All you need to know about the area
Food scene
Rumba's Cafe
513 Central AveChoc O Pain Jersey City Heights
330-332 Palisade AveThe Cliff
38 Congress StAndrea Salumeria
247 Central AveDark Side of the Moo
52 Bowers StThe Hutton Bar & Grill
225 Hutton StNoches de Colombia
2821 Bergenline AveThe Franklin
159 New York AveBread & Salt
435 Palisade AveBattello is an Italian restaurant sitting on the Hudson River.
It offers a trendy bar, picturesque views, an impressive menu mainly featuring seafood dishes, and an industrial and chic setting.
76 locals recommend
Battello
502 Washington BlvdBattello is an Italian restaurant sitting on the Hudson River.
It offers a trendy bar, picturesque views, an impressive menu mainly featuring seafood dishes, and an industrial and chic setting.
The Ashford embodies the social dining experience by encouraging guests to come early and stay late.
This premier restaurant, bar, lounge, and rooftop showing all your favorite sports. The Ashford is situated on the pedestrian plaza in downtown Jersey City.
13 locals recommend
The Ashford
145 Newark AveThe Ashford embodies the social dining experience by encouraging guests to come early and stay late.
This premier restaurant, bar, lounge, and rooftop showing all your favorite sports. The Ashford is situated on the pedestrian plaza in downtown Jersey City.
RoofTop at Exchange Place
1 1st StBar
Take a break from extravagant club scenes fraught with blasting music and bottle service and pop into any of the many corner bars throughout this neighborhood.
33 locals recommend
Corkscrew Bar
61 Congress StTake a break from extravagant club scenes fraught with blasting music and bottle service and pop into any of the many corner bars throughout this neighborhood.
Fox & Crow
594 Palisade AveLow Fidelity
328 Palisade AveThe Hutton Bar & Grill
225 Hutton StPaulie’s Brickhouse
264 Central AveThe Archer, founded in 2015, is a cocktail bar with a rustic and charming ambiance sitting in the heart of downtown Jersey City.
95 locals recommend
The Archer
176 Newark AveThe Archer, founded in 2015, is a cocktail bar with a rustic and charming ambiance sitting in the heart of downtown Jersey City.
The Ashford embodies the social dining experience by encouraging guests to come early and stay late.
This premier restaurant, bar, lounge, and rooftop showing all your favorite sports. The Ashford is situated on the pedestrian plaza in downtown Jersey City.
13 locals recommend
The Ashford
145 Newark AveThe Ashford embodies the social dining experience by encouraging guests to come early and stay late.
This premier restaurant, bar, lounge, and rooftop showing all your favorite sports. The Ashford is situated on the pedestrian plaza in downtown Jersey City.
RoofTop at Exchange Place
1 1st St
Cellar 335
335 Newark AvePark
Baseball Field
Basketball Court
Ice-Skating
Drinking Fountain
Little Free Library
Playground/Tot Lot
Restroom Facility
Soccer Field
Softball Field
Tennis Court
Wading Pool
Walking Path
19 locals recommend
Pershing Field Park
201 Central AveBaseball Field
Basketball Court
Ice-Skating
Drinking Fountain
Little Free Library
Playground/Tot Lot
Restroom Facility
Soccer Field
Softball Field
Tennis Court
Wading Pool
Walking Path
Hilly urban park with prominent buffalo & bear sculptures, a gazebo & shady walking paths.
Playground area
Basketball court
Tennis court
8 locals recommend
Leonard Gordon Park
3303 John F. Kennedy BlvdHilly urban park with prominent buffalo & bear sculptures, a gazebo & shady walking paths.
Playground area
Basketball court
Tennis court
Liberty State Park is the crown jewