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Jersey City, Nj - a City Rich With Attractions, Entertainment and Unbeatable Waterfront Views

Jersey City is city rich with lifestyleconcerts, and other cultural happenings, and
variety, attractions, and entertainment. Itoffers a great view of the fireworks displays
is also a city with fascinating small ethnicover  the  water  on  the  Fourth  of  July.
neighborhoods, modern high rise condo towers,
and attractions that include museums, aThe park is easy to access via car, bus or
nationally recognized science learninglight  rail.
center, and unbeatable, world class harbor
views overlooking the New York City Skyline,In the park's northwest corner is The Liberty
the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and theScience Center, a family science museum,
Verrazano-Narrows  Bridge.located on Phillip Drive. The most visited
museum in New Jersey, it has 3 floors of
Jersey City is also steep in history. Beforeinteractive exhibits that focus on invention,
the Civil War, the city was an important stophealth, and the environment. Also located in
on the Underground Railroad that led to athe Liberty Science Center is the Kodak Omni
secret trail of safe houses that helpedTheater, with the largest sized IMAX dome
runaway slaves escape from the southernscreen in the world. The Liberty Science
plantations. Four main railroad routesCenter is undergoing expansion and
converged in Jersey City, and thousands ofconstruction and will re-open in July of
slaves passed through here on their way to2007.
freedom.
The Liberty walk promenade graces the eastern
In recent years, Jersey City has undergoneedge of Liberty State Park, and is a 1.3 mile
major redevelopment. The city has benefitedstroll taking in the park office, the Statue
from being across the Hudson River from Newof Liberty overlook, and the restored CRRNJ
York City and from the relocation of manyrailroad  terminal.
major corporations; new residents followed to
enjoy a less expensive life style than NYC.The Interpretive Center, an environmental and
This development has seen a dramatic increasehistorical educational facility, is located
in new high rise housing, shopping areas,on Freedom Way. The Center, which houses an
restaurants,  and  major  attractions.exhibit area, auditorium, and classroom
space, offers programs for both the general
The redevelopment of Jersey City is bestpublic and school groups. Adjacent to the
exemplified by its waterfront. ConstructionCenter lies a sixty-acre natural area that
of tall office towers and apartment complexesconsists mostly of salt marsh, nature trails
have taken hold along the downtown district,and observation points to complement this
while further south, Liberty State Park iswildlife  habitat.
also experiencing improvements with the
preservation of its natural environment toHop on a ferry near the CRRNJ railroad
preserve the wetlands and creation ofterminal and visit Ellis Island and the
recreational areas, and the restoration ofStatue  of  Liberty.
the historic CRRNJ railroad terminal. There
is no better view in the world than JerseyStatue  of  Liberty
City's view of the harbor, overseeing the New
York City Skyline, the Statue of Liberty andLocated on Liberty Island, a 12 acre island,
Ellis  Island.it is 2000 feet from Liberty State Park.
While there have been many claims as to which
Jersey  City's  Neighborhood'sstate the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island)
is in, it is in closer proximity to New
The Grove Street area, with easy access fromJersey and the State of New Jersey in fact
the PATH station, is the center of downtowndoes retain the riparian rights to all the
activity with arts, restaurants, andsubmerged land surrounding the statue.
nightlife.However it continues to be within the
territorial jurisdiction of the State of New
Van Vorst Park is one of the city's nicestYork. Picnicking may be enjoyed at the
neighborhoods, with tree lined historicsouthern end of the park located near the
brownstone homes, and a convenient walk toAdministration Building. Picnic tables are
the Grove Street Path station, café's andprovided with magnificent views of the harbor
restaurants.and  skyline.
Paulus Hook is a charming neighborhood ofEllis  Island
Brownstone Row Houses with an excellent view
of New York City and is convenient to theSince it opened in 1892, Ellis Island has
ferries to and from Manhattan. It also hasbeen the nation's premier federal immigration
many restaurants, arts and shoppingstation until 1954 when it closed down. The
throughout  the  mostly residential district.immigration center processed over 12 million
immigrant steamship passengers. After being
Jersey City's financial waterfront, known asgreeted by the Statue of Liberty and
Exchange Place, is home to many largeprocessed at Ellis Island, the arriving
financial firms and tall office towers. 30immigrants purchased tickets and boarded
Hudson Street, at 781 ft and 42 floors, istrains at the nearby railroad terminal that
the tallest building in New Jersey, and thetook them to their new destinations
tallest building in the United States whichthroughout  the  United  States
is not within its metro area's largest city.
However, like many financial centers it'sThe main building was restored after 30 years
virtually  deserted  after  6  PM.of abandonment and opened as a museum on
September 10, 1990. Today, over 40 percent of
Journal Square is anchored by the LoewsAmerica's population can trace their ancestry
Jersey movie palace, which is also home tothrough  Ellis  Island.
live music and art works. A short walk from
Journal Square is Little India, where you canThe Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are
sniff the aroma of spices, and sample some offree, but you need to buy a ferry ticket to
the  excellent  Indian  restaurants.make it to the both places. The ferry and
tickets for the ride can be had on the
Newport is a 600-acre master-plannedwaterfront  in  Liberty  National  Park.
mixed-use community, made up of residential
rental towers, condominiums, officeLiberty  National  Golf  Course
buildings, a marina, schools, restaurants,
hotels, The Newport Centre Mall, a waterfrontLiberty National Golf Course is the world's
walkway, transportation facilities, andmost expensive golf course. Opened in 2006,
on-site parking for more than 15,000it stretches along New York Harbor with
vehicles. The Newport waterfront complexdramatic views of the Statue of Liberty,
almost constitutes a separate city from theEllis Island, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge
older  neighborhoods.and the New York skyline. It features five
lakes, a waterfall, four streams, underground
Jersey  City's  Major  Attractionsair ducts to optimize turf moisture, and
several acres of wetlands for migratory birds
Liberty  State  Parkand  other  wildlife.
Created in 1976 for the U.S. Bicentennial,Jersey  City  Museum
Liberty State Park is as large as New York's
Central Park but is far less developed. It isLocated in the historic Jersey City's Van
a prime waterfront location that draws 4Horst district, it contains a collection of
million visitors a year to experience themore than 20,000 objects of regionally
many  world  class  park  attractions.significant art and historical objects, and
important 20th century acquisitions. The
With sweeping views of lower Manhattan, EllisCollection includes over 300 paintings and
Island and the Statue of Liberty, andworks on paper by local illustrator and
ferries to all of the above, it also haslandscape painter August Will (1834-1910), as
playgrounds, picnic areas, bike paths,well as drawings, paintings, prints,
jogging paths, estuary, gardens, a marina andphotographs, maps, textiles, decorative arts
a large, beautiful restaurant with an awesomeand industrial objects.
view. The park is host to many festivals,



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