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Riverfront Promenade
High Street and Delaware River • Burlington, NJ 08016
609-386-0200
This mile long promenade offers views of the ever changing Delaware River, offering chances for relaxing, scenic strolls, as well as being the site for summer concerts and other special events throughout the year. map

Burlington Pharmacy (circa 1731)
301 High Street • Burlington, NJ 08016
"New Jersey’s oldest pharmacy in continuous operation," Burlington Pharmacy was owned by Quaker William J. Allinson, an abolitionist. It has been said that slaves were hidden in tunnels under this building as part of the Underground Railroad. The Burlington Pharmacy building was also home to Isaac Collins, the royal printer, from 1770 to 1778. map

Burlington County Historical Society
457 High Street • Burlington, NJ 08016
609-386-4773
This historical society preserves and promotes public education in regard to the rich history of the region, with such locations under its auspices and within its complex as the Bard-How House, the James Fenimore Cooper House, the Captain James Lawrence House, the Collins-Jones House, and much more. more... map

Burlington County Library System
5 Pioneer Boulevard • Burlington, NJ 08060
Westampton
609-267-9660
Serving Burlington County, this library offers a great collection of books, periodicals, reference and research materials, computers, audio tapes, video tapes, and more. map

City of Burlington Tour Office
12 Smith Alley • Burlington, NJ 08016
Carriage House
609-386-3993
Fun follows your colonial-costumed guide along the tree-shaded, brick-cobbled walks on this tour. Visit inside rarely-seen historic sites in their National Register of Historic Places District. They are New Jersey's first recorded European settlement (1624) and Capital of West New Jersey. See New Jersey's oldest Library (1758); Pharmacy (1831); Fire Company (1795); County's oldest residence (1685); and more. more... map