Newark NJ Landmarks & Monuments

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AEllis Island

Ellis Island
  • New York Harbor
    New York City, NY 10017
  • +1 212 363 3206
  • Highlights: visitor center, gift shop, guided tou… more
  • Location: New York, New York (7.4 miles from Newark)
  • It's worth doing a little bit of family research before arriving (or ducking outside to make a quick cellphone call to the older family member, as I did) to help lookup records of your family members who came through Ellis Island; 100 million Americans trace at least part of their ancestry throug... more on GoCityKids.com
  • I enjoyed going to Ellis Island with some of my college friends. Make sure you get a tour guide. You'll learn more and become extremely interested. Afterwards, walk around and look at some of the old artifacts that are on the top floor. They were left behind by some of the imagrents who past thro... more on GoCityKids.com

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Ellis Island
New York Harbor
New York City, NY 10017

BFairmount Cemetery

  • 620 Central Ave Newark
    NJ 07107
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Overview Fairmount Cemetery is a 150 acre (607,000 m²) Victorian cemetery in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey in the neighborhood of Fairmount. It opened in 1855, shortly after the Newark City Council ... more on En.wikipedia.org

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Fairmount Cemetery
620 Central Ave Newark
NJ 07107

CBranch Brook Park

  • Newark
    NJ
  • +1 973 263 3500
  • Overview America's oldest county park (on the Registers of Historic Places) is a major recreation destination with one of the largest recreational open green spaces to be found in the county, a large lake, playgrounds, gaming fields/courts, a four mile scenic drive, trails and pedestrian bridges, 2,000 ch... more on DogFriendly.com

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DCity Hall

City Hall
  • 131 Duane Street
    New York City, NY 10013-3850
  • +1 212 227 7777
4.5
58+ reviews, 3 sources
  • I went to this restaurant after wanting to try it for such a long time. I was very disapointed it was horrible. I went with three other friends they all had terrible dinners. The steak was greasy, the fish was gross, and the chicken dumplings looked like cat food. It was one of the worst dining e... more on CitySearch
  • Perhaps the most under-rated steakhouse in all of Manhattan, City Hall is terrific. Great design which evokes the spirit and achievement of downtown, ... more on Yelp

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City Hall
131 Duane Street
New York City, NY 10013-3850

EEmpire State Building

  • 350 Fifth Ave
    New York City, NY 10118-0110
  • 2127363100
4.0
316+ reviews, 3 sources
  • Highlights: visitor center, gift shop, guided tou… more
  • Location: New York, New York (10.1 miles from Newark)
  • Sights & Attractions The Empire State Building stands 1454 ft. tall including the antenna. On a clear day you can see a distance of 80 miles. The whole entire ... more on Epinions.com
  • Four stars for being an historic art deco building and New York landmark. And for the excellent view from the 86th floor. I believe I got some pretty ... more on Yelp

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Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave
New York City, NY 10118-0110

FStatue of Liberty Ferry, Inc.

  • Morris Pesin Dr
    Jersey City, NJ 07305
  • 2123633200
4.5
57+ reviews, 2 sources
  • For my 100th review and in honor of baby's very first transcontinental trip to the East Coast, I've ... more on Yelp
  • I love tall girls, the taller the better. The real stone fox is this girl from New York City, she don't say much but she's easy. She says, "Give me your ... more on Yelp

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Statue of Liberty Ferry, Inc.
Morris Pesin Dr
Jersey City, NJ 07305

GGreen-Wood Cemetery

  • 500 - 25th street
    New York City, NY 10001-5502
  • +1 718 768 7300
4.5
7+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: New York, New York (10.8 miles from Newark)
  • As Percy Bysshe Shelley once said, "I love tranquil solitude. more on Yelp
  • Greenwood is the third largest cemetery in the country and a supremely beautiful urban oasis. We live 2 blocks away and I talk walks there both alone ... more on Yelp

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Green-Wood Cemetery
500 - 25th street
New York City, NY 10001-5502

HNew York Public Library - Science, Industry, and Business

  • 188 Madison Ave
    New York,NY,10016
  • +1 212 592 7000
4.5
6+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Disclaimer: I am only reviewing this library for the study-factor. High marks, because there are plenty of quiet desk spaces to set up study shop ... more on Yelp
  • Great new building and good collection. more on Yelp

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ISt. George Library Center

  • 5 Central Avenue
    Staten Island, NY 10301
  • 7184428560
4.0
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • it's major old and kind of falling apart... but their selection on books and DVD's is KILLER. i used to come here everyday during the summer. a beautiful ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The largest library on Staten Island, St. George features an impressive beamed ceiling of massive timbers, stained glass windows (which reveal a spectacular view of the New York harbor through the clear lower panes), air conditioning and wheel chair accessibility.A spruce-up building project in 2... more on GoCityKids.com

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St. George Library Center
5 Central Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301

JOne Times Square

  • 1 Times Square
    New York, NY 10036
  • +1 312 641 7000
4.5
415+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: New York, New York (9.7 miles from Newark)
  • Of all the places in New York, I think this is my favorite. When I walked out of the subway station into Times Square at night, I just gasped and said Wow! This is New York! The best part is there are so many things to see and it is free to walk around! Plus, all of the broadway musicals and play... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Best time to go to Times Square? Around midnight, when the streets still have some people, but not nearly as much as the crowd from the daytime, and you ... more on Yelp

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One Times Square
1 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

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