Five miles approximately New York is situated Newark, Jew Jersey with butt load of offerings for those who choose to visit it, regardless of their purpose of visit.
A city with great history, after Boston and New York, Newark was a rapidly developing 19th-century industrial home and in the beginning of the new century made heavy investments in cathedrals, museums, parks, train station, and architecture, that are international attractions today.
After the end of World War II, just like every other economically burdened urban city, Newark experienced decline that reached bottom with the 1960s riots. Since then the city is gradually climbing back, but with churches, schools and museums off the tax roll, the pace of climbing is not too fast.
Since the 1960s, Newark never looked back and made great developments and improvements with a drop in crime, a downtown with entertainment venues and hotels, a NHL Hockey team, a 6,200-seat minor league baseball stadium, performing arts center and a theatre. Parallel to this, office skyscrapers have risen from ground. All these are attractions easily accessible by car or public transport. Newark has a nice subway system with a track running 5.3 miles from the hub of its rail transportation, Newark Penn Station, to Grove Street in Bloomfield.
Major Attraction:
Cherry Blossom Festival: The 2nd largest of the Cherry Blossom displays in the U.S. Held in Branch Brook Park, there are over 2,700 cherry trees. A week-long festival including 10K race, trolley bus tours, and family day with Japanese Cultural activities.
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The French Gothic structure took above fifty years to build and is the 5th largest cathedral in North America. It earned the status of Basilica from Pope John Paul in 1955. It largely resembles world’s two great cathedrals at Cathedral Notre Dame in Chartres, France and Cathedral of Rheims in Germany
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center
It has two venues that attract the world’s best performers in Prudential Hall, a world’s great concert hall, and the Victoria Theater. It is also home to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Newark Museum
New Jersey’s largest museum gives an experience of arts and natural sciences. Inaugurated in 1909, it includes 1885 brick-and-limestone restored mansion, the Dreyfuss Planetarium, and a zoo with more than 100 animals.
Hotel:
Hilton Newark Gateway
Located in the prestigious Gateway Center. The Hilton Hotel connects Penn Station and the Gateway Center, which makes it very convenient for tourists and travelers to reach it through Amtrak, NJ Transit or PATH
Robert Treat Hotel
The new and elegant Robert Treat hotel is built within in the downtown district and offers views of New York and the city’s skyline.
Restaurants
The Ironbound section is a Portuguese neighborhood with Ferry Street being its commercial center. It is renowned for the moderately priced Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish restaurants. If you are in for an ethnic lunch, try one of Ironbound’s cafes and bakeries. With the revitalization of Newark, new restaurants are emerging too that offer further variety to the diner. Here are some restaurants that should be checked before settling in one of them:
Adega Grill – Spanish-Portuguese
Casa Vasca – Spanish-Portuguese
A city with great history, after Boston and New York, Newark was a rapidly developing 19th-century industrial home and in the beginning of the new century made heavy investments in cathedrals, museums, parks, train station, and architecture, that are international attractions today.
After the end of World War II, just like every other economically burdened urban city, Newark experienced decline that reached bottom with the 1960s riots. Since then the city is gradually climbing back, but with churches, schools and museums off the tax roll, the pace of climbing is not too fast.
Since the 1960s, Newark never looked back and made great developments and improvements with a drop in crime, a downtown with entertainment venues and hotels, a NHL Hockey team, a 6,200-seat minor league baseball stadium, performing arts center and a theatre. Parallel to this, office skyscrapers have risen from ground. All these are attractions easily accessible by car or public transport. Newark has a nice subway system with a track running 5.3 miles from the hub of its rail transportation, Newark Penn Station, to Grove Street in Bloomfield.
Major Attraction:
Cherry Blossom Festival: The 2nd largest of the Cherry Blossom displays in the U.S. Held in Branch Brook Park, there are over 2,700 cherry trees. A week-long festival including 10K race, trolley bus tours, and family day with Japanese Cultural activities.
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The French Gothic structure took above fifty years to build and is the 5th largest cathedral in North America. It earned the status of Basilica from Pope John Paul in 1955. It largely resembles world’s two great cathedrals at Cathedral Notre Dame in Chartres, France and Cathedral of Rheims in Germany
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center
It has two venues that attract the world’s best performers in Prudential Hall, a world’s great concert hall, and the Victoria Theater. It is also home to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Newark Museum
New Jersey’s largest museum gives an experience of arts and natural sciences. Inaugurated in 1909, it includes 1885 brick-and-limestone restored mansion, the Dreyfuss Planetarium, and a zoo with more than 100 animals.
Hotel:
Hilton Newark Gateway
Located in the prestigious Gateway Center. The Hilton Hotel connects Penn Station and the Gateway Center, which makes it very convenient for tourists and travelers to reach it through Amtrak, NJ Transit or PATH
Robert Treat Hotel
The new and elegant Robert Treat hotel is built within in the downtown district and offers views of New York and the city’s skyline.
Restaurants
The Ironbound section is a Portuguese neighborhood with Ferry Street being its commercial center. It is renowned for the moderately priced Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish restaurants. If you are in for an ethnic lunch, try one of Ironbound’s cafes and bakeries. With the revitalization of Newark, new restaurants are emerging too that offer further variety to the diner. Here are some restaurants that should be checked before settling in one of them:
Adega Grill – Spanish-Portuguese
Casa Vasca – Spanish-Portuguese
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