Nearby Recreation, Attractions & Activities. Tours Orange Key Tour - Tour of Princeton University; one-hour tours; free of charge and guided by University undergraduate students. Leave from the MacLean House, adjacent to Nassau Hall on the Princeton Univer- sity Campus. Groups should call ahead. (609) 258-3603 Princeton Historical Society - Tours leave from the Bainbridge House at 158 Nassau Street. The tour includes most of the historical sites. (609) 921-6748 RaMar Tours - Private tour service. Driving and walking tours of Princeton University and historic sites as well as contemporary attritions in Princeton. Time allotted to shop if group wishes. Group tour size begins at 8 people. (609) 921-1854 The Art Museum - Group tours available. Tours on Saturday at 2pm. McCormick Hall, Princeton University. (609) 258-3788 Downtown Princeton Historic Nassau Hall – Completed in 1756, Nassau Hall was the largest academic structure in the thirteen colonies. The Battle of Princeton ended when Washington captured Nassau Hall, then serviced as barracks. In 1783 the Hall served as Capital of the United States for 6 months. Its Memorial Hall commemorates the University’s war dead. The Faculty room, a replica of the British House of Commons, serves as a portrait gallery. Bainbridge House – 158 Nassau Street. Museum of changing exhibitions, a library and photo archives. Head- quarters of the Historical Society of Princeton. Open Tuesday through Sunday from Noon to 4 pm. (Jan and Feb – weekends only) (609) 921-6748 Drumthwacket – Stockton Street. Built circa 1834. Official residence of the Governor of New Jersey. Open to the Public Wednesdays from Noon to 2 pm. (609) 683-0057 McCarter Theater – 91 University Place. Built in 1929, the theatre presents professional drama, dance, music and special events. (609) 258-2787 Morven – 5 Stockton Street. A national historic landmark. Built in the 1750’s by Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Tours by appointment. (609) 683-4495 Princeton Cemetery – Witherspoon and Wiggins Street. Legible gravestones date back to the year 1760, including those of Grover Cleveland, Aaron Burr, John Witherspoon and Paul Tulane. Tours available by appointment during the spring. (609) 924-1369 1 Princeton Marriott a Forrestal | 100 College Road East | Princeton, NJ 08540 | 609.452.7800 Princeton University – Arrange to take an Orange Key Tour of the campus and enjoy visiting the Art Museum, Chapel, Fitz Randolph Gateway, Museum of National History and Nassau Hall. Tours available. (609) 258-3603 Visit the towns of New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ, which lie on opposite sides of the Delaware River. Ride the New Hope Mule Barge along the canal for a different perspective on things. Stay for dinner at the Lambertville Station, which is a refurbished train station along the banks of the Delaware River. HarrisonAire Hot Air Balloon Rides - 258 Wertsville Road Ringoes, NJ. HarrisonAire has been providing its passengers with the experience of a lifetime for the past 30 years. (609) 466-3389 Bucks County Play House – 70 South Main Street New Hope, PA. The Bucks County Playhouse is a national landmark rich in theatrical history. Some of the biggest and brightest names in show business first got their start on its stage. (215) 862-2041 New Jersey State Capitol Complex – West State Street Trenton, NJ. Visit the nation’s second oldest state capitol in continuous use. See magnificent art and architecture and learn about the New Jersey government. (609) 633-2709 Shopping Six Flags Outlets – NJ Turnpike, Exit 7A, Jackson Township. 71 outlet stores in an outdoor mall. Too many to describe but be sure you will find all of your favorite brands. Princeton Market Fair – Route 1 South and Meadow Brook Road. Upscale mall featuring Williams Sonoma, Anthropology, Eddie Bauer, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Barnes and Nobel, Gap, Movie Theatres and a Food Court, TGI Fridays and the Big Fish restaurant. Palmer Square Shops – Downtown Princeton. 50 shops and restaurants surrounding the Nassau Inn, includ- ing Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Nine West, Gap, Gap Kids and Coach. Quaker bridge Mall – Route 1 South & Quaker Bridge Road. Two story enclosed mall, 130 stores featuring Macy’s Sears, JC Penny and Lord & Taylor. Museums The Art Museum of Princeton University – McCormick Hall, Princeton University. (609) 258-3787 Clark House - Princeton Battlefield State Park. (609) 921-0074 21 Princeton Marriott a Forrestal | 100 College Road East | Princeton, NJ 08540 | 609.452.7800 Kuser Farm Mansion and Park - 390 Newkirk Avenue Hamilton, NJ. A Queen Anne historic house Museum with turn of the century furnishings and film memorabilia. (609) 890-3630 Grounds for Sculpture – 18 Fairgrounds Rd. Hamilton, NJ. Grounds for Sculpture was established in 1992 to promote a greater understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture by organizing exhibitions, publishing scholarly catalogues, and offering a variety of educational programs to the public. Nearby, Rats Restaurant, which serves elegant French Country Cuisine with a 5 star