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| New Jersey Travel Guide New Jersey is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. It is the most densely populated state in the country, mainly because parts of the state are in fact the suburbs of New York and Philadelphia, both just across the Hudson and Delaware Rivers respectively. New Jersey is not all urban sprawl. If you get away from the Turnpike and other superhighways, you can also find large areas of farmland, parks, and other unspoiled wild areas. You can hike a surprisingly rugged 72-mile leg of the Appalachian Trail and bike or stroll a sizable stretch of its interurban analogue, the ever-lengthening East Coast Greenway. New Jersey Travel Guide - Regions * Delaware River New Jersey Travel Guide - Cities * Trenton - The state capital. Home to the the
New Jersey Capital Building (which is the second oldest capitol building
in America) New Jersey Travel Guide - Attractions Here are a few areas worth exploring: * Six Flags, Great Adventure -world class amusement park New Jersey Travel Guide - National Parks * Appalachian National Scenic Trail New Jersey Travel Guide - Understand New Jersey is densely populated state with a diverse population and rich culture. Because it is situated in between New York City and Philadelphia, the state is greatly overshadowed by its big city neighbors. North Jersey is under the New York City influence, while South Jersey is under the Philadelphia influence. All major radio stations and local TV stations that serve New Jersey are located outside the state in neighboring New York and Philadelphia. New Jersey also serves as a bedroom community for many people who work in New York City, though New Jersey has many fortune 500 companies itself and has many jobs. North Jersey has three types of neighborhoods, one is suburban, the other is urban suburban, and the third is urban. The urban neighborhoods tend to be poor. The urban suburban neighborhoods have huge apartment buildings and tend to be very costly. The suburban neighborhoods in New Jersey tend to be very high priced and unaffordable. New Jersey Travel Guide - Getting There By plane Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) probably provides the most convenient international access to both New York City and New Jersey. Philadelphia (PHL) is also another option. Atlantic City Airport (ACY) provides some minor domestic service, mostly carrier service, but travellers should be aware that it is a good distance away from most destinations. By train Amtrak operates a line (the Northeast Corridor) through NJ. It goes through NJ from Philadelphia to NY Penn Station to points beyond (Boston in the north, and Washington, DC and Newport News, VA in the south). By car The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) runs through the state, connecting the north of the state with the south. Interstates 80 and 78 provide good access from the west. The Garden State Parkway is in many ways the backbone of the state, connecting many major cities. By bus Greyhound provides service as well as several intra-state services. These include Academy and New Jersey Transit, connecting New Jersey to New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey Travel Guide - Getting Around The PATH train system runs from Manhattan to Hoboken, Jersey City and Newark. The NJ Transit train system is a commuter train network which connects Newark Airport and various communities in northern and central New Jersey and on the Jersey coast to New York and the PATH and NYC MTA system. NJ Transit also operates a commuter train in southern New Jersey connecting Philadelphia and Atlantic City, as well as numerous bus routes throughout New Jersey. SEPTA Regional Rail Lines connect Trenton and West Trenton with Philadelphia. New Jersey Travel Guide - Things To See New Jersey has many scenic sites, including the majestic Palisades, oppiste New York City on the western banks of the Hudson River. The cliffs rise about 300 to 500 feet in areas and give a breathtaking view of New York City across the river. There are also many mountains located in the western portion of the states that are full of many trails. New Jersey Travel Guide - Things To Do New Jersey is abundant in activities for the whole family. There are numerous places to shop in New Jersey, some include the Garden State Plaza, Jersey Gardens Mall, Bergenline Ave, and Paramus Park Mall. During the summer there are numerous activites on the New Jersey shoreline. There are hiking trails and campsites all over Northwestern New Jersey. There are also casinos in Atlantic City. There are also Museums and theaters. New York City is in easy access with in North Jersey as well. New Jersey Travel Guide - Eat New Jersey is known for its abundance of diners. Diners typically offer inexpensive sit-down meals served quickly. Many establishments are open 24 hours and breakfast is served all day. Residents of New Jersey claim to have some of the best in the US of the following foods: hot dogs (more specifically chili dogs) mostly found in the Northern Jersey area; pizza; bagels; Chinese and Italian. Being so close to New York, it is quite possible to see how different cuisines migrate to New Jersey, and in some cases the quality quite outshines the New York variation. New Jersey Travel Guide - Roadways The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the best-known and most-trafficked roadways in the United States. This toll road carries interstate traffic between Delaware and New York, and the East Coast in general. Commonly referred to as simply "the Turnpike", it is known for its numerous rest-areas named after prominent New Jerseyans as diverse as inventor Thomas Edison; United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; United States Presidents Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson; writers James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce Kilmer, and Walt Whitman; patriot Molly Pitcher; Red Cross advocate Clara Barton; and football coach Vince Lombardi. The Garden State Parkway, or simply "the Parkway", carries more in-state traffic and runs from the town of Montvale along New Jersey's northern border to its southernmost tip at Cape May for 172.4 miles. It is the trunk that connects the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City. Other expressways in New Jersey include the Atlantic City Expressway, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, Interstate 76, Interstate 78, Interstate 80, Interstate 195, Interstate 280, Interstate 287, and Interstate 295. New Jersey has interstate compacts with all three neighboring states. