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Embark on locally led tours that open the door to real-deal experiences— from standout bites to insider stories that reveal a deeper sense of place.
Jersey City’s Beyond the Plate – Taste of Downtown Food Tour offers a mingling of cuisines and spirits, artfully garnished with Jersey culture and history. Jersey Shore Food Tours leads a Boardwalk Boozy Bites Tour through Asbury Park’s best eats and drinks while weaving in local lore. Experience statewide food scenes from Collingswood’s multicultural eateries to Atlantic City’s Ducktown classics with On the Town Food Tours. Seasoned with yesteryear charm, Cape May Food Tours serve culinary journeys dishing up global flavors and farm-to-table cuisine.
Onboard the Spirit of New Jersey with City Cruises, enjoy a next-level dinner cruise with a chef-prepared buffet, live entertainment and swoon-worthy skyline views from open-air decks. The vintage vibe of a paddlewheel riverboat offers laid-back sightseeing aboard the River Lady in Toms River. There’s nothing dry about the sunset drinks and seaside vibes of Pau Hana Tiki Tours in Somers Point, where you can cruise the back bays on a floating tiki bar. Be transported to serene destinations in the vintage cars of a steam locomotive train on Delaware River Railroad Excursions, or chug along on Black River & Western Railroad’s themed seasonal excursions, including The Polar Express.
Walkabout the colorful gateway city known as America’s “Golden Door” on an outdoor gallery tour of 200 murals from local, national and international artists through the Jersey City Mural Arts Program and its interactive map. Coastal ghosts and a lantern-lit walk deliver a playfully haunting experience of native tales and the supernatural with Ghost Capers Cape May Ghost Tour. Stunning carved stone architecture distinguishes BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, a Hindu house of worship set within a tranquil campus in Robbinsville. Three-dimensional art and nature meld into an experience that changes with the seasons at the mesmerizing Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton.
Explore Hoboken Historical Museum’s Historic Walking Tour, where geotags on a map lead you past Victorian row homes, old factories, and the birthplace of Frank Sinatra and baseball. The Princeton Five Star Shameless Name Dropping Tour takes you to the homes and hotspots of famous Princeton residents, like Albert Einstein and Brooke Shields. Period-garbed guides infuse Colonial history with fascinating insights on a Burlington Historic District Walking Tour. Set your own pace on a self-guided audio Historic Heartline Walking Tour of Elizabeth, a city known for producing the first assembly-line automobile in the state, the first ice-cream soda and the Navy’s first submarine.
Wind through rolling farmland and horse country on the Upper Freehold Scenic Byway while discovering the state’s storied Standardbred racing and agricultural history—complete with charming farm stands along the way. Road trip through the dense forests and mysterious landscapes of the Pine Barrens on the Pinelands Scenic Byway—the legendary home of the “Jersey Devil.” Travel along the Delaware River Byway, which witnessed pivotal Revolutionary War battles, with stops at historic sites, quaint river towns and photo-ready overlooks. Follow the shoreline on the Bayshore Heritage Byway to uncover New Jersey’s nautical history, from iconic lighthouses to maritime towns.
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