|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 6, 2022 19:35:48 GMT
I’m planning our summer road trip and we’d like a stop in NJ and a stop in DE.
Do the peas have any suggestions for interesting places to stop in either of those states?
So far my ideas are walking in Liberty State Park in NJ to see the NY skyline and walking along a beach (maybe with a pretty light house?) in DE.
I’ve been to NJ once before, but it was on a Sopranos tour. We went to all the shooting locations, met some of the actors, and ate cannoli 🤣
|
|
|
|
Post by kiera on Mar 6, 2022 21:01:16 GMT
Cape May, NJ is lovely. Free beach, cute shops, free zoo nearby. Asbury Park, NJ is also a great beach town, lots of good food and more cute shops, the beach there isn't free but I believe it's $9 on weekends and less during the week, per person. The Stone Pony is where Springsteen got his start and he still pops in now and then. The Wonder Bar is fun and they do "yappy hour" in their back patio, so you can see some cute pups.
Liberty State Park is beautiful, if you have kids with you then the Liberty Science Center is worth a visit. Skip it if you don't. Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken is nice to stroll in as well, perfect views of the Manhattan skyline, but parking in Hoboken is a huge PITA.
|
|
|
|
Post by Basket1lady on Mar 6, 2022 21:55:30 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH.
|
|
|
|
Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 6, 2022 22:06:58 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach, Virginia. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH. do you mean Delaware bc omg I would think that’s a huge ferry ride! |
|
|
|
Post by hop2 on Mar 6, 2022 22:09:25 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 6, 2022 23:02:09 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach, Virginia. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH. We will be in Philly on this trip as well (spending the most days in that city). There is so much to do there we will have to cut some out. But we haven’t found anything that was absolutely *have* to do in NJ and DE and we are trying to cross off all 50 states. |
|
|
|
Post by quietgirl on Mar 7, 2022 0:45:25 GMT
There is the Winterthur museum and gardens in New Castle county, DE. It is the home of a DuPont. There is art, antique, and horticultural/botany specimens too. I think there is also an Andrew Wyeth place near here, as he lived in this area for a time.
|
|
lindas
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,277 
|
Post by lindas on Mar 7, 2022 2:14:55 GMT
Things to do in Delaware; Air Mobility Command Museum At Dover Air Force Base Cape Henlopen State Park. You can climb up in a WWII observation tower Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Fort Delaware State Park Delaware Children’s Museum Biggs Museum of American Art Rehoboth Beach, walk the boardwalk, hit the outlets for some tax-free shopping and then it’s a short drive to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry over the Cape May, NJ Attractions in Delaware |
|
|
|
Post by Basket1lady on Mar 7, 2022 5:59:04 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach, Virginia. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH. do you mean Delaware bc omg I would think that’s a huge ferry ride! Yes! I just looked at a map too quickly! |
|
zztop11
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,537
|
Post by zztop11 on Mar 7, 2022 11:31:54 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH. Was the diner that you went to in Bordentown called "Mastoris"? If so, sad news. It just closed a couple months ago. Loved that place. |
|
|
|
Post by cmhs on Mar 7, 2022 11:35:07 GMT
Since you will be near Philly, I would highly suggest a trip to Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. It's near Trenton.
|
|
artbabe
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,352
|
Post by artbabe on Mar 7, 2022 12:21:01 GMT
Another vote for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Our family stayed there for a week every summer most of my life and I love it. It is like my second home.
|
|
|
|
Post by jenjie on Mar 7, 2022 14:45:05 GMT
Any of the south jersey shore points are fun. Cape may has a lighthouse and a free zoo you could go through in 90 mins.
How many states have you visited so far? (Your post upthread said you want to see all 59 😁)
|
|
|
|
Post by ~summer~ on Mar 7, 2022 15:07:26 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach, Virginia. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH. We will be in Philly on this trip as well (spending the most days in that city). There is so much to do there we will have to cut some out. But we haven’t found anything that was absolutely *have* to do in NJ and DE and we are trying to cross off all 59 states. I’d love to visit all the states too - my brother did a like 4 month road trip where he visited all of them (lower 48 at least). Curious how many you have left? If I wasn’t sure where to visit in a state - I’d look up if they had national parks or national historic sites. |
|
|
|
Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 7, 2022 15:09:25 GMT
If you are ever interested in Revolutionary History the corridor from Philadelphia to Boston provides multiple interesting sights. Washington really did sleep here numerous times. Particularly from the Valley Forge Christmas crossing the Delaware river, through Trenton up toward Jockey Hollow to Morristown.
