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| Franklin Mineral Museum and Mine Replica | |
| Location: | 32 Evans Street Franklin, NJ 07416 |
| Directions: | Route 23 North into Franklin, left onto High Street, to Evans Street |
| Telephone: | 973 827-3481 |
| Hours: | April through
Nov: Mon-Sat 10-4, Sun 12:30-4:30 March: open weekends & weekdays by appointment for groups Closed Easter, Thanksgiving |
| Admission: | Adults $4.00; Children $2.00 |
| Internet: | http://darron.net/franklinmineralmuseum |
| While the Sterling Hill Mines shows how minerals came out of the ground, Franklin Mineral Museum tells how they got there in the first place. The Franklin Museum offers a vast display of minerals from all over the world and artifacts from American, Olmec, and Mayan Indians. The one hour tour moves quickly around the museum, highlighting the best specimens, with lots of interaction with the children. There is also a room of florescent rocks and a walk through a replica of a mine. In back of the museum is a rock dump where you can go prospecting, but you have to bring your own equipment (hammers, pickaxes, shovels & bag). This is a nice complement to the Sterling Hill Mines, but we recommend visiting them on different days. |
| Skylands Park Sports & Recreation Center - “Lets Play Baseball!” | |
| Location: | Route 15 Augusta, NJ |
| Telephone: | 973 579-7500/1 888-NJCARDS |
| Season: | Mid June to Early Sept. |
| Admission: | $5-$9 |
| Internet: | www.njcards.com |
| Experience baseball before big salaries and egos. For a fraction of the cost and hassle of the Yankees and Mets, cheer the NJ Cardinals, a Class A farm club from the St. Louis Cardinals system. Every seat is terrific and you get campy, between inning entertainment too. If the skylands is too far, consider the NJ Jackals, playing in Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University (click for link). |
| Space Farms Zoo and Museum | |
| Location: | 218 Rte. 519 Beemerville, NJ |
| Telephone: | 973 875-5800 |
| Hours: | Daily 9-5, May 1-Oct 31 |
| Admission: | Adults $8.95, Seniors $7.95, Children 3-12 $4.50, plus tax. MasterCard & Visa accepted |
| Internet: | www.spacefarms.com |
| Over 100 acre zoo & museum. Bears, lions, tigers, hyenas, monkeys, yak, llamas, buffalos, goats, jaguars & others. Museum displays horse drawn carriages, old cars, motorcycles, toys, dolls, Indian artifacts, and antique farm equipment. Your children will sleep on the ride home! |
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