Sussex County Historical Society
Online Friday’s 9AM to 1PM. The purpose of the society is to promote public knowledge and interest in the history of Sussex County, New Jersey, and surrounding areas. Please call ahead to confirm that the building will be open on the day of your visit.
4.4 miles | Phone: 973-383-6010 | Directions
Skylands Museum of Art
The Skylands Museum of Art has 9 rooms of unique sculptures, paintings, and drawings which all speak to some aspect of humanity.
6.6 miles | Phone: (212) 563-2044 | Directions
Waterloo Village
Waterloo Village takes the visitor through time from a 400-year old Lenape (Delaware) Indian village to a bustling port along the once prosperous Morris Canal. This early 19th-century restored village contains a working mill complex with gristmills and sawmills, a general store, blacksmith shop and several historic houses.
10.5 miles | Phone: 973-347-0900 | Directions
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Step Into Earth Science, an enduring geological mystery, and a world-famous mineral deposit. The industrial complex that was once the Sterling Hill zinc mine is now open to the public as the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
10.6 miles | Phone: 973-209-7212 | Directions
Franklin Mineral Museum
The Franklin Mineral Museum is a non-profit educational institution. Franklin, NJ and Ogdensburg, NJ, neighboring towns, are the home of the world’s most famous zinc mines. The Franklin mine is especially famous for mineral fluorescence, and a variety of rare species.
Reopens April 1, 2023.
12.6 miles | Phone: 973-827-3481 | Directions
Space Farms
The Space Farms Museum contains more than 50,000 artifacts, including 50 antique cars, motorcycles, farm implements, and more. The zoo features more than 500 animals of 100 different species.
17 miles | Phone: 973-875-5800 | Directions
New Jersey State Botanical Gardens
Explore the Garden of the Garden State. The NJBG includes 96 acres of specialty gardens surrounded by 1000 acres of woodlands.
33.1 miles | Phone: 973-962-9534 | Directions
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