Newark New Jersey Attractions

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Military Park
  Broad Street • Newark, NJ 07101
  Between Rector Street and Raymond Boulevard
  This park was first designed as a training field for soldiers when the city was planned in 1667,... more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Newark Public Library
  5 Washington Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-733-7800
  This public library offers an extensive collection of books, periodicals, reference materials,... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Aljira
  2 Washington Place • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-643-6877
  This non-profit center for contemporary art features monthly exhibitions and auctions of paintings... more...  map

• Art Gallery, The
  87 Halsey Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-623-0062
  Since 1961 this gallery has showcased a wide range of original art, including paintings,... more...  map

• City Without Walls
  Gateway One • Newark, NJ 07101
  973-622-1188
  Since 1975 this gallery has featured exhibitions of the works of young and emerging New Jersey... more...  map

• Halsey Street Art Gallery
  119 Halsey Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-824-6080
  This gallery showcases a wide array of African American art, with a collection that includes oil... more...  map

• New Jersey Historical Society
  52 Park Place • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-596-8500
  Founded in 1845, this historical society operates a museum, a library and archives that are... more...  map

• Newark Museum, The
  49 Washington Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-596-6650
  The collections at this fine museum include exemplary representatives of the best in American,... more...  map

• Richardson Gallery
  41 Halsey Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-596-1944
  This gallery specializes in oil paintings, lithographs and engravings, and also offers a variety of... more...  map

• Robeson Art Gallery
  350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-353-5110
  This gallery offers a variety of exhibits of fine art to the public free of charge; a variety of... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Branch Brook Park
  235 Clifton Avenue • Newark, NJ 07104
  This is the first county park to be opened for public use in the United States; the four-mile-long... more...  map

• Lincoln Park Historic District
  Broad Street and Clinton Avenue • Newark, NJ 07101
  This four-acre park was designed in 1850 and is surrounded by brownstones that served as dwellings... more...  map