Although the British did steal the Presbyterian church bell in Westfield, NJ...
You could check the road that became part US Route 1..... Through numerous towns it is listed as state route 35 and 27. St George Ave fron north of Elizabeth changing names, to King George's Post Rd, old Post Rd... It travels south curving/zig zagging back and forth across US RT 1 all the way to Trenton and across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. It was, after all the Post road for all the mail. You can see it on a road map .
History abounds in this area.
Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook, with Fort Hamilton.. BTW: near the Absecon twin light houses is nearby..
|
|
|
|
Post by CardBoxer on Mar 7, 2022 15:22:55 GMT
I love Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. If you go further south, you get to Ocean City, MD and then Assateague Island - with wild ponies. But that’s too far south for you.
|
|
|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 7, 2022 15:29:30 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions!
So far we have visited 26 states.
Our rule is that for the state to count you have to do something unique to that state (like visiting a museum, historical site, or national park). It doesn’t count if you just drive through the state or if you just stop to do something generic (like get gas, go to the bathroom, get food).
We will collect another one on Spring Break next week (Utah).
We will collect 9 on the road trip I’m asking about in this thread at the end of May/beginning of June.
In July we’ll either do WY-MT-ID or CA, depending on where California is on their mandates.
For Fall Break we’re doing ND-SD.
We have a plan mapped out to meet our goal within the next 3 years.
We have west coast, far north east coast (everything above NY), and Alaska, and Hawaii left.
|
|
maryannscraps
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,791
Aug 28, 2017 12:51:28 GMT
|
Post by maryannscraps on Mar 7, 2022 15:34:33 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 7, 2022 15:36:04 GMT
We will be in Philly on this trip as well (spending the most days in that city). There is so much to do there we will have to cut some out. But we haven’t found anything that was absolutely *have* to do in NJ and DE and we are trying to cross off all 59 states. I’d love to visit all the states too - my brother did a like 4 month road trip where he visited all of them (lower 48 at least). Curious how many you have left? If I wasn’t sure where to visit in a state - I’d look up if they had national parks or national historic sites. I always look up historic sites and national parks first. Just wasn’t coming up with anything that really stood out for NJ and DE, so asking for personal opinions of the peas. |
|
|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 7, 2022 15:38:00 GMT
If you are ever interested in Revolutionary History the corridor from Philadelphia to Boston provides multiple interesting sights. Washington really did sleep here numerous times. Particularly from the Valley Forge Christmas crossing the Delaware river, through Trenton up toward Jockey Hollow to Morristown. Although the British did steal the Presbyterian church bell in Westfield, NJ... You could check the road that became part US Route 1..... Through numerous towns it is listed as state route 35 and 27. St George Ave fron north of Elizabeth changing names, to King George's Post Rd, old Post Rd... It travels south curving/zig zagging back and forth across US RT 1 all the way to Trenton and across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. It was, after all the Post road for all the mail. You can see it on a road map . History abounds in this area. Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook, with Fort Hamilton.. BTW: near the Absecon twin light houses is nearby.. We’ll be doing all of the Revolution/Founding Father stuff in Philadelphia, but we won’t make it to Boston on this trip. We’ll be heading South after Penn to hit NJ, DE, MD, VA, and WV. |
|
zztop11
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,537
|
Post by zztop11 on Mar 7, 2022 16:07:21 GMT
Longwood Gardens, Winterthur and the Dupont Estate in Wilmington. Also Kennett Square PA near there is very quaint.
