Check out Pitman. Nice walkable downtown with restaurants, pubs, shops and even the Broadway theater that has some really good shows. Broadway (the Main Street) is really hopping on a weekend night when the weather is nice and there’s a show.

Smithville. It's about 15 mins outside of Atlantic City. Perfect to walk around, eat, shop. There is also the Noyes museum down there and a wildlife refuge. There is tubing/canoeing/kayaking at The Palace down by Mays Landing on Rt 168/322. Down by you is Parvin State Park that has hiking trails and other things.

Cape May Zoo is great and only about35-45 minutes from Vineland. Downtown Cape May is only another 20 minutes from there.

You're close to Belleplain State Forest which has some great trails.

The Edelman Fossil Park just opened up and is a stone's throw from Pitman

A good hiking/mountain bike trail is the Maurice River bluffs. If able, I’d recommend getting some mountain bikes. There are endless trails around here for hiking and biking. A lot of people are involved in powersports, like atvs and such. Millville has a motorsports part where you can go to watch races, drive go-karts and things of that nature. You can take your off road toys there too. Right around the corner from that is Glasstown Brewery. It can get packed but it’s a fun place to go. If you’re interested in the glass scene, Salem Community College has summer classes open to the public where you can blow glass yourself. Check out their website, just about everything is on there. They also hold the International Flameworking Contest there once a year, it’s pricy but it’s a good time. I believe the Brass Tap still does trivia nights every week, or at least they used to. That’s a nice place that you can go to chill and make friends.

There is a Pitman Craft Fair Saturday May 17. It is really great. There are shuttles from parking lots to downtown. Go to: https://www.pitmancraftshow.com

High end ethnic food.

• Korean restaurants in Fort Lee and all around
• Indian Restaurants in Edison, Jersey City, and all around
• Arabic and Mediterranean restaurants
• Pilipino Food
• Ethnic Ice Cream shops. Indian, Chinese.

Activities:

• Bollywood films in American theaters
• Sci Fi and Anime Conventions in NJ have a smaller, not to big feel. Except for AnimeNext. That's big. Not good for a date. Great for fans.
• Lots of Malls, but I recommend Bridgewater. It's big. Menlo and Woodbridge are nice, but are smaller. Woodbridge lacks a theater. Newport is Lame. East Brunswick is too small.
• NJ Ren Faire - May 20th - June11th
• Themed raves and parties. Todays raves are really just parties in bars with cover. I find these on Facebook and also, card for other parties at parties.
• Barcade, Yestercades, Round One arcade by Hamilton
• Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ. Largest concentration of Japanese shops and cultures in NJ. Good food.

Drive-in movies in far south New Jersey. https://www.delseadrive-in.com/

Theres kind of a hidden spot along the creek in Old Bridge that has an all you can eat Pasta Dinner

Medieval Times

See what is playing at whichever one of these is nearest to you. All are in date-restaurant-rich areas:

MPAC in Morristown

Count Basie Theater in Red Bank

Newton Theater in Newton

Papermill Playhouse in Millburn

Sourland Mountain Preserve and Round Valley Reservoir, Nomad and Brick Farm Tavern, Bent Spoon and Princeton Record Exchange.

With it being summer, there’s always carnivals/fairs going on, outdoor mini golf, Laurita Winery. However it’s been pretty rainy lately so some indoor activities include escape rooms and Pinot’s palette to do a paint and sip!

• point pleasant is fun for jenks, aquarium, boardwalk games, mini golf

• asbury park is fun for live music. there’s a big grassy area outside where you can just listen to the music without actually going inside (i.e., a free way to do it)

• six flags has a safari if you’re into that

• princeton university has a lot of fun eating places & has a lot of cheap sports games in the fall/winter/spring

Check out the sandbox at the seastreak - it’s fun for a beach day. Live bands, food trucks and great drinks.

yestercades!

Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Pick a day with decent weather.

Princeton University Museum.

Somerville, NJ is a cute town with a nice downtown. Lots of good places to eat!

Lots of hikes in north jersey. Monclair is a nice town too.

