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Liberty Science Center
251 Phillip Street
Jersey City, NJ 07305-4699
(201) 200 1000
Website: http://www.lsc.org/
Located in Liberty State Park, Liberty Science Center (LSC) features over 250 state-of-the-art, interactive exhibits. The museum's three exhibit floors, each having a different theme, are dedicated to exploration through hands-on experimentation. LSC is highly recommended for people of all ages.
Hours:
Tuesday thru Sunday, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. Call about extended summer hours.
Admission:
Exhibits: Adults $9.00, Students/Seniors $8.00, Children 2 - 12 $6.00, Under 2 FREE.
OMNI Theater: Adults $7.00, Students/Seniors $6.00, Children under 12 $5.00.
Combination: Adults $13.00, Students/Seniors $11.00, Children under 12 $9.00.
For an additional $1.50 per person, visitors can see cool 3D demonstrations in the Science Theater. Applies to any age, and to groups.
During certain times of the year LSC offers a special deal for Seniors Groups. Call for details.
Discovery Trails: FREE with admission (school groups only).
Car Parking: $4.00.
The Children’s Museum
3112 Fire Rd.
Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234
609-645-7741
Website: http://www.eht.com/childrensmuseum/
The Children's Museum in Egg Harbor Twp., NJ, offers 14 wonderful exhibits which are hands-on and interactive with Parents. Children ages 2-10 can construct an automobile on the assembly line, become a TV weather person, examine household appliances inside and out; play, imagine and learn in the Hospital, Supermarket, Post Office, Fire Station, Construction Site, Chiropractic Office, and enjoy the Music Area.
Garden State Discovery Museum
16 N. Springdale Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-424-1233
Website: www.discoverymuseum.com
A hands-on museum for infants to 10 year olds, the Discovery Museum offers fifteen larger-than-life, kid powered, interactive exhibit areas.
From October through May, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30AM to 5:30PM
and on Saturdays from 9:30AM to 8:30PM.
Admission: $7.95 for adults and children 12 months and over $6.95 for Seniors. All programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Family memberships are available.
Hall of Fame Sports
Museum
Babe Ruth Dr. & Burt St.
Bridgeton, NJ
856-451-7300
This South Jersey museum is dedicated to individuals and teams of all sports in this region of New Jersey.
Tues.-Sat.: 10 am - 3 pm
(closed Noon - 1 pm)
Free admission
The Hermitage
335 N. Franklin Turnpike
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. 07423
(201) 445-8311
Nineteenth Century Stone Gothic House Museum - National Historic Landmark with 5 wooded acres offers tours (W & Sun 1-4 PM) School & public programs on and off-site, summer camp, Victorian Birthday parties, available for private parties.
Historic Speedwell
333 Speedwell Avenue
Morristown, NJ. 07960
(973) 540-0211
National Historical Landmark with 8 historic structures on 7 1/2 acres of parkland. Here, Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated the electromagnetic telegraph. Guests can tour 5 exhibits, one in the room where the telegraph Group and school tours available by special arrangement. Seasonal. Call for hours.
Space Farms Zoo & Museum
Route 519
Sussex, NJ.
(973) 875-5800
Explore the wild side at Space Farms Zoo and Museum. Space Farms offers educational fun for all ages with more than 100 acres of countryside, over 500 animals, hundreds of exhibits, a country store and much much more! Come alive with nature and history at Space Farms.
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
68 Elm St.
Summit, NJ.
(908) 273-9121
The non-profit NJCVA is a full-scale art school with 2 interior galleries and an outdoor exhibition space, and is handicap accessible. NJCVA is the largest of the State's Art Centers specifically devoted to contemporary art.
Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society
504 Route 9
Cape May, NJ. 08210
(609) 465-3535
The John Holmes House is believed to have been constructed in the mid-eighteenth century by Robert Cresse. He had purchased a 95 acre tract from the West Jersey Society of England by deed.
Guests can tour from 9 AM to 4 PM with the last admission at 3:15 PM Tuesday - Saturday
Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village
1501 Glasstown Rd.
Millvile, NJ. 08332-1566
1(800) 998-4552
Houses one of the largest, and finest collections of American glass in the world. Over 6,500 objects on display ranging from paperweights to fiber optics, Mason jars to Tiffany masterpieces. The thousands of colors and shapes create a panorama of American glassmaking. Exhibitions change annually.
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