Best Weekend Getaway Scenic New Jersey New Jersey is blessed with many scenic attractions, and its relatively small size, most scenic attractions can be experienced during a short weekend. With so many exciting destinations to choose from, we chose the best weekend getaways in New Jersey tourism.
From the Kittatinny mountain wilderness along the Delaware River in the Northwest Skyland, rolling land and historic sites of Hunterdon County, and throughout the state of the Jersey Shore with its beautiful beaches, entertainment platforms, walks, and charming Victorian gingerbread houses, New Jersey offers a wide choice of exciting destinations for travelers of all interests in active adventure to a destination slower relaxed pace.
The weekend packages best scenic New Jersey
Cape May
Cape May is a great place to visit for a special picturesque seaside getaway weekend. This town offers beautiful sandy beaches, a charming village houses gingerbread Victorian gas lights lit, carriages, tree-lined streets and a historic lighthouse. To complete the experience weekend, there are a variety of Victorian cottages, shops and restaurants that appeal to all tastes. While summer is the most popular time to visit Cape May became an attraction all year round with seasonal programs, candlelight home tours, and a variety of other activities in cool weather.
Cape May is also the home of one of the largest commercial fishing ports in the United States and, therefore, you find a good variety of seafood restaurants that serve up locally caught fresh seafood.
Things to do
If relaxing on the beach is not your thing, there are many other activities that can occupy your leisure hours day time. They include: cycling, with many bike rentals available on site at the time or day. Down cycle in Sunset Beach or Cape May Light House built in 1859 and listed on the state and national registers of historic places, or near Bird Observatory operated by the New Jersey Audubon Society. There is a picnic, beach walking at sunrise or sunset, where you might see schools of dolphins swimming with whale and dolphin boat trips, kayaking in the salt marshes, salt Safari marshes, deep sea fishing, a nautical museum, and a historic World War II establishment of firearms coastal defense.
Places to Stay
The Albert Stevens Inn - Located within walking distance of the lighthouse at Cape May Point and Cape May Bird Observatory.
The Bedford Inn - A Victorian house with its gingerbread trim, a block from the beach, has a large veranda with old rocking chairs and a lounge with a Victorian fireplace.
Victoria B & B - A Victorian house with house quilts adorning the beds. Located in the center of the historic district and one block from the beach, it has four Victorian buildings with porches and lounges of the session.
Hunterdon County - Clinton / Frenchtown / Lambertville / Sergeantsville
Hunterdon County is a special destination with picturesque rolling farmland, historic sites, and charming towns. Featuring the cities of Clinton, Frenchtown, Lambertville and Sergeantsville. All are small towns with surrounding rural charm of beauty that can be easily seen during a weekend getaway.
Clinton nestled in the hills, is a classic American small town that has attracted photographers, filmmakers, and visitors here for its scenic beauty and history. It is a charming historic village with shops and streets lined with cherry tree, a river with a waterfall 200 feet wide meandering through it and lined with old mills.
Things to do
Hunterdon Museum of Art - A museum of contemporary art located in a 18.
Posted on February 26, 2010.