Below are some local favorite attractions and some fun places to visit that are only an hour (or 1.5 hours) away. They are listed alphabetically by town and then Day Trips. Click the links for previous Macaroni Kid articles about the attractions and websites or more information and please tell them you heard about it on Macaroni Kid!
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CHATHAM
Great Swamp Environmental Center
JERSEY CITY
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE & MILLBURN
Hiking in the South Mountain Reservation and Hemlock Falls
MILLBURN / SHORT HILLS
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary
Fairy Trail in the South Mountain Reservation
MORRIS TOWNSHIP
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
SUMMIT
UNION COUNTY
Echo Lake Park Pedal Boating (April 1 - October 31)
Liberty Hall Museum at Keane University
WEST ORANGE
Essex County Environmental Center
Essex County Regatta Playground (and Swan Boat Pavilion)
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
FAVORITE DAY TRIPS:
CHESTER
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
PHILLIPSBURG
Delaware River Railroad Excursions
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