Built in 1740, the Miller-Cory House stands on the "road to the mountains" in Westfield, New Jersey. The Miller-Cory House was named in honor of its two 18th century owners, both descended from the earliest settlers in this area. While the Millers and the Corys were...

Trailside Nature and Science Center 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...

Founded in 1933, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is the state’s largest organization dedicated exclusively to viewing, making and learning about contemporary art. Comprising a renowned studio school and a thriving exhibition, education and programming...

The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum is one of the New Jersey’s premier 19th century taverns and hotels, restored today to its 1820’s appearance.

The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum encompasses 16.5 acres in Millburn Township, NJ. Arboretum trails pass kettle moraines, hilly slopes and even a natural amphitheater created by glaciers. The Arboretum presents a remarkable picture of biodiversity.

Reeves-Reed Arboretum is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.  Its estate and gardens represent design trends by prominent landscape architects of the late 19th and 20th centuries.  The Lenni Lenape Native Americans passed through the...

This history museum housed in the 1746 Drake House displays collections of Americana, antique furnishings in period room settings, Drake family memorabilia and local history.

The Carter House is believed to be the oldest existing building in Summit. Property along the Passaic River, on what is now River Road, was deeded to Benjamin Carter in 1740. He built a cottage on the site in 1741and over the years it was enlarged to its current...

The mission of the non-profit Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society is to encourage interest in local history, and to preserve and disseminate relevant information concerning Millburn Township. It carries out this mission by the acquisition, preservation,...

The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison. The tower and museum were dedicated on February 11, 1938, on what would have been the inventor's 91st birthday. The museum showcases many of Thomas Edison's creations...