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NJ Info

Transportation

So you decided to come out to check out New Jersey - now how do you get around? Need to know where the ferries are? How to take NJ Transit? What about the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway - this is the place to look.

New Jersey Online Store

Check out our online store where you can find a wide selection of New Jersey related items for yourself or as a gift, If you're planning out that great NJ vacation, then make sure you don't miss our selection of recommended NJ travel books!

Event Guide

Trying to figure out what to do this weekend? Then check out AboutNewJersey.com's Event Guide. This NJ Event Guide allows you to search by city, county, date range and event type.

If you have a tourism related event, then please use our submit form and add it to the Event Guide so others know about it.

Attractions

Online Travel Show

Let AboutNewJersey.com show you New Jersey through our own online travel show called "Exploring New Jersey with Laura Crockett". Through five to ten minute videos, AboutNewJersey, along with your host Laura Crockett, showcase various attractions throughout NJ.

Guides

Extras

Fun & Games

Try your skill and have some fun with our New Jersey relate online games. We have several to choose from, with more planned to be added in the future.

E-Cards

Send a friend, a loved one or just spread the word about NJ to others. AboutNewJersey.com features a wide selection of electronic postcards covering ONLY New Jersey.

Survey

The #1 goal here is to help you out in planning your NJ vacation. Whether it's to one of the many amusement parks, the Jersey Shore, a historic site, museum or hiking through the mountains, AboutNewJersey.com wants to be the website you turn to first when looking for something to do in the Garden State.

You can help us accomplish this goal by letting us know how well we are doing, and what needs improvements. All suggestions are welcome.

AboutNewJersey.com - Main Page

Find out why this site was developed or read one of the many editorials. If you're interested in promoting New Jersey tourism - check out the petition section.

Read the announcements or get an idea of what to do on our weekly fieldtrip guide.

About New Jersey

Discover New Jersey. Learn the history of the state, the symbols and its flag. This is where you can find the facts and figures about New Jersey. Learn about the state's many firsts, the who's who of New Jersey. If you're interested in learning about New Jersey - this is the place to go.

Towns & Counties

Going to a particular town or county in New Jersey and want to know what there is to do in the area? Check out the Towns and Counties section. Here you can easily see what to do in the area.

Amusement Parks

New Jersey has a huge selection of amusement parks throughout the state. From parks geared toward small children such as Storybook Land to the largest regional amusement Park in the country - Six Flags Great Adventure, where you can plummet 215 ft at 80 miles an hour on Nitro - not to mention the many water parks. There are things for all age groups and all interests.

Historical Sites

Come experience the many Historical Attractions found throughout New Jersey, from the many places where Washington stayed and fought to where Thomas Edison invented the incandecent lightbulb, the phonograph, movies and so much more.

Jersey Shore

New Jersey has 127 miles of shoreline. Come discover the many historic lighthouses, enjoy the excitement of Atlantic City, Seaside Heights or relax in historic Cape May. Check out the many wildlife refuges. There is something for everyone on the Jersey Shore.

Cultural

Come check out the many museums, catch a play at a theater or learn about the many New Jersey legends - including the Jersey Devil. Learn about how an entire nation was frightened by a Halloween radio joke and thought the earth was being invaded by martians.

Outdoor Recreation

Take a walk through one of the many acres of our various state parks or just relax and go birdwatching. Hunting is also available, as is kayaking, horsebacking riding and many other activities.

Come explore the wilderness of New Jersey - from the mountains in the north to the million+ acre Pine Barrens in the south to the wildlife refuges along the Jersey Shore.

Sports

New Jersey has numerous professional and minor league sports - as well as recreational sports you can take part in. From golf to baseball to lacrosse - New Jersey has something for everyone.

Interested in catching a game while in New Jersey? Check out the New Jersey Devils - 3 time Stanley Cup Champions at the Meadowlands or the minor league baseball teams such as the Lakewood Blue Claws. Interested in seeing a lacrosse game? We have TWO professional teams.

