Time-Capsule Museums Compelling tales of centuries past resonate in the grounds and buildings of the pre-Revolutionary Old Barracks Museum in Trenton. Step inside a zinc mine that delves into the region’s rich mining history and become dazzled by touchable fluorescent minerals at Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg. Embrace railroadiana at Whippany Railway Museum , with outdoor displays of restored train excursions and a caboose ride option, or tour Northlandz , the World´s Largest Miniature Wonderland & Model Railroad Museum. With automotive history that’ll make you want to pull the brakes, there’s always a new detour on memory lane at the Vintage Automobile Museum of New Jersey in Point Pleasant. As a working maritime village, Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum keeps the area’s nautical traditions and boat-building heritage alive. OPPOSITE PAGE FROM TOP: PENDRY MANSION FOR NJ TRAVEL & TOURISM; DOO WOP EXPERIENCE MUSEUM/ GREATER WILDWOODS TOURISM AUTHORITY. THIS PAGE: HEREFORD INLET LIGHTHOUSE/ADOBE STOCK. Spotlight on Lighthouses Once brightly lit beacons for mariner safety in the Atlantic Ocean for centuries, 23 lighthouses still line the Jersey shorelines (with 11 welcoming visitors). Look up at history at an unusual 1764 octagonal tower in Sandy Hook —NJ’s oldest—or at the traditional cone design of the state’s tallest in Absecon . Towers tucked into lighthouse keepers’ homes stand tall in Hereford Inlet while a museum resides at Barnegat Light ’s one-room former schoolhouse at the tip of Long Beach Island. Want to see them all? There’s no better time than the third weekend of October, when the annual Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey takes place, challenging visitors to hit 11 lighthouse sites, three lifesaving stations and one museum over the two-day weekend. A small registration fee enables you to collect a souvenir from each site! VisitNJ.org 23
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