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Get Outside & Explore New Jersey!

Many years ago, the beauty of this state inspired me to explore everything that NJ had to offer, and to capture everything that I was seeing. This inspiration to explore grew into a need, or even a passion, to share what I had found. With a little bit of hard work, this turned in to GetOutsideNJ.com. - Jeff C, GetOutsideNJ.com

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Spermaceti Cove Life Saving Station

Spermaceti Cove Life Saving Station

Highlands, New Jersey 07732
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Emlen Physick Estate

Cape May, New Jersey 08204
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Burlington County Prison Museum

Burlington County Prison Museum

Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060
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Brighton Asylum

Passaic, New Jersey 07055
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Springdale Farms

Springdale Farms

Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003
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Russo's Fruit & Vegetable Farm

Tabernacle, New Jersey 08088
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Sea Girt Lighthouse

Sea Girt Lighthouse

Sea Girt, Monmouth County, NJ
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East Point Lighthouse

East Point Lighthouse

Heislerville, Cumberland County, NJ
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Tatham Life Saving Station and Museum

Tatham Life Saving Station and Museum

Stone Harbor, Cape May County, NJ
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Absecon Lighthouse

Absecon Lighthouse

Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ
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Spermaceti Cove Life Saving Station

Highlands, New Jersey 07732
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Field of Terror

Field of Terror -1.00 miles

Oct 15, 2026 East Windsor, Mercer County, NJ
A farm haunted attraction in East Windsor with a haunted hayride and a haunted cornfield walk. Thurs...
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Night of Terror at Creamy Acres Farm

Night of Terror at Creamy Acres Farm -1.00 miles

Oct 15, 2026 Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, NJ
A long-running Halloween scream park at Creamy Acres Farm, with a haunted hayride, a haunted paintba...
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Cape May Fall Festival

Cape May Fall Festival -1.00 miles

Oct 15, 2026 Cape May Point, Cape May County, NJ
NJ Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory hosts its annual fall birding festival during peak migration,...
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Enchanted Evening Tours of Ringwood Manor

Enchanted Evening Tours of Ringwood Manor -1.00 miles

Oct 16, 2026 Ringwood, Passaic County, NJ
After-dark tours of historic Ringwood Manor that share local legends and end with a lantern-lit walk...
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Fall Season at Eastmont Orchards

Fall Season at Eastmont Orchards -1.00 miles

Oct 16, 2026 Colts Neck, Monmouth County, NJ
Eastmont Orchards opens Fridays through Sundays in the fall for pumpkins, apples, fall decorations, ...
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Farm of Horrors at Schaefer Farms

Farm of Horrors at Schaefer Farms -1.00 miles

Oct 16, 2026 Flemington, Hunterdon County, NJ
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Find time every month... every week... and even every day to get off your couch and get some fresh air. Head to a local park or just walk around your neighborhood. Do anything besides sit there and stare. Go stretch your legs and find your next adventure.