|
|
|
|
Post by stormycat on Mar 7, 2022 16:21:46 GMT
Longwood Gardens, Winterthur and the Dupont Estate in Wilmington. Also Kennett Square PA near there is very quaint. I love Longwood Gardens, but it is PA. |
|
|
|
Post by Basket1lady on Mar 7, 2022 16:27:04 GMT
I was going to suggest Cape May as well. You could also take the ferry from there to Rehoboth Beach. We lived there for 3 years in the mid 90s and always went to a diner in Bordentown. Otherwise, went went into Philly, TBH. Was the diner that you went to in Bordentown called "Mastoris"? If so, sad news. It just closed a couple months ago. Loved that place. Yes! What a shame. I loved all the family owned restaurants in NJ. Of course, it was 25 years ago (DS was born in Voorhees) so a lot may have changed. But McGuire AFB was in a pretty rural area and we knew all the local restaurants and bakeries. myshelly, what about Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken? I seem to recall you saying a while back that your kids liked cooking shows, so maybe that would interest them. |
|
|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 7, 2022 16:29:58 GMT
Was the diner that you went to in Bordentown called "Mastoris"? If so, sad news. It just closed a couple months ago. Loved that place. Yes! What a shame. I loved all the family owned restaurants in NJ. Of course, it was 25 years ago (DS was born in Voorhees) so a lot may have changed. But McGuire AFB was in a pretty rural area and we knew all the local restaurants and bakeries. myshelly, what about Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken? I seem to recall you saying a while back that your kids liked cooking shows, so maybe that would interest them. Thank you, unfortunately we can’t visit there because they aren’t allergy friendly. There’s one in Dallas. The kids have decided that they want to do the Weehawken Dueling Grounds historic site for NJ. They have walked around chanting “Weehawken. Dawn. Guns drawn.” For the past hour and I’ve threatened to ground the next person who says it 🤣 |
|
|
|
Post by birukitty on Mar 7, 2022 17:22:08 GMT
It's been probably 25 years since I was last there but the beach at Cape Henlopen State Park is one of my favorites. Better than Rehoboth, better certainly than Ocean City (too comercial) at least to me.
|
|
peabay
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,891
Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
|
Post by peabay on Mar 7, 2022 17:26:08 GMT
I’d love to visit all the states too - my brother did a like 4 month road trip where he visited all of them (lower 48 at least). Curious how many you have left? If I wasn’t sure where to visit in a state - I’d look up if they had national parks or national historic sites. I always look up historic sites and national parks first. Just wasn’t coming up with anything that really stood out for NJ and DE, so asking for personal opinions of the peas. Hope you have the National Park passport books - dd#2 loves hers. She's 28 and brings it everywhere so she can get it stamped. |
|
|
|
Post by scrapcat on Mar 7, 2022 17:28:18 GMT
Was the diner that you went to in Bordentown called "Mastoris"? If so, sad news. It just closed a couple months ago. Loved that place. Yes! What a shame. I loved all the family owned restaurants in NJ. Of course, it was 25 years ago (DS was born in Voorhees) so a lot may have changed. But McGuire AFB was in a pretty rural area and we knew all the local restaurants and bakeries. myshelly , what about Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken? I seem to recall you saying a while back that your kids liked cooking shows, so maybe that would interest them. This is my stomping grounds, used to go to Mastoris after dances in high school. Was totally surprised when it closed, but just didn't get the business it used to get either. The family had sold to investors before covid times, then they were the ones who closed it. Apparently some of the Mastoris family owns restaurants across river in Bucks county now. myshelly sounds like you have some good plans now. If you have any other Philly/NJ questions, happy to help! *eta - Assuming you are planning a visit to the Museum of American Revolution in Philly also, def a good one! Also for walking Elfreth's Alley, oldest residential street with cobblestone and original architecture if you like things like that. And Franklin Fountain for ice cream! |
|
|
|
Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 7, 2022 17:46:05 GMT
Even I had been to Mastoris way long ago. My DS was living in Bordentown at the time.
|
|
|
|
Post by cmhs on Mar 7, 2022 19:55:23 GMT
Since you'll be at Liberty State Park anyway, go to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty!
Sorry if they were already mentioned. If you've never been, they are a must see, IMHO.
|
|
|
|
Post by myshelly on Mar 7, 2022 19:57:13 GMT
Since you'll be at Liberty State Park anyway, go to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty! Sorry if they were already mentioned. If you've never been, they are a must see, IMHO. We’ve done that. We’ve done NY. We specifically need NJ this trip. |
|
