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The Learning Center, near Basking Ridge, is seven miles from
historic Morristown and thirty-eight miles from New York City.
Below are some local attractions including nearby places to eat. For more details or attractions call the Learning Center (908) 953-3000 (Concierge 3070, Guest Services 3030). |
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LOCAL RESTAURANTS
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Black Horse Inn |
American-Historical, Lunch and Dinner, Casual |
201-543-7300, |
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Bernards Inn |
American-Historical, Lunch and Dinner (jackets for dinner), Reservations |
908-766-0002, |
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China Palace |
Chinese |
908-580-0799, |
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Eccoqui Italian |
Italian |
908-221-0040, |
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Le Petit Chateau |
French, Lunch and Dinner (jackets), Reservations |
908-766-4544 |
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Pierre's |
French |
201-425-1212, |
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Pistilli's |
Pizza |
766-2393, |
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Rod's 1890 |
Steaks/American/Health (jackets preferred at dinner), Reservations |
201-539-6666, |
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The Girafe |
American, Lunch and Dinner (jackets for dinner), Reservations |
908-221-0017, |
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HISTORY |
Historical sites within 10 miles |
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| Fosterfields Living Historical Farm | 201-326-7645 Morristown, NJ |
The farm, purchased 1852 by grandson of Paul Revere, has a 19th-century Gothic Revival house with a two-story veranda. Explore the farm, view exhibits, and see late 19th-century farming practices. |
| Historic Speedwell | 201-540-0211 Morristown, NJ |
Iron Works factory built in the early 1800s. Samuel Morse did the first successful telegraph demonstration here in 1837. See early communications equipment. |
| Morristown National Historical Park |
Morristown National Historical Park 201-539-2085
Washington's Headquarters
Fort Nonsense
Jockey Hollow |
Consists of Washington's Headquarters and Fort Nonsense in Morristown, and Jockey Hollow 5 miles southwest.
Washington selected this defensible site for his headquarters and the Continental Army's winter encampments in 1777 and again in 1779-80. For a time this village was the U.S. military capital.
Fort Nonsense built in 1777 as a defense for Morristown. Jockey Hollow has most of the sites occupied by the Continental Army in 1779-80, one of the harshest of the 18th century. Soldiers' huts can be seen. |
| Historical sites within 10 - 50 miles |
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| Edison National Historic Site | 201-736-5050 W. Orange, NJ (25 miles) |
Consists of the preserved laboratory complex and home of Edison. Visitor center features exhibits and films, guided tours for the rest of the facilities. |
| Ellis Island | Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ (33 miles) |
Nation's main entry point for millions of immigrants 1892-1924. Exhibits chronicle history of the processing station and island. |
| Statue of Liberty National Monument | Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ (33 miles) |
Statue presented to the USA by France in 1884 in commemoration of their alliance in the American Revolution. It is the tallest statue of modern times, 307 feet tall. |
| Waterloo Village | 201-347-0900 Stanhope, NJ (30 miles) |
1740 village preserved as a living-history museum. Costumed guides and artisans explain 18th- and 19th-century life in 14 buildings, including an inn, general store, church, gristmill and smithy. Reconstructed Minisink Indian village is at Winakung. |
| Washington Crossing State Park | 609-737-9304, 609-737-1826 8 mi. n.w. of Trenton, NJ (48 miles) |
Point where Washington and 2,400 soldiers crossed the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 before they marched to Trenton to capture the Hessian mercenaries garrisoned there.