On the 25th and 26th an adorable Victorian town, Clinton, hosts "Dickens Days" where they have horse-drawn carriages and carolers drrssed in period clothing. The main street boutiques are decorated for the season. It is a beautiful part of the state and only 45 min away from NB.

https://www.visitclintonnj.com/events-1/2022/11/25/dickens-days

Pics of clinton:

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When friends visit, they say it feels like a Hallmark movie.

In the future - there are lots of breweries and river towns like Lambertville in Hunterdon County as well, but Clinton is known for this particular weekend.

There's a glass blowing place in Asbury, but it's by appointment only

If she has lived in NB, consider going northwest to the Delaware Water Gap. Jim Thorpe, PA is gorgeous and fun to white water raft in.

If she hasn't been to Princeton, walk around and enjoy the architecture.

Atlantic City is fun if she is tired of the usual shore stuff.

Drive down to LBI and climb Old Barnaget lighthouse. Grab some lunch afterwards somewhere on the island and play mini golf.

https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/attractions/giraffe-encounter-tour

The giraffe encounter at Great Adventure. $34.99 plus park admission.

This weekend is the Atlantic City Beer Festival, music and food too. There is also Smithville and Renault Winery to do in that area.

Kevin James is going to be at Count Basie... and there are loads of restaurants walkable (Red Bank).

Charlie Puth at PNC, Holmdel. (I don't know how old you guys are).

Sandy Hook for the day, dinner at Proving Ground or Bahrs... then a later drink at Chubby Pickle, or Seafarer. Always good bands and most within walking distance.

Look up some new breweries or distilleries that are near or far to you and do a tour!

Maybe go to the boardwalk if you haven't done that together? Coney Island?

White Water Rafting in the Poconos - Jim Thorpe area? Might be chilly though.

New Hope PA and across the river Lambertville NJ.

It's exactly what your looking for.

Warwick NY has a bunch of B&Bs.

In upstate NY - Warwick, Cold Spring, Goshen, New Paltz, Woodstock, Rhinebeck. Also Beacon and Kingston if you want something busier

Easton PA, foodie heaven, Great architecture, even has the State Theater for shows n concerts.

Cooking class at Hudson Table

Betty’s Ceramics Club

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There are two archery spots you can check out in JC. You can do a pottery class just don’t wear your Sunday best as it gets messy. You can do a cute field trip to Liberty Science Center. A painting class. RPM Raceway. So many fun activities!

Bowling, axe throwing, escape rooms, paint & sips, candle making, trivia nights at local bars.

I'd check out Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Bowling. Arcade.

Movies and bowling.

How is “banging” not the number 1 answer? I imagined a tie between 1. Bang on the couch and 2. Bang in a tent.

Welcome! You will love it here. I write about free events prior to each weekend on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gardenstateglobetrotter/

I also write articles about places I like to go on my website: https://www.gardenstateglobetrotter.com/

What kinds of activities do you guys like?

This weekend there is a free bazaar in Asbury Park and on Valentine's Day there is a free concert in South Jersey: https://www.gardenstateglobetrotter.com/njevents/free-valentines-day

My husband and I recently had fun doing this: https://www.gardenstateglobetrotter.com/going-out/dine-and-paint-with-spotted-frog-art-studio

Lambertville, cute little town on the Delaware. Right across the river is New Hope Pennsylvania, another cute town with shops and restaurants. Right down Rt 32 in Pa is Bowmans Hill tower, with a 14 mile view, especially nice right now with foliage hitting it’s peak.

Downtown Princeton- Walk around Palmer Square and the University

Duke Farms! Beautiful walking trails, historic buildings, a massive orchid greenhouse, and a great cafe. If you haven’t been there, you have to check it out- it’s one of my favorite places in NJ. After you’ve spent a few hours there, you can head over to downtown Somerville which is just 2 minutes away and enjoy everything Somerville has to offer.

Silver ball museum in asbury is fun, maybe not so good in the colder months since it’s on the boards. It’s a pinball museum, pay a cover, get to play all the machines in the place.

basically the only good thing in that area. other than bordentown which can make a nice outing as well .

I agree, I never had a bad experience there. But you can go to GFS and then go into Princeton. There are a lot of nice places to eat there. Check reviews to see what cuisine and price point suits you. I never had a bad meal at Meditera. But I haven't been there since the pandemic.