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The Snowmobile Barn Museum
- Fredon Township
More than 400 rare and historic snowmobiles and more than 50 motorcycles fill two barns; farm animals such as pygmy goats await petting
Welcome to Harlem
- Harlem
Knowledgeable Harlem residents guide tours through the neighborhood's centuries-old architecture and jazz clubs
Emoria Studios
Babies and toddlers learn social skills in dance classes that also encourage parent-child participation and interaction
Pump It Up Roselle Park
- Roselle Park
Kids' imaginations run wild as they explore, bounce, and burn energy at vibrantly colored bouncy houses, slides, and inflatables
Bowling Green Golf Club
- Oak Ridge
6,863-yard course rolls through hills topped with red pines and oaks, including a back nine that incorporates ponds and wetlands
Pinsetter Bar & Bowl
- Merchantville
In between sips of beer or soda, bowlers hurl globes down one of 34 lanes in a facility where music videos play on high-definition monitors
Hot Sand
- Asbury Park
Blow a large, clear glass bubble or press a hand or foot into a medium box of sand into which artisans pour glass to create a 3-D work
Randolph Climbing Center
- Randolph
One or two people can enjoy unlimited access to the gym’s climbing wall and a belaying lesson, or quartets can enjoy an hour of climbing
Grape Beginnings
- Eatontown
During winemaking sessions, students observe the process, ask questions, and taste each elixir before filling bottles to take home
Monmouth Park Race Track
- Oceanport
Historic thoroughbred track rumbles through September, including Sundays filled with family activities and special events
Imagine That!!!
- Florham Park
A private puppet show, cupcakes, themed party favors, and playtime in a sprawling interactive kids' museum with 50+ fun, hands-on exhibits
Let's Dance Ballroom
- Little Silver
Award-winning instructors guide students through partnership ballroom and Latin-dance styles during private lessons
Screamin' Parties
- Multiple Locations
Inflatable playground includes 20 ft. shark slide, interactive games, and obstacle course inside supervised play area
Allendale Cycle
- Allendale
Industry-certified cycle shop trues wheels & adjusts mechanisms on road-ravaged bikes, returning them to owners squeaky clean
ICAT Academy of Boxing, Fitness, & Martial Arts
- Eatontown
Experienced instructors teach patrons self-defense skills and calorie-burning techniques during boot-camp, martial-arts, and fitness classes
Greenwood Lake Airport Management 2012
- West Milford
Three-day celebration of aviation and automobiles hosts acrobatic flying performances, vintage cars, and World War II reenactments
Garden State Discovery Museum
- Greentree
Children's museum educates kids through hands-on exhibits that cover wildlife, science, and sports
Hawthorne Theaters
- Hawthorne
Newly renovated theater in business 85+ years shows first-run movie for two or four with buttery popcorn and choice of cold soda
Monster Mini Golf Marlboro
- Marlboro
Balls ricochet around 18 black-lit indoor holes decorated with eerie, luminous murals, large monsters, animated props, and music
Northeast Mountain Guiding
- Delaware Water Gap
Certified guides introduce basic climbing skills on the ground before students—with provided helmets and harnesses—amble up outdoor cliffs
Andrea Powers Studio
- West Milford
Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, and spin classes provide students of all abilities with a well-rounded fitness regimen.