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MOVIES
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| Bernardsville Cinema | Bernardsville, NJ 908-766-0357 |
2 miles; Three screens. |
| AMC Theaters, Headquarters Plaza |
Morristown, NJ 201-292-0606. |
7 miles; Ten screens. |
| General Cinemas, Bridgewater Commons Mall |
Bridgewater, NJ 908-725-1161 |
13 miles; Ten screens. |
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MUSEUMS |
Museums within 10 miles |
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| Historical Museum and Library | 201-539-2016 Morristown, NJ |
At Washington's Headquarters. Historical objects relating to 1779-80 encampment. Library has 60,000 documents on Colonial and Revolutionary eras. |
| The Morris Museum | 201-538-0454 Morristown, NJ |
Galleries of minerals, fossils and animals. Exhibits on North American Indians, Colonial life, and decorative fine arts. Five Senses Gallery is for those under 6. |
| Museum of Early Trades and Crafts | 201-377-2982 Madison, NJ |
Tools and techniques of trades and crafts from the late 1600s to 1850. Displays implements used by cobblers, coopers, tinsmiths, wheelwrights, leather workers. Has colonial kitchen and workshop. |
| Golf House - US Golf Association | 908-234-2300 Far Hills, NJ | Library and museum with paintings, memorabilia and exhibits tracing the history of golf. Has three-story Georgian mansion on 60-acre W.J. Sloane estate. |
Museums 10 to 35 miles |
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| Imagine That! | 201-952-0022 East Hanover, NJ (13 miles) |
Discovery center designed to educate and entertain. Hands-on activities let children dabble in such pursuits as computers, art, music, drama and science. |
| Thomas Edison Memorial & Museum | 908-549-3299 Menlo Park, NJ (33 miles) |
Memorial Tower and Museum at site of Edison's original laboratory. His inventions include phonography, dynamo, automatic telegraph and light bulb. Museum contains his early inventions and memorabilia. Also see his lab in West Orange, NJ (History section above). |
| Liberty Science Center | 201-200-1000 Liberty State Park Jersey City, NJ (33 miles) |
Hundreds of interactive exhibits divided into Environment, Health, and Invention. Environment features salt marsh and Bug Zoo. Invention lets you create animation or build structures with 10 foot crane. Has one of the largest IMAX theaters. View Manhattan skyline from observation deck. |
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PARKS |
Basking Ridge Parks |
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| Southard Park | North Maple Av, Basking Ridge | 1 mile. |
| Pleasant Valley | Valley Road, Basking Ridge | 5 miles. |
| Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | 201-425-1222, Basking Ridge (3 miles) |
7400 acre refuge with 223 bird species, two board-walks into the swamp, observational blinds, and 8 miles of marked trails. | Other Parks within 10 miles |
| Frelinghuysen Arboretum | 201-326-7600, Morris Township | Rose garden and flowering trees are displayed on 127 acres along with a braille trail and historic mansion. |
| Lewis Morris Park | 201-326-7600, Mendham, NJ | Athletic fields and miles of hiking trails. The Sunrise Lake area provides boating, fishing, swimming picnicking. |
| Loantaka Reserve | 201-326-7600, Morris Township | Natural woodland features miles of hiking, bicycling, horseback riding. |
Large Recreational Areas within 65 miles |
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| Appalachian Trail | see Delaware Water Gap | |
| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | (58 miles)
Park head- quarters, Kittatinny Point Dingmans Falls Millbrook Village |
Picturesque 70,000 acre park in New Jersey and Pennsylvania spans 40 miles of the Delaware River. Kittatinny Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains rises 1,500 feet above the river.
Trails, wildlife, historic structures, artisans community, waterfalls can be found along 200 miles of scenic roads. Visitors camp, swim, boat, horseback ride, hike. Appalachian Trail curves for 25 miles along Kittatinny Ridge. Park rangers conduct programs about the natural and cultural history of the Delaware River Valley. Millbrook Village is a re-created rural community of the late 19th century. |
| Sandy Hook | (55 miles) | See Shore section: Gateway National Recreation Area / Sandy Hook. |
| Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River | Information center, Narrowsburg, NY 914-252-3947, 717-685-4871 (65 miles) |
73 miles of the Upper Delaware River to Hancock, NY. Rafting in Class I and II rapids is available. National Park Service offers many cultural, natural history and recreational activities.
