Newark
The urban heart of New Jersey, Newark is the state’s biggest metropolis. It's also home to an arts and culture renaissance that features major performing arts and sports venues as well as restaurants, galleries and museums.
Many of the city’s highlights are within easy walking distance of each other in the downtown section. The glittering NJ Performing Arts Center is a stunning performance venue that hosts national and international headliners. The new Prudential Center, a state-of-the-art arena built for the NHL’s Stanley Cup champion NJ Devils, also presents concerts as well as major special events, Seton Hall college basketball and much more.
New Jersey’s largest museum complex, the Newark Museum houses an intimate planetarium, the restored Ballantine Victorian mansion, New Jersey-centric natural history displays and a prestigious collection of fine art paintings and sculptures.
Be sure to make time to explore the Ironbound District, renowned for its Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish cuisine.
Location
United States
40° 44' 2.3676" N, 74° 10' 8.5584" W
Newark
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The urban heart of New Jersey, Newark is the state’s biggest metropolis. It's also home to an arts and culture renaissance that features major performing arts and sports venues as well as restaurants, galleries and museums.
Many of the city’s highlights are within easy walking distance of each other in the downtown section. The glittering NJ Performing Arts Center is a stunning performance venue that hosts national and international headliners. The new Prudential Center, a state-of-the-art arena built for the NHL’s Stanley Cup champion NJ Devils, also presents concerts as well as major special events, Seton Hall college basketball and much more.
New Jersey’s largest museum complex, the Newark Museum houses an intimate planetarium, the restored Ballantine Victorian mansion, New Jersey-centric natural history displays and a prestigious collection of fine art paintings and sculptures.
Be sure to make time to explore the Ironbound District, renowned for its Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish cuisine.
Don’t miss:
• The thousands of cherry blossoms that fill Branch Brook Park in spring.
• Riodizio, skewers of roasted meat served tableside at Iberia Peninsula Portuguese Restaurant on Ferry Street in Ironbound.
• Newark Bears minor league baseball at Riverfront Stadium.
Local secret:
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (89 Ridge St.). This French Gothic stained glass-filled church is where Pope John Paul II held Mass when he visited NJ in 1995.
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