Top 10 grunde til at besøge New Jersey

New Jersey ("The Garden State") pakker overraskende mangfoldighed i 22.500 km². Her er hvorfor det er værd en tur.

1. Jersey Shore Strande – 210 km atlanterhavskyst: familie-venlig Ocean City, livlig Wildwood/Seaside Heights, viktoriansk Cape May, surfing Manasquan.
2. NYC-adgang uden NYC-priser – PATH, NJ Transit, færger bringer dig til Manhattan på 15–40 min fra Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Newark.
3. Revolutionær krigs historie – Morristown NHP (Washingtons vinter-lejre), Princeton Battlefield, Monmouth Battlefield, Washington Crossing.
4. Udendørs rekreation – Delaware Water Gap (vandretur, padling), High Point State Park (NJs højeste top), Pine Barrens (kajak, spøgelsesbyer), 115 km Appalachian Trail.
5. Verdensklasse museer – Newark Museum of Art (tibetansk, amerikansk), Liberty Science Center (planetarium), Grounds For Sculpture (170.000 m² skulpturpark), Montclair Art Museum.
6. Mad-mangfoldighed – Ikoniske diners (Tops, Summit), Taylor ham/pork roll, Portugisisk Ironbound (Newark), Koreansk Palisades Park, Indisk Edison, Italiensk Syd-Jersey.
7. Shopping – American Dream (mega-mall + ski-hældning + vandpark), Jersey Gardens (outlets), Short Hills (luksus), livlige bycentre (Princeton, Montclair, Red Bank).
8. Sæson-festivaler – NJ State Fair (aug), QuickChek Balloon Festival (jul), Hoboken Arts & Music Fest, Cape May Music Festival, Lambertville Shad Fest.
9. Underholdning & sport – MetLife Stadium (Giants/Jets, koncerter), Prudential Center (Devils, koncerter), Boardwalk Hall (AC), minor league baseball (Trenton, Lakewood, Somerset).
10. Vin & agriturisme – 50+ vingårde (Outer Coastal Plain, Warren Hills AVAs), pluk-selv gårdbutikker, maj-labyrinter, græsplanter.

Bonus: Nemme dags-ture til Philadelphia, Poconos, Hudson Valley, Long Island.