Discovering New Jersey

In his most famous song, Bruce Springsteen sang of what happens "beyond the Palace," and evoking the spirit of the long-defunct Palace Amusements is just part of the story behind the Silverball Museum Arcade on the Asbury Park boardwalk.

For the past quarter-century, the Trenton Downtown Association has used the week between Christmas and New Year's to highlight some crucial dates on New Jersey's historical calendar, right in the place where the original events happened.

A little more than halfway between the supposed date of the first Thanksgiving, 1621, and the current year, 2019, sits the year 1836, the time period to which visitors to the Historic Village at Allaire are introduced.

The Jersey Devil is not a strange, elusive being whose footprints have been spotted for centuries across South Jersey, says one New Jersey college professor who's done extensive research into the legend.

The landmark was designated a National Historical Park, and the park commemorates the rich history of one of New Jersey's most prominent cities.

With beautiful weather predicted for the unofficial last weekend of summer, farms in Sussex County want you to come check out all they have to offer — the scenic way.

Just a few years ago, the number of drive-in movie theaters in the United States numbered in the 400s. Now, there are just over 300. And only one of them is in New Jersey.

Anyone vacationing in the Wildwoods has no doubt taken note of its many colorful, neon-lined buildings. There is a historical reason for that, and tourism officials say it appeals to all ages.

You get to sit at picnic tables under the lights, play cornhole, and drink beer. What could be better? The Flemington Community Partnership hopes some new wrinkles will be improvements to an already successful concept.

It takes more than you might think to keep a 138-year-old structure, made of cedar wood covered with tin, looking young.