐8989

$‐

$$$

 Newark

Symphony

Hall

Enjoysalongand

culturalhistoryasNew

Jersey'soldestand

largestshowcaseof

arts,educationand

entertainment

programming.

NewJersey'sMosthistoric

artsandentertainment

venue

1020BroadStreetNewark,NJ

(973)643‐8014

$$‐

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