Worth a DetourSwaminarayan Akshardham
New Jersey
The largest Hindu temple in the Western Hemisphere, hand-carved stone on a vast scale, opened in 2023 in Robbinsville, New Jersey, between New York and Philadelphia.
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New Jersey
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If You're NearbyAtlantic City and the Jersey Shore
New Jersey
America's first boardwalk, casinos and saltwater taffy, on the long sandy Jersey Shore.
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If You're NearbyThomas Edison's Laboratory
New Jersey
The West Orange lab where Edison worked for 44 years, with his desk, early films and a replica of the first movie studio.
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If You're NearbyWashington Crossing
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Where Washington crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas night 1776 and turned the war around.
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Not on the short list, but here if your work or family brings you.