Newark Museum, 53 Washington St, +1 973 596-6550, . Year round: W–F: noon–5PM, 1 Oct–30 Jun Sa Su 10AM–5PM, 1 Jul–30 Sep Sa Su noon-5PM. The Museum complex incorporates 80 galleries of art and science, a mini zoo, planetarium, cafe, auditorium, sculpture garden, schoolhouse and the Ballantine House, the restored 1885 mansion that is a National Historic Landmark. $7, Children, Seniors and Students; Planetarium add: $3, Children, Seniors and Students $2.
Military Park, Broad St between Rector Street and Raymond Blvd, +1 973 733-9333. A park downtown that was originally a militia training green in the 1600s. Wars of America monument is an imposing work of Mount Rushmore artist Gutzon Borglum. In the summer on Thursdays, the park hosts Common Greens, a farmers market.
Thomas Edison National Historical Park, West Orange, NJ. In 1887 Edison moved his laboratory from Menlo Park to West Orange. He worked there until his death in 1931. In West Orange he improved his phonograph and storage battery and did all of his work on motion pictures. His lab and home in West Orange are now preserved by the National Park Service as Thomas Edison National Historical Park, which is located 7 miles from downtown Newark, and accessible by public transport. �
Branch Brook Park, Clifton Avenue, Newark. Branch Brook Park contains 360 acres of open meadowland and small patches of woodland on gently rolling terrain. More than 4,100 cherry trees that blossom during April are greater both in variety and number than the famed trees in Washington, D.C. The park is only 1.7 miles from downtown, and accessible by light rail. Includes spectacular views of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. �
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Clifton Avenue, Newark. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a French Gothic-styled cathedral, the fourth largest in north america boasting upwards of 200 stained glass windows and 14 giant bells cast in Italy. The cathedral hosts a number of symphony orchestras and other concerts, in addition to serving as the mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It is located north of downtown Newark, across from Branch Brook Park, and accessible by light rail �
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