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Top Five Things To Do In New Jersey This Week – August 18-24

Top Five Things To Do In New Jersey This Week – August 18-24

We’re getting down to the end of the summer in New Jersey, but there’s lots of things to do to make it a summer to remember! Fairs and festivals are happening all over the state this week, celebrating music, history, agriculture and more.… Read more...

Things to Do In New Jersey – Diggerland USA!

Looking for things to do in New Jersey with the kids? Check out “Diggerland USA”, the only construction-themed adventure park in North America! This brand-new theme park in Berlin, New Jersey just opened in June of this year and the reviews are glowing!

Diggerland USA gives visitors the opportunity to operate REAL heavy machinery such as excavators, backhoes, skid steer loaders and more in a safe, family-friendly environment.… Read more...

Tasty Tuesday – Tomato Basil Soup!

Welcome to Tasty Tuesday at Things to Do In New Jersey! Is there anything more “August in Jersey-ish” than a juicy, ripe tomato? If there is, I can’t think of one. I found myself with an abundance of tomatoes accumulating in my kitchen yesterday, so I decided to cook up a pot of this delicious Tomato Basil Soup.… Read more...

Top Five Things to Do In New Jersey This Week – August 11-17

Top Five Things to Do In New Jersey This Week – August 11-17

The theme of this week’s top five things to do in New Jersey seems to be transportation – we’ve got great events featuring planes, cars, and the Battleship New Jersey! There’s a great musical event happening at the PNC Arts Center too.… Read more...

Tasty Tuesday – Sweet & Spicy Peach Cantaloupe Salsa!

Welcome to Tasty Tuesday at Things to Do In New Jersey!

One of my favorite things to do when I’m out and about in New Jersey is to stop at the local farmers’ market and pick up some delicious Jersey Fresh produce. I was in the Trenton area yesterday, so I visited the Trenton Farmers’ Market and came home with the most wonderful, juicy, fresh Jersey peaches and a HUGE cantaloupe that was just at the peak of ripeness.… Read more...

Top Five Things to Do In New Jersey This Week – August 4-10

There are so many things to do in New Jersey this week, it was hard to choose just five to spotlight! However, after a lot of research, I’ve narrowed the list down the top five things to do around the state this week…

1. Barefoot Grape Stomping at Four Sisters Winery

August 10th, 2014
2-5pm
783 Rt.… Read more...

Things to Do at the Jersey Shore on a Rainy Day

Rainy Day Activities Abound at the Jersey Shore

So you’ve packed up and driven to the Jersey shore for some fun in the sun only to be met with – horrors – a RAINY DAY! All those fun things to do that you were planning – the beach, the boardwalk, the fishing trip – cross them off your list.… Read more...

Things to Do In New Jersey – Field Station: Dinosaurs!

I grew up on the hills of North Bergen, overlooking the New Jersey Meadowlands. Even back when I was a kid, I sensed something vaguely prehistoric about that swampy, marshy area with the ancient rock formations (Snake Hill) jutting out from the landscape. So when I learned that a dinosaur themed amusement park featuring life-sized animatronic dinosaurs was opeing in Secaucus NJ, my first thought was “I have to see this for myself!”.… Read more...