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Amusements

  • Pine Creek
    394 Route 31 • Princeton, NJ 08530
    West Amwell
    609-466-3803
    This miniature golf course is one of the largest and most beautiful in the entire country, and offers twenty eight acres of trees, waterfalls, flowers ponds, streams, gazebos, fountains, and more; the course is located only fifteen minutes from Princeton.  more...

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Drumthwacket
    354 Stockton Street • Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-683-0057
    Tours are offered of this stately home that now functions as the official residence of the Governor of New Jersey; the house is exemplary of the Greek Revival style of architecture and the finest elegance of the early Nineteenth Century, when it was designed and constructed.  more...  map

  • Historic Morven
    55 Stockton Street • Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-683-4495
    This historic structure was the residence of Richard Stockton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Rockingham Historic Site
    108 Country Road 518 • Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-921-8835
    This historic house is the site where General George Washington received the information that the treaty of Paris had been signed and that the American Colonies had indeed gained their independence; the historic structure now houses a museum that explores this momentous time and event in history.  more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

  • Princeton Public Library
    65 Witherspoon Street • Princeton, NJ 08542
    609-924-9529
    This library offers an extensive collection of books, periodicals, reference materials, research materials, and special events and programs, such as literary readings by authors, children’s programs, and more.  more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Art Museum of Princeton University, The
    McCormick Hall • Princeton, NJ 08544-1018
    609-258-3788
    This museum features an extensive and varied collection of art, including over sixty thousand works from diverse cultures and times that include ancient to contemporary works from Europe, the Mediterranean, Latin America, China, the United States, and more.  more...  map

  • Arts Council of Princeton
    102 Witherspoon Street • Princeton, NJ 08542
    856-924-8777
    This gallery, run by the Arts Council of Princeton, offers a variety of exhibitions and special programs, and is open to anyone who has an interest in learning more about or appreciating the arts, and also offers a variety of educational programs and instruction in the arts.  more...  map

  • Museum of Natural History
    9 Eno Hall • Princeton, NJ 08544
    609-258-5807
    This museum features a wide array of artifacts and exhibits having to do with an extensive variety of interest areas in the realm of natural history, including collections of dinosaur bones and eggs.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Grounds for Sculpture
    18 Fairgrounds Road • Hamilton, NJ 08619
    609-586-0616
    Grounds for Sculpture is a 35-acre unique public outdoor sculpture park that is "dedicated to promoting an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people." Tours are available. Rat’s Restaurant, Toad Hall Shop & Gallery and the Café at Grounds for Sculpture in the Domestic Arts Building can also be found at Grounds for Sculpture. more...  map

  • Herrontown Woods
    Snowden Lane • Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-989-6532/6530
    This natural area is a great place to take a walk or observe birds and wildlife.   map

  • Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
    57 Mountain Avenue • Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-924-8720
    This nature preserve is comprised of seventy seven acres that include a steep valley, four streams, and an environmental center that also offers banquet facilities.  map

Tours & Cruises

  • Delaware River Steamboat Floating Classroom
    207 Hartley Avenue • Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-921-6612
    Exciting charter trips on a real steamboat. Featuring clean-water ecology, science and history for any age group or unique party.  more...  map

  • Princeton Tour Company
    98 Nassau Street, Suite 3 • Princeton, NJ 08542
    609-902-3637
    They offer biking, walking, bus and pre-recorded tours. Tour through quite, tree-lined streets while learning about Princeton's famed historic, academic, cultural sites and personalities. They incorporate townie folklore to make everyone feel like a bonafide local. more...  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

  • Unionville Vineyards
    9 Rocktown Road • Ringoes, NJ 08551
    908-788-0400
    This vineyard feature thirty four acres of vines and is set in the beautiful rolling hills of the Amwell Valley, just over ten miles from Princeton; visitors may watch the winery operations through a glass wall, taste the wines, and shop.  more...  map

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