| Jersey City is city rich with lifestyle
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| | marina and a large, beautiful restaurant
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| variety, attractions, and entertainment.
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| | with an awesome view. The park is host to
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| It is also a city with fascinating small
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| | many festivals, concerts, and other
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| ethnic neighborhoods, modern high rise
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| | cultural happenings, and offers a great
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| condo towers, and attractions that
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| | view of the fireworks displays over the
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| include museums, a nationally recognized
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| | water on the Fourth of July.
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| science learning center, and unbeatable,
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| | The park is easy to access via car, bus
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| world class harbor views overlooking the
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| | or light rail.
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| New York City Skyline, the Statue of
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| | In the park's northwest corner is The
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| Liberty, Ellis Island, and the
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| | Liberty Science Center, a family science
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| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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| | museum, located on Phillip Drive. The
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| Jersey City is also steep in history.
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| | most visited museum in New Jersey, it has
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| Before the Civil War, the city was an
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| | 3 floors of interactive exhibits that
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| important stop on the Underground
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| | focus on invention, health, and the
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| Railroad that led to a secret trail of
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| | environment. Also located in the Liberty
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| safe houses that helped runaway slaves
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| | Science Center is the Kodak Omni Theater,
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| escape from the southern plantations.
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| | with the largest sized IMAX dome screen
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| Four main railroad routes converged in
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| | in the world. The Liberty Science Center
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| Jersey City, and thousands of slaves
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| | is undergoing expansion and construction
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| passed through here on their way to
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| | and will re-open in July of 2007.
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| freedom.
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| | The Liberty walk promenade graces the
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| In recent years, Jersey City has
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| | eastern edge of Liberty State Park, and
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| undergone major redevelopment. The city
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| | is a 1.3 mile stroll taking in the park
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| has benefited from being across the
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| | office, the Statue of Liberty overlook,
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| Hudson River from New York City and from
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| | and the restored CRRNJ railroad terminal.
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| the relocation of many major
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| | The Interpretive Center, an environmental
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| corporations; new residents followed to
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| | and historical educational facility, is
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| enjoy a less expensive life style than
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| | located on Freedom Way. The Center, which
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| NYC. This development has seen a dramatic
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| | houses an exhibit area, auditorium, and
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| increase in new high rise housing,
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| | classroom space, offers programs for both
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| shopping areas, restaurants, and major
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| | the general public and school groups.
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| attractions.
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| | Adjacent to the Center lies a sixty-acre
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| The redevelopment of Jersey City is best
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| | natural area that consists mostly of salt
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| exemplified by its waterfront.
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| | marsh, nature trails and observation
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| Construction of tall office towers and
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| | points to complement this wildlife
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| apartment complexes have taken hold along
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| | habitat.
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| the downtown district, while further
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| | Hop on a ferry near the CRRNJ railroad
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| south, Liberty State Park is also
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| | terminal and visit Ellis Island and the
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| experiencing improvements with the
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| | Statue of Liberty.
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| preservation of its natural environment
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| | Statue of Liberty
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| to preserve the wetlands and creation of
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| | Located on Liberty Island, a 12 acre
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| recreational areas, and the restoration
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| | island, it is 2000 feet from Liberty
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| of the historic CRRNJ railroad terminal.
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| | State Park. While there have been many
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| There is no better view in the world than
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| | claims as to which state the Statue of
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| Jersey City's view of the harbor,
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| | Liberty (Liberty Island) is in, it is in
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| overseeing the New York City Skyline, the
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| | closer proximity to New Jersey and the
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| Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
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| | State of New Jersey in fact does retain
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| Jersey City's Neighborhood's
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| | the riparian rights to all the submerged
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| The Grove Street area, with easy access
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| | land surrounding the statue. However it
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| from the PATH station, is the center of
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| | continues to be within the territorial
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| downtown activity with arts, restaurants,
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| | jurisdiction of the State of New York.
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| and nightlife.
