Puffin Cultural Forum is a performance venue and gallery from the Puffin Foundation. The location offers a wide range of events, programs and shows, including guided tours, film screenings and interviews. Some other events include music shows, guest speakers, workshops, exhibitions and theater programs.
Twin Lights is a historical site and museum. It is a non-operational lighthouse and museum that has two lighthouses that reach 246 feet above sea level. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the state register. It offers guided tours for groups and schools. It has many events, including anniversary celebrations, education programs, history fairs, Scout programs and more. Check its website for information or for details on volunteer opportunities or donations,
The Grover Cleveland birthplace was built in 1832 as a pastor's residence for the First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell where Cleveland's father, Richard Falley Cleveland, was the minister from 1834 to 1841.
Rev. Cleveland and his wife Ann had Stephen Grover Cleveland on March 18, 1837. Cleveland was the fifth of nine children. When he was 4 years old, the family moved to Fayetteville, N.Y.
The Caldwell home's historical significance began in 1881 when Grover Cleveland ran for governor of New York. In 1885, Cleveland became the 22nd president of the United States and later became the nation's 24th president. A group of Cleveland's friend purchased the home and opened it to the public on March 18, 1913.
The Grover Cleveland historic site is the only house museum in the country recognizing Cleveland's life. The birthplace is listed on New Jersey and national registers of historic places.
The 2.5-acre site features Cleveland's baby cradle, White House chair, clothing and fishing gear.
The facility features a visitor center and New Jersey's first natural history museum, built in 1941. Its purpose is to interpret the natural and human history of the Watchung Reservation and to foster an awareness and appreciation of the environment.
Thomas Edison National Historical Park is home to Thomas Edison's historic home and lab, where he developed many of his great discoveries and inventions. Edison's home is the Glenmont Estate and the grounds are open for tours and public visits for families and children. Ranger-led tours are available at scheduled times throughout the day for the Laboratory Complex, which includes a phonograph demonstration, a tour of the chemistry building and a look at the Black Maria, the world's first film production studio. There is a Junior Ranger Badge program for children offered here. The park has a bookstore. Reservations are only required for groups of more than 10 people.
Newark Museum is New Jersey's largest museum and offers educational and entertaining experiences in the arts and natural sciences. Previous exhibitions included Patchwork from Folk Art to Fine Art, Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present, and Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, among others. The museum, which has a planetarium, also hosts various public and kids programs throughout the year.
The current Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church was built in 1764 to replace an earlier meetinghouse built on the same site on Route 206 (alternately known as Main Street or Lawrence Road) by a congregation that arrived in Lawrence Township (then called Maidenhead Township) in 1698.
John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was baptized in that old meetinghouse on December 31, 1713. Over the years the 1764 church was renovated, with significant expansions in 1833 and 1853. The cemetery that sits next to the church dates back to 1713 and contains the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and colonial settlers.
The church offers Sunday School and other religious education for children and adults, with Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. (9:30 a.m. during the summer months). Sunday sermons are recorded and can be downloaded from the church's wesbite or from iTunes as a podcast.
The Miller Cory House is an historic landmark and museum on the outskirts of downtown Westfield. Sunday tours include guides wearing dress of the 1700s, and live cooking exhibitions.
Established in 1957 by the Blauvelt-Demarest Foundation, the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum focuses on the promotion and conservation of wildlife art. Past exhibitions include "Biodiversity in the Art of Carel Pieter van Kempen," "The Wild Side," "Africa & Beyond: The Art and Adventures of Simon CombesBrest" and "Four Seasons," among others. Hiram Blauvelt was a philanthropist, conservationist and collector.