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Delaware River Port Authority (with Pennsylvania), and the Delaware River and Bay Authority (with Delaware) operate most of the major transportation routes into and out of New Jersey. Bridge tolls are collected in one direction only — it is free to cross into New Jersey, but motorists must pay when exiting the state. Exceptions to this are the Dingman's Ferry Bridge and the Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge where tolls are charged both ways. The Washington Crossing and Scudders Falls (on I-95) bridges near Trenton, as well as Trenton's Calhoun Street and Bridge Street ("Trenton Makes") bridges, are toll-free. New Jersey Travel Guide - Airports Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the other two major airports in the New York City region (John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport), it is one of the main airports serving the New York City area. Continental Airlines is the facility's largest tenant, operating an entire terminal at Newark, which it uses as one of its primary hubs. United Airlines and FedEx operate cargo hubs. The adjacent Newark Airport railroad station provides access to the trains of Amtrak and New Jersey Transit along the Northeast Corridor Line. Two smaller commercial airports, Atlantic City International Airport and Trenton-Mercer Airport, also operate in other parts of New Jersey. Teterboro Airport, in Bergen County, is a general aviation airport popular with private and corporate aircraft, due to its proximity to New York City. New Jersey Travel Guide - Rail and Bus The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive rail and bus service throughout the state. NJ Transit is a state-run corporation that began with the consolidation of several private bus companies in North Jersey. In the early 1980s, it acquired the commuter train operations of Conrail that connect towns in northern and central New Jersey to New York City. NJ Transit has eight lines that run throughout different parts of the state. Most of the trains start at various points in the state and most end at either Pennsylvania Station, in New York City, or Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken. NJ Transit began service between Atlantic City and Lindenwold in 1989 and extended it to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the 1990s. NJ Transit also operates three light rail systems in the state. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail connects Bayonne to North Bergen, with planned expansion into Bergen County communities. The Newark City Subway is the only subway system in the state. Its Main Line connects Newark Penn Station with Grove St. station in Bloomfield. The Broad Street Line of the subway, the first component of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, opened in the summer of 2006. The last of the three light rail lines is the River LINE which connects Trenton and Camden. The PATH links North Jersey and New York City. The PATH operates four lines that connect various points of North Jersey and New York. The lines all start in either Hudson County or Essex County, New Jersey and end either at the World Trade Center station or at 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan. The PATCO High Speedline links Camden County and Philadelphia. PATCO operates a single elevated and subway line that runs from Lindenwold to Center City Philadelphia. PATCO operates stations in Lindenwold, Voorhees, Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Haddon Township, Collingswood, and Camden, along with 4 stations in Philadelphia. Amtrak also operates numerous long-distance passenger trains in New Jersey to and from neighboring states and around the country. In addition to the Newark Airport connection, other major Amtrak railway stations include Trenton Rail Station, Metropark, and the grand historic Newark Penn Station. SEPTA also has two lines that operate into New Jersey. The R7 lines terminates at the Trenton Rail Station, and the R3 lines terminates at the West Trenton Rail Station in Ewing. AirTrain Newark is a monorail connecting the Amtrak/NJ Transit station on the Northeast Corridor to the airport's terminals and parking lots. Some private bus carriers still remain in New Jersey. Most of these carriers operate with state funding to offset losses and state owned buses are provided to these carriers of which Coach USA companies make up the bulk. Other carriers include private charter and tour bus operators that take gamblers from other parts of New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, and Delaware to the casino resorts of Atlantic City. Private bus carriers * Academy New Jersey Travel Guide - Prominent Cities and Towns Major cities (and their populations): Large cities (100,000 or greater) For its overall population and nation-leading density, New Jersey has a relative paucity of classic large cities. As of the United States 2000 Census, only four municipalities had populations in excess of 100,000. With the 2004 Census estimate, Woodbridge has surpassed Edison in population, as both joined the 100,000 club. * Newark: 273,546 (Census Estimate 2004: 280,451) Towns and small cities (60,000 up to 100,000) * Toms River Township: 89,706 New Jersey Travel Guide - Wealth of Municipalities Wealth of municipalities and communities by per capita income: 1 Mantoloking, New Jersey $114,017 693 Newark, New Jersey $13,009 New Jersey Travel Guide - The Jersey Shore * Asbury Park New Jersey Travel Guide - Theme Parks * Bowcraft Amusement Park New Jersey Travel Guide - Historic Sites * Edison National Historic Site New Jersey Travel Guide - Museums * The Liberty Science Center New Jersey Travel Guide - Camping & Hiking * The Appalachian Trail New Jersey Travel Guide - Nudism * Gunnison Beach New Jersey Travel Guide - Stay Safe New Jersey is known for having some of the safest suburban towns in the nation. At the same time, New Jersey is also known for having some of the most dangerous cities in the nation. The suburbs tend to be very safe while the cities can be very dangerous at times. Use extreme caution when traveling or exploring some of New Jersey's big cities. Avoid walking around Newark, Elizabeth, Paterson, Camden, and Jersey City after 6 pm. If you must travel these places after 6 pm, go by car. Even when driving in these cities, stay on busy roads and stay away from side streets. Many streets in Newark, Paterson and Camden are run by gangs and drug dealers. Even if driving on a busy street in these areas makes you feel unsafe in the evening, then don't do it. Article Source: Wikipedia |
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