rating, is on site. Extensive wine list. (609) 586-0616 Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum - Rutgers University Corner of George & Hamilton Streets New Brunswick, New Jersey. Serves Rutgers University and national audiences with its collections, concerts, lectures, tours and special events. Japanese, Russian, French, American artworks. Rutgers Archives for Print- making Studios; survey collection of Western art history. (908) 932-7237 The New Jersey State Museum - Trenton, NJ. From fossils to fine art, from Native American tools to the finest silver, from quilts to comets, from prehistory to the future, the New Jersey State Museum is four museums in one and offers a galaxy of experiences for every member of the family. The New Jersey State Museum was established in 1895-one of the nation's first state museums founded with an educational mission. Today that mission encompasses four areas: archaeology/ ethnology, cultural history, fine art, and natural history. Treasures are exhibited thematically in a modern four-level main building overlooking the Delaware River and are enhanced by exciting programs offered in an adjoining 150-seat planetarium and adjacent 400-seat auditorium. (609) 292-6464 The New Jersey State Aquarium - 1 Riverside Drive Camden, NJ. Discover the Aquarium's turtles! Deter- mine the characteristics of turtles and what you can do to help protect them, and finish up with a hands-on feeding of some of the Aquarium's turtles. (856)-365-3300 The Jersey Shore Atlantic City – Home of the Miss America Pageant. Featuring well known casinos such as: Caesars, Tropi- cana and Resorts. Boardwalk and many other attractions. Cape May – The nation’s oldest seashore resort town with more than 600 Victorian homes and buildings including many inns, guesthouses and bed & breakfast establishments. Four miles of beach, quaint shops and a 1¼-mile boardwalk. Long Beach Island – A series of small towns connected to the mainland by a bridge. One attraction is the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, where one can view the scene form the tip of the island. Eighteen miles of beach, amusement, boating and tennis. 3 Princeton Marriott a Forrestal | 100 College Road East | Princeton, NJ 08540 | 609.452.7800 Point Pleasant –Many charter fishing boats, beach, boardwalk and amusements. Seaside Heights/Island Beach State Park – This strip of land faces Barnegat Lighthouse on the tip of Long Beach Island. There is a recreational area with ocean swimming and fishing. Boardwalk with food games and rides. Wildwood – A popular summer resort. Two Miles of boardwalk and five miles of beach. Ocean swimming and bay fishing, boating, bicycling, amusements and shuffleboard. Amusement Parks Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom - 3830 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA. Old –fashioned amuse- ment park with carousels, cyclones and train rides on one side and water park with water slides on the other. (610) 395-3724 Six Flags Great Adventure – NJ Turnpike, Exit 7A, Jackson Township, N.J. A giant amusement park with May thrills, rides and a complete children’s area. Many restaurants, shows and special concerts. Drive-through safari that the kids will love! Part of Six Flags Amusement Park Family. Mountain Creek – Route 80 to Route 23N to 94 E, Vernon Valley, NJ. Features water slides a tidal wave pool, kayak rides and a children’s section. (973) 827-2000 Sesame Place – Off Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, PA. Play and learn park for children featuring the Sesame Street Gang. (215) 757-1100 Sports & Nearby Recreation Trenton Thunder - Mercer County Waterfront Park One Thunder Road Trenton, New Jersey 08611 Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees. (609) 394-TEAM Somerset Patriots – 1 Patriots Park Bridgewater, New Jersey. Independent League. (908) 252-0700 PRO SKATE USA – 1000 Cornwall Road Monmouth Junction, NJ (888) 487-6688 Winning Touch Tennis – On site at the Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal! Full- service tennis Management Company. Individual lessons, as well as corporate tennis events. (609) 720-1250 4 Princeton Marriott a Forrestal | 100 College Road East | Princeton, NJ 08540 | 609.452.7800 Royce Brook Golf Club – 2 Distinct Championship Courses….36 Holes of Spectacular Golf. Designed by Steve Smyers, One of Golf Course Architecture’s Rising Stars. 24-Acre Practice Facility, the Academy of Golf, Clubhouse and Knickers Restaurant. (888) 434-3673 Freehold Raceway - 130 Park Avenue, Freehold, N.J. Located in central New Jersey in the historic town of Freehold, Freehold Raceway was established in 1853 and features live Standard bred harness races for trotters and pacers ten months of the year from August through May. The racetrack is also open seven days a week and seven nights for year round thoroughbred and harness racing simulcasts from tracks throughout North America. (732) 462-3800 East Windsor Fairgrounds and Speedway - Airport Road, East Windsor, NJ (609) 448-8510 Wall Township Speedway - 1803 State Route 34 Wall, NJ Welcome to New Jersey’s only remaining asphalt speedway.