It’s served as the location for famous fictional celluloid romantic encounters, and since 1931 it’s been the place to get one of the most spectacular views of the USA’s largest city. The Empire State Building stands as the ultimate symbol of the spirit of New York City.
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Somerset Airport is Somerset Airport
Newspapers are ,
Somerset Sports teams are , The Patriots, Franklin Ballers
Major Somerset Attractions and Events are Washington Crossing, Princeton Battlefield, Yarlington Fringe Festival, Brendon Folk Festival, Clevedon Regatta and Carnival
Local Schools are Somerset Community College, Somerset Technical College
About Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset, New
Jersey is filled with intellectual venues such as the Brick Academy Museum, the
Clarence Dillon Public Library, the Firemen’s Museum, the Fleetwood Camera
Museum, the Military Museum and the Montgomery Center for the Arts.
Other area
galleries include the Watchung Arts Center, Somerset County Cultural and
Heritage Commission Art Gallery, the Student Gallery at 40 North Bridge, the
Ukrainian Orthodox Library and Museum, and the U.S. Bicycle Hall of Fame.
Somerset’s media
involves the Princeton Packet, Somerset Spectator, News Tribune, Courier News
and The Homesteader. Recreational outlets within Someset are Colonial Park &
Arboretoreum, Quail Brook Golf Course and Park, Spooky Brook Golf Course and the
Putting Course.
Among Somerset’s
historical tourist sites are Blackwells Mills Canal House, the East Millston
Historic District, Griggstown Historic District, Hageman Farm, Marconi Plaza,
Six-Mile Run Historic District, Van Liew-Suydam House, Van Wickle House,
Wychkoff Garretson House and the Zarephath. Tourists also marvel at the Hendrick
Fisher House and Graveyard.
Somerset’s visitors
also delight in Colonial Re-enactments and demonstrations performed by The
Meadows Foundation, Inc.
Those with an
interest in billards should find Paradise Billiards. Bicyclists meet their needs
at Bike N Gear. Martial artists frequent Dynamic Duo Martial Arts or North
Brunswick Taekwondo Academy. Dancers venture to see Franklin Hi Steppers. Those
interested in music should listen to the Somerset Hills Children’s Chorus, the
Somerset Hills Somertones, or the Somerset Valley Orchestra. Other stage
performances are done by Center Stage Dance & Theatre.
The Triumvirate
sponsors the New Jersey Renaissance Festival & Kingdom in addition to the
Haunted Village. Another venue is the Villagers Theatre. Movies are available
with Movie Station Inc.
Among Somerset’s
fine dining establishments are the Den, Jersey’s Sports Bar, O’Brien’s Tavern,
Hunan Imperial Chinese Restaurant, King Palace, Szechuan Ace, Jo Sho Restaurant
and the Pooja Restaurant.
Tourists especially
enjoy the food at King’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, Max’s Tomato Pie, Trattoria
Nicola and Oconnor’s Beef N Chowder H’s. Somerset’s lodging venues are
Candlewood Suites, Doubletree Hotel, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, Clarion
Suites, Courtyard, Hampton Inn, Marriott, Quality Inn and the Ramada Inn.
