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

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



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