NJ Restaurant and Lodging Guide

If you're looking for a restaurant in NJ or a NJ hotel, or even a great B&B in Cape May, then check out our NJ Restaurant and lodging guides. On the NJ Restaurant guide, you can find pizzerias, fine dining, steak houses, as well as famous NJ diners. This is all searchable by city, county and cuisine type.

On our NJ Hotel & Lodging Guide, you can find anything from world class hotels, to romantic B&Bs to over 80 NJ campgrounds. For over 200 hotels, you can even book your stay right through AboutNewJersey.com.

New Jersey Messageboard

If you have something to say about New Jersey and you want others to discuss it with you, then check out the AboutNewJersey.com Messageboard. Here people from all over the state, as well as around the world share their thoughts about NJ politics, traffic, best pizza, and everythng in between. Join the fun and meet people who share your interests.

Have something to suggest? Would just like to make a comment about the site? Intested in advertising on AboutNewJersey.com? Or would you like to contribute to the site? Please contact us.

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About This Site

Organizations

This is the a listing of the various organizations AboutNewJersey.com is a member of.

Many people ask me why I decided to do a site about New Jersey, or as many people sarcastically call it - New Joisey. This is a prime example of why I decided to do this website. Most people outside and many inside New Jersey have no idea what New Jersey has to offer. They have no idea of our great history, our great beaches or our great state parks, wild life refuges and so much more.

I have been to 40 states and lived in six and wherever I have gone, people have mocked New Jersey or made erroneous stereotypical comments. My goal through this website, which started out as part of my personal homepage, has been to change that perception.

I got the idea for doing a webpage about New Jersey while working on a contract in Oregon. While there I realized that no one really knew anything about New Jersey. I had been asked repeatedly if New Jersey had trees. The local Portland news mocked New Jersey when they aired a story about black bears being trapped in a tree, saying - "I don't know what is more shocking, a black bear being trapped in a tree or the fact it occurred in New Jersey." It seems that many people throughout the country think New Jersey is paved from end to end or is a great toxic waste dump. They have no idea of the magnificent Delaware Water Gap or the huge pine forest in the south known as the Pine Barrens.

New Jersey is the butt of jokes from sitcoms to late night television. One example of a sitcom making fun of New Jersey occurred in 2003 on the show "What I Like About You".

WB's "What I Like About You" Friday - January 17 2003 8:00pm

Scene is a PR office in New York.
Character states that she is doing a job for the New Jersey Tourism Department and is trying to come up with a slogan for New Jersey.
Another character answers back - "What about - 'New Jersey - It's supposed to smell like this.'"

Commercial Break

PR employee has been to several meetings in Trenton and will have to go back to New Jersey in the morning.
She tells everyone - "It's only been two days and I already hate that state."

Commercial Break

PR employee is back in NY and starts to tell somebody about someone who she met in New Jersey.
" ....while visiting New Jersey's 7th Largest Tourist attraction, the Paramus Mall..."

This site is my attempt to bring pride to the State of New Jersey; to show people the many things that this state has to offer; to dispel the negative comments made against our state.

If you come to New Jersey or even live here, I hope that this site will show you the many things to do and hopefully you will have a new appreciation of this small but great state. I would like to say to everyone - "Welcome to New Jersey".

Dedication -
This site is dedicated to all the people through the years who have tried to change the public’s perception of New Jersey. It is dedicated to John T Cunningham whose many writings on New Jersey help to dispel the myths and stereotypes. To Walter Choroszewski who through his beautiful pictures, illustrate the beauty and diversity of the state, and to all the authors and writers of the many New Jersey travel books, which guide visitors around this magnificent state.

This site is dedicated to all my online friends from around the world for their encouragement in working on this site and hopefully for forgiving and accepting my incessant talk of New Jersey. It is especially dedicated to my family, in particular my sister who one time called me "New Jersey's Ambassador of Tourism" and finally to my father and late mother for getting me my first computer and always being there to support me.

Robert P Rosetta
President & Founder
AboutNewJersey.com