Tours

Lakota Wolf Preserve
Call to reserve your time and for tour details. Explore and learn about four different wolf packs. Learn about their social habits and pack structure.
Phone: 908-496-9244 | 23.1 miles | Directions

Angry Erik Brewing
They offer artfully crafted ales including traditional American, & Belgian styles. Bring your own food. Tours Thursdays through Sundays.
Phone: 862-432-9003 | 7.2 miles | Directions

The Sterling Hill Mining Museum
The Sterling Hill Mining Museum (SHMM) is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, understanding, and appreciation of the history of mining, mining technology, mineralogy, and geology unique to the State of New Jersey through educational programs and scientific research.
Phone: 973-209-7212 | 10.6 miles | Directions

The Franklin Mineral Museum
The Franklin Mineral Museum’s mission is to preserve the mineral wealth, geology, knowledge, and history of the greatest mineral locality on earth. The Buckwheat Dump is a 3.5 acre mine dump that has gained world fame; NEW minerals have been discovered here. Open March through November (reopens April 1, 2023).
Phone: 973-827-3481 | 12.6 miles | Directions

Friar Mountain Model Railroad Museum
Large display of model trains featuring trains that change with the seasons. There are eight trains and two trolley lines running on, through, and around the mountain in the fifty foot display area. Open Saturdays & Sundays January through March.
Phone: 973-579-9833 | 7.2 miles | Directions

Grey Towers National Historic Site
Open weekends, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Grey Towers, located in Milford, Pennsylvania, was originally the summer estate of the James Pinchot family and later the primary home of Gifford Pinchot, America’s first forester and founder of the USDA Forest Service.
Phone: 570-296-9630 | 25.4 miles | Directions

Rutherfurd Hall
Museum tours Wednesdays 1 to 4 pm. (See events calendar) The building tells many histories, including architecture and landscape histories, material and decorative histories, as well as worker history. There are marvelous stories about the local food production and the hunts; animal breeding, boating, horse riding and hiking that filled one’s days. So many important people, including US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, were entertained in this remote landscape.
Phone: 908-280-3654 | 11.4 miles | Directions

Lake Hopatcong Cruises
The largest boat on the lake, Miss Lotta, offers a range of cruises to fit your every need. From daytime tours to dinnertime cruises, from soaking in the scenery to hearing about the sights, Miss Lotta delivers. Booking in advance is required for all meal cruises and highly recommended for others.
Phone: 973-663-5000 | 15.2 miles | Directions

Biplane Rides at Andover Flight Academy
What better way to see the local area than from an open cockpit biplane? Rides are available on an appointment and walk-in basis, plane and pilot availability based. Please call to set up an appointment. Ride durations can be as short or long as desired and can be a short, local sightseeing flight or a more “wild,” barnstormer aerobatics ride in the local designated aerobatic area. Prices are commensurate with the duration and style of ride but begin at $60. Gift certificates for both rides and training flights are always available; please call or stop in for more information.
Phone: 973-786-6554 | 3.9 miles | Directions

Jersey Ridge Soaring
Soaring is one of the ultimate outdoor adventures! Their FAA certified pilots accompany you on a breathtaking ride that will have you floating above some of the most scenic landscapes in the country. Enjoy the splendid views of the Kittatinny Mountains and Delaware Water Gap as you ride in a single or two-passenger glider.
Phone: 908-362-1239 | 18 miles | Directions