In the shadow of New York City, just five miles and a seventeen minute train ride away, Newark, New Jersey has plenty to offer visitors to the hotel or the New York City Tourist and decides to visit the child or stay close to expensive restaurants.
This is not a city, spend a considerable amount of time, but is an excellent destination for day trips and weekends, or even for budget tourists looking for a place to stay in New York.
One ofoldest cities in the nation in Boston and New York, Newark was a 19th Century industrial giant and flourishing at the turn of the century, made huge investments cathedrals, museums, parks, great deco railway station art, architecture and other Art Deco As things stand as world-class attractions.
Newark also has a good metro system. The system is a surface light rail train line which runs underground downtown and above ground in remote areas. The track is 5.3 miles long and runsbetween Newark Penn Station and Grove Street in Bloomfield.
After the experience of World War II, as in other U.S. cities, where loss of jobs urban and urban decay began, Newark has experienced a similar decline, reaching below the 1960 riots. Since then, the city has been slowly rising.
During their churches, museums, schools and public buildings are certainly to be admired, and also lists tax take through an unusually high burdenTax exemption that has slowed the pace of revitalization programs Newark.
Since the sixties, the city team has great progress with a sharp drop in street crime, the center is what can be covered, and the center of the most important entertainment venues and hotels to bring development to Newark arena, an NHL Professional Hockey, a 6,200 seat baseball stadium in the league and a Performing Arts Center with a concert hall and theater, which attracts the world's bestInterpreters. Together with the development of entertainment venues, office towers, such as real estate companies to employers and jobs have increased. These are all places that is easily accessible by public transport or car with great safety, downtown parking available. The hub of rail transport is the renovated Penn Station, an Art Deco style used by over 70,000 commuters daily.
Main Attractions Cherry Blossom Festival Cherry Blossom second largestDisplay in the U.S. with the National Cherry Blossom Display in Washington, DC, the largest and occurred earlier in the rule about two weeks. a hero in Branch Brook Park is over 2,700 cherry trees. Flowers can be achieved with a simple walk or enjoying a picnic in the park. The cherry trees usually flower in the second and third week of Apr.. This is a week long festival with many events including a 10K race, trolley tour, and the day the Japanese family cultural activitiesincluding demonstrations of origami, bonsai, ikebana, and martial arts.
Contact: 973-268-2300
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The fifth largest cathedral in North America. The structure of the French Gothic building took more than fifty years and has gained the status of Basilica by Pope John Paul in 1955. Near Branch Brook Park Ridge Street, the architecture is similar to two of the great cathedrals of the world, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Chartres, France and theReims Cathedral in Germany.
Contact: 973-484-2400
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
It consists of two phases, the world's best in Prudential Hall, a major concert halls in the world, and attracting the Victoria Theatre. It 'also home to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Contact: 888-GO-NJPAC
The Newark Museum in New Jersey, the largest museum offers experiences in the arts and sciences. In operation since 1909, containsa restored 1885 limestone and brick building that Dreyfuss planetarium and a zoo with over 100 animals. Take a journey through 80 galleries inspiration of world-class collections of American, Asian, African and classical. Take a stroll through the lovely sculpture garden, visit the museum and shops to enjoy a delicious lunch or a snack in the cafeteria.
Contact: 973-596-6550
Prudential Center This new 18,000 seat arena is one of the best in the country and the homeNew Jersey Devils NHL hockey team and other college basketball, football, concerts, family shows and special events.
Contact: (201) 507-8900
A new Riverfront Stadium 30.000.000 $ 6,200 seats, state of the art stadium is home to the Newark Bears minor league baseball team. Located in the city, the stadium has a large urban environment on three sides by the city, surrounded by views of the Manhattan skyline in the distance.
Contact:1-866-55-4BEAR
Hotels
Hilton Newark Gateway
The hotel is located in the heart of business district center in the prestigious Gateway. The Hilton is directly connected to Penn Station, the location and the Gateway Center, or what makes it very convenient for transit passengers has reached via Amtrak, New Jersey.
Contact: 1-973-622-5000
Robert Treat Hotel
The most modern andRobert Treat Hotel is an elegant profile in the heart of downtown with views of New York and the city.
Contact: 1-800-637-7200
Restaurants
The Ironbound section, is a neighborhood Portuguese Ferry Street with its shopping center, is known for its affordable Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian restaurants mentioned. The desire for an ethnic meal or snack? Try one of the Ironbound cafes and bakeries. Enjoy a sandwich or a cake and a cupdark South American coffee. With the revitalization of the city, new restaurants, dinner at the beginning of this offer will emerge a variety of different dining options.
Adega Grill - Spanish-Portuguese
130-132 Ferry St.
973-589-8830
Bath House - Spanish-Portuguese
141 Elm St.
973-465-1350
Mais Restaurant - American cuisine
Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park PL
973-639-1200
Theater Square Grill - Creative AmericanRate.
New Jersey Performing Arts Ctr.
1 Centre St.
973-642-1226