Wildlife includes bears, beavers, deer, mink, and otters. Birds include bald eagles, ospreys, great egrets, great blue herons, vultures, hawks, ducks. |
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SHOPPING |
Basking Ridge |
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| Downtown Basking Ridge | North Finley Ave (2 miles) |
Small downtown with shops. Strip malls beyond town and in Bernardsville. |
Area Malls |
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| Bridgewater Commons | Bridgewater, NJ (12 miles south off I-287) |
Three levels, food court, multi-cinema. Anchor stores include Macys, Sterns, Lord & Taylor. |
| Livingston Mall | Morristown, NJ (14 miles north via I-287) |
Two levels, fast foods. Anchor stores include Macys, Sears, Lord & Taylor. |
| Mall at Short Hills | Short Hills, NJ (16 miles east via I-287 north & Route 24 southeast) |
Two levels, restaurants, high end specialty stores. Anchor stores include Bloomingdales, Macys, Sachs, Nordstrom, Nieman Marcus. |
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THE SHORE |
| The New Jersey shore spans 125 miles from Sandy Hook south to Island Beach and Barnegart Lighthouse State Parks, to Atlantic City, ending at Cape May. There are many public beaches along the way. | ||
| Gateway National Recreation Area | (55 miles) | The great New York - New Jersey estuary consists of Breezy Point, Jamaica Bay, Staten Island in New York, and Sandy Hook in New Jersey. Over 300 species of birds frequent Sandy Hook along the Atlantic flyway. |
| Sandy Hook | (55 miles) Visitor center and Ranger Station |
Sandy Hook is a barrier beach peninsula. Swimming, hiking and surf fishing are permitted on its undeveloped ocean beaches. It has a variety of ecosystems: holly tree forest, dune area, salt marsh, mudflats, seashore.
Many shipwrecks occurred here. The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, nation's oldest still operating lighthouse, was built here in 1764. Fort Hancock, 1895, is still largely intact, as are the gun emplacements that defended the entrance to New York Harbor during the Spanish-American War and World Wars I & II.
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| Sandy Hook Lady | Highlands,NJ 908-291-4354 (52 miles) |
Authentic 85-foot paddlewheeler, sails along the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers. Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch cruises are available. |
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SPORTS
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| Baseball | 201-887-0898 (20 minutes) |
Anchor Golf Land: Batting cage. |
| New York, NY 718-760-6565 |
Shea Stadium: Home of NY Mets - at Flushing Meadows Corona Park (54 miles). | |
| New York, NY, 718-293-6000 | Yankee Stadium: Home of NY Yankees (45 miles). |
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| Bowling | 201-377-8919 |
Plaza Lanes (10 miles) |
| Golf | 201-887-0898 (20 minutes) |
Anchor Golf Land: Driving Range, Miniature Golf, and Pitch and Putt |
| Bridgewater, 908-722-1301 | Green Knoll: Golf Course, Par 71, 6443 yards (13 miles). |
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| Florham Park, 201-377-2039 | Pinch Brook: Golf Course, Par 65, 5007 yards (12 miles). |
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| Equestrian | Bedminster, NJ (9 miles) | US Olympic Equestrian Training Center |
| Football | E. Rutherford, NJ (37 miles) |
Meadowlands Sports Complex: Home of the NY Giants and NY Jets football, New Jersey Nets Basketball, New Jersey Devils Hockey. |
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All within 70 miles |
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| Action Park | 201-827-2000 Vernon, NJ (43 miles) |
Theme park with 75 attractions including 40 water rides (water slides, white-water tube, raft rides), speed boats, bungee jumping, alpine slides. Features daily shows.
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| New Hope, Lambertville |
201-347-8900 Lamberville, NJ New Hope, PA (40 miles) |
Picturesque artists' and writers' community is great for antique hunting. Has lovely guest homes and charming restaurants. Bucks County Playhouse is in a 1780 mill. Mule-drawn barges offer canal excursions narrated by a folk singer and historian. |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | 908-928-1821 Jackson, NJ (68 miles) |
100 rides, shows, attractions in Boardwalk, Fantasy Forest, Frontier Adventures, and Movietown. Water ride and children areas.
Take your car or bus tour thru Wild Safari, the adjacent 350-acre animal park featuring 1,200 animals from six continents. |
| Wild West City | 201-347-8900 Netcong, NJ (29 miles) |
Recreates Old West. You can take a stagecoach ride with a hold-up; see Pony Express riders race; witness a gun fight, take train and pony rides, or pan for gold. |
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