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| | Picnicking may be enjoyed at the southern
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| Van Vorst Park is one of the city's
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| | end of the park located near the
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| nicest neighborhoods, with tree lined
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| | Administration Building. Picnic tables
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| historic brownstone homes, and a
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| | are provided with magnificent views of
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| convenient walk to the Grove Street Path
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| | the harbor and skyline.
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| station, café's and restaurants.
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| | Ellis Island
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| Paulus Hook is a charming neighborhood of
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| | Since it opened in 1892, Ellis Island has
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| Brownstone Row Houses with an excellent
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| | been the nation's premier federal
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| view of New York City and is convenient
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| | immigration station until 1954 when it
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| to the ferries to and from Manhattan. It
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| | closed down. The immigration center
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| also has many restaurants, arts and
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| | processed over 12 million immigrant
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| shopping throughout the mostly
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| | steamship passengers. After being greeted
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| residential district.
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| | by the Statue of Liberty and processed at
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| Jersey City's financial waterfront, known
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| | Ellis Island, the arriving immigrants
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| as Exchange Place, is home to many large
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| | purchased tickets and boarded trains at
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| financial firms and tall office towers.
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| | the nearby railroad terminal that took
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| 30 Hudson Street, at 781 ft and 42
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| | them to their new destinations throughout
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| floors, is the tallest building in New
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| | the United States
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| Jersey, and the tallest building in the
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| | The main building was restored after 30
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| United States which is not within its
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| | years of abandonment and opened as a
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| metro area's largest city. However, like
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| | museum on September 10, 1990. Today, over
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| many financial centers it's virtually
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| | 40 percent of America's population can
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| deserted after 6 PM.
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| | trace their ancestry through Ellis
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| Journal Square is anchored by the Loews
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| | Island.
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| Jersey movie palace, which is also home
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| | The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
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| to live music and art works. A short walk
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| | are free, but you need to buy a ferry
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| from Journal Square is Little India,
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| | ticket to make it to the both places. The
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| where you can sniff the aroma of spices,
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| | ferry and tickets for the ride can be had
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| and sample some of the excellent Indian
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| | on the waterfront in Liberty National
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| restaurants.
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| | Park.
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| Newport is a 600-acre master-planned
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| | Liberty National Golf Course
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| mixed-use community, made up of
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| | Liberty National Golf Course is the
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| residential rental towers, condominiums,
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| | world's most expensive golf course.
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| office buildings, a marina, schools,
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| | Opened in 2006, it stretches along New
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| restaurants, hotels, The Newport Centre
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| | York Harbor with dramatic views of the
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| Mall, a waterfront walkway,
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| | Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the
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| transportation facilities, and on-site
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| | Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the New York
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| parking for more than 15,000 vehicles.
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| | skyline. It features five lakes, a
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| The Newport waterfront complex almost
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| | waterfall, four streams, underground air
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| constitutes a separate city from the
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| | ducts to optimize turf moisture, and
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| older neighborhoods.
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| | several acres of wetlands for migratory
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| Jersey City's Major Attractions
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| | birds and other wildlife.
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| Liberty State Park
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| | Jersey City Museum
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| Created in 1976 for the U.S.
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| | Located in the historic Jersey City's Van
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| Bicentennial, Liberty State Park is as
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| | Horst district, it contains a collection
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| large as New York's Central Park but is
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| | of more than 20,000 objects of regionally
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| far less developed. It is a prime
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| | significant art and historical objects,
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| waterfront location that draws 4 million
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| | and important 20th century acquisitions.
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| visitors a year to experience the many
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| | The Collection includes over 300
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| world class park attractions.
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| | paintings and works on paper by local
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| With sweeping views of lower Manhattan,
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| | illustrator and landscape painter August
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| Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty,
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| | Will (1834-1910), as well as drawings,
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| and ferries to all of the above, it also
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| | paintings, prints, photographs, maps,
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| has playgrounds, picnic areas, bike
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| | textiles, decorative arts and industrial
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| paths, jogging paths, estuary, gardens, a
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| | objects.
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