Super Soccer Stars
- Multiple Locations
Children aged 2–8 trot through drills and scrimmages on outdoor fields as coaches deliver cheerful, positive encouragement
The Murder Mystery Company
- Journal Square
Interactive dinnertime murder mystery that stars professional actors tests diners’ sleuthing skills throughout a multicourse meal
The Palace of Sweets
- Wildwood
Mirror maze tests adventurers' navigation skills before they dodge lasers in the laser challenge during a day of fun
Clearbrook Golf Course
- Clearbrook Park
Lush fairways of nine-hole, 2,811-yard layout wind through densely wooded terrain
Pilates of New Jersey
- Roseland
A quintet of instructors—one a certified physical therapist—enhances core strength & flexibility with carefully monitored Pilates exercises
Mills Entertainment
- Atlantic City
Whose Line Is It Anyway? stars take their improv act on the road, building screwball scenes from audience suggestions
State Theatre
Acclaimed music director and a quartet of Broadway's vocal luminaries perform rock-influenced showtunes
Monster Mini Golf North Jersey
- Union
Balls ricochet around 18 black-lit indoor holes decorated with eerie, luminous murals, large monsters, animated props, and music
CrossFit Mercer
- Hamilton
Short, intense workouts fortify cores through a combination of cardio, weightlifting, and gymnastics elements
Build 'n Blocks
- Livingston
Kids 6–11 work alone and in teams to build structures with Lego blocks at camp that introduces concepts of engineering, science, and math
Keansburg Amusement Park
- Keansburg
Go-kart tracks for big & tiny kids alike zip drivers around & dozens of rides such as Gravitron & Super Slide thrill all ages
PegasusFlight.Com
- Linden
Nocturnal tours buzz high above New York with views of landmarks including the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty
Bowling Proprietors' Association of North Jersey
- Multiple Locations
Two hours of bowling on one lane for up to five people with shoe rental
BounceU of Bridgewater
- Bridgewater
Bounce haven filled with inflated slides, obstacle courses, bounce houses, football-toss game, T-ball game, and arcade
Mt. Freedom Golf
Golfers hone their skills on a nine-hole, par 3 course and enjoy a sandwich or salad at the grill
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The staff of Pocono Segway Tours leads groups of up to 10 sightseers on segway-propelled escapades through the scenic Pocono Mountains. A battery-powered personal transporter, the segway allows recreationalists of all shapes and sizes to navigate the gyroscopic machine along wooded paths and roadways while taking in the area's picturesque vistas during guided, multimile excursions. With two locations, the company gives tours in mountainous Split Rock; in Shawnee Inn, which presents views of the Delaware Water Gap.
Philadelphia Rock Gyms challenges climbers of all skill levels with 2,000 square feet of climbing terrain, 1,500 square feet of bouldering plains, and more than 30 top ropes. Initiates to the vertical sport can get the hang of climbing basics during the gym’s variety of lessons, which impart skills such as proper technique, safety, and the ability to tell which rocks open a supervillain's secret lair. The gym also features a variety of team-building opportunities and private room rentals, as well as a pro shop that outfits patrons with the proper climbing equipment available for rent or purchase.
Danbury Ice Arena's professional skating instructors introduce students to the fine art of figure-eighting with weekly classes based on the curriculum of the Ice Skating Institute. Children as young as three years old can begin instruction in the Tot 1 course, which is designed to instill a sense of comfort and confidence on the ice through techniques such as marching in place, falling properly, and getting up. As skaters expand their abilities, they may continue with progressive course levels that build upon each other. Both adult and child introductory courses focus on beginning techniques such as marching and stopping, which provide a foundation for techniques learned in advanced levels such as performing one-foot glides, making snowplow stops, and evading goalies who have grown tired of being senselessly bombarded with pucks.
Get America Tours's knowledgeable guides escort groups of sightseers on more than 20 extended and mini tours. Tours journey to places like New York City and the Grand Canyon on 1- to 11-day jaunts taken at a comfortable pace, allowing patrons to hit the area's highlights and spend time soaking up their new setting. Highly trained guides share a wealth of information about history, local gems, and cultural tradition with their tour members. Some guides, able to speak Spanish and German, are also trained as multilingual emissaries. Passengers are ferried across the United States and Canada in either buses, vans, or minivans, depending on the number of passengers, ensuring that tours are never cancelled due to a lack of passengers or an overabundance of giant stuffed animals.
Helmed by a team of passionate climbing coaches, both of The Gravity Vault's locations surround climbers with more than 13,000 square feet of climbing space. Walls tower past 35 feet, mimicking such natural rock formations as overhangs, keyhole arches, and slabs, and bouldering areas challenge climbers with a latticework of problems that—unlike most of life's—can't simply be solved with dynamite and a pair of roller skates. Visitors can choose from up to 60 top-rope stations, trusting either the trained staff or a certified fellow climber to man the ropes while they scramble to the summit. When not dangling from a hold or saving lost kittens from a rappel ledge, members can bulk up in the cardiovascular-training area.
The Garden State Rollergirls, New Jersey's premiere all-female roller derby league, boasts a roster of over 40 skaters during their seventh season. Equipped with four-wheeled skates, the athletes crush competition during bouts of two 30-minute halves. While designated jammers—typically the fastest skaters—attempt to lap opposing rollers, blockers use a lethal combination of shoulder and hip checks.
