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Newark NJ A Revitalized City With World Class Attractions And Entertainment
n the shadows of New York system. The system is a
City, just five miles and a subway-surface light rail line
seventeen minute train ride which runs underground downtown
away, Newark, New Jersey has and above-ground in outlying
plenty to offer visitors, or the areas. The line is 5.3 miles long
New York City tourist who chooses and runs between Newark Penn
to visit or stay nearby at less Station and Grove Street in
expensive restaurants, and Bloomfield.
hotels.
After World War II, similar to
This is not a city to spend a other urban U.S. cities where
considerable amount of time in, loss of manufacturing jobs and
but it’s an excellent destination urban decay began to occur,
for a day trip or weekend Newark experienced similar
getaway, or even for the budget decline that continued until it
conscious tourist looking for a reached bottom with 1960s riots.
place to stay when visiting NYC. Since then the city has been
slowly climbing back.
One of the nation’s oldest
cities, after Boston and New While its churches, museums,
York, Newark was a thriving schools and public buildings are
19th-century industrial giant and certainly to be admired, they
at the turn of the century made also are off the tax rolls and
huge investments in cathedrals, with brings an unusually high
museums, parks, a major art deco burden of tax exemption that has
train station, and other art deco held back the pace Newark’s
architecture, that today stand as revitalization programs.
world class attractions.
Since the sixties, the city has
Newark also has a good Subway made great strides forward with a
major drop in street crime, a
downtown that can be walked The second largest Cherry Blossom
around, and the development of display in the Unites States with
major downtown entertainment the National Cherry Blossom
venues and hotels that bring to display in Washington, DC being
Newark an arena, a professional the largest and usually occurs
NHL Hockey team, a 6,200 seat about two weeks earlier. Held in
minor league baseball stadium and Branch Brook Park, there are over
a performing arts center with a 2,700 cherry trees. The blossoms
concert hall and theatre that can be best enjoyed by a casual
attracts the world’s best walk or picnic in the park. The
performers. Coincident with the cherry trees usually flower in
development of entertainment the second and third weeks of
venues, office skyscrapers have April. This is a weeklong
risen as homes to corporate festival with many events
employers and jobs. including a 10K race, trolley bus
tours, and family Day with
These are all attractions that Japanese cultural activities,
can be easily accessible by including demonstrations on
public transportation or car with origami, bonsai, ikebana, and
plenty of safe, affordable martial arts.
downtown parking. The hub of rail
transportation is the restored Contact: 973-268-2300
Penn Station, an art deco
landmark, used by over 70,000 Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred
commuters per day. Heart
Major Attractions The fifth largest cathedral in
North America. The French Gothic
Cherry Blossom Festival structure took more than fifty
years to build and earned and natural sciences. In
Basilica status from Pope John operation since 1909, it includes
Paul in 1955. Located near Branch an 1885 brick-and-limestone
Brook Park on Ridge Street, the restored mansion, the Dreyfuss
architecture closely resembles Planetarium, and a zoo with more
two of the world’s great than 100 animals. Take an
cathedrals at Cathedral Notre inspirational journey through 80
Dame at Chartres in France and galleries of world-class
the Cathedral of Rheims in collections including American,
Germany. Asian, African and Classical.
Take a walk through the beautiful
Contact: 973-484-2400 sculpture garden, visit the
museum shops and enjoy a
The New Jersey Performing Arts delicious lunch or snack at the
Center cafe.
Houses two venues that attract Contact: 973-596-6550
the world’s best performers in
Prudential Hall, one of the The Prudential Center
world's great concert halls, and
the Victoria Theater. It is also This new 18,000 seat arena is one
home to the New Jersey Symphony of the finest in the country and
Orchestra. home to the New Jersey Devils NHL
hockey team and other college
Contact: 888-GO-NJPAC basketball, indoor soccer,
concerts, family shows and
The Newark Museum special events.
New Jersey's largest museum Contact: (201) 507-8900
provides experiences in the arts
Riverfront Stadium
Robert Treat Hotel
A new $30 million 6,200 seat,
state of the art stadium, is the The contemporary and elegant
home of the Newark Bears minor Robert Treat Hotel is located in
league baseball team. Situated in the heart of the downtown
the downtown area, the stadium district with views of New York
enjoys a terrific urban setting and the city’s skyline.
surrounded on three sides by the
city with a view of the Manhattan Contact: 1-800-637-7200
skyline off in the distance.
Restaurants
Contact: 1-866-55-4BEAR
The Ironbound section, is a
Hotels Portuguese neighborhood with
Ferry Street, being its
Hilton Newark Gateway commercial hub, is noted for its
moderately priced Portuguese,
The hotel is located in the heart Spanish and Brazilian
of the downtown business district restaurants. In the mood for an
in the prestigious Gateway ethnic lunch or snack? Try one of
Center. The Hilton hotel is Ironbound’s cafes and bakeries.
directly connected to Penn Enjoy a sandwich or some pastry
Station and the Gateway Center, and a cup of dark South American
which makes it very convenient coffee. With the revitalization
for travelers to reach it via of the city, new restaurants are
Amtrak, New Jersey Transit or beginning to emerge that offer
PATH. the diner a variety of different
dining choices.
Contact: 1-973-622-5000
Adega Grill – Spanish-Portuguese American fare
130-132 Ferry St Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park Pl.
973-589-8830 973-639-1200
Casa Vasca - Spanish-Portuguese Theater Square Grill - Creative
American fare.
141 Elm St.
973-465-1350 New Jersey Performing Arts Ctr.
1 Center St.
Maize Restaurant - Traditional 973-642-1226
About the Author:
Frank Dalotto is a freelance writer and travel consultant and the editor of New Jersey Leisure Guide http://www.new-jersey-leisure-guide.com and Leisure Travel Mart http://www.leisuretravelmart.com (c) Copyright 2008 Frank Dalotto
Published At: www.Isnare.com
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