Historic Sites & Monuments

• Potter's Tavern (circa 1776)
  West Broad Street • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  609-451-4802
  This national historic landmark was the home of New Jersey’s very first newspaper, The Plain Dealer, and has now been faithfully restored to its 1776 appearance.   map

Museums & Galleries

• All Sports Hall of Fame Museum
  Burt Avenue and Babe Ruth Road • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  Burt Avenue Recreation Center
  609-451-7300
  This museum houses memorabilia and exhibits having to do with teams and individuals in all areas of sports who hailed from New Jersey and have contributed to and left their marks upon the world of sports.   map

• Nail House Museum (circa 1815)
  1 Mayor Aitken Drive • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  Bridgeton City Park
  609-455-4100
  This unassuming structure was formerly the office of the Cumberland Nail and Iron Works, which was in operation from 1815 through 1899, and now houses exhibits and artifacts that have to do with the historical and cultural legacy of Bridgeton and the surrounding region, as well as examples of early Bridgeton glass, toys, lanterns, the oldest public clock in the region, Nail Works artifacts, and more.   map

• New Sweden Farmstead Museum
  50 East Broad Street • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  609-455-9785
  This site is a faithful recreation of a Seventeenth Century Swedish/Finnish farm, with a blacksmith shop, a storehouse, a threshing barn, a stable, a residence, a barn, an outhouse, a sauna, a smokehouse, and more.   map

• Woodruff Museum of Indian Artifacts
  150 East Commerce Street • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  Bridgeton Public Library
  609-451-2620
  This museum houses over twenty thousand artifacts that provide a glimpse into the history and life of the original natives of this area of New Jersey, the Minsi and Unalachtigo Nations and the Lenni-Lenape Tribe.   map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Bridgeton City Park
  Mayor Aitken Drive • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  609-455-3230 ext. 280
  This city park is comprised of eleven hundred acres that provide opportunities for a variety of activities, including boating, fishing, and swimming, as well as being home to a zoo.  map

• Capps Picnic Park
  476 South Burlington Road • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  856-455-1050
  This park plays host to picnics and offers award winning barbeque dishes, as well as providing a great variety of activities to keep everyone busy and happy, to make the most of a picnic outing.  more...  map

• Cohanzick Zoo
  181 East Commerce Street • Bridgeton, NJ 08302
  Bridgeton City Park
  609-455-3230
  New Jersey’s first zoo, this zoo has been in operation since 1934 and offers a wide range of animals, educational programs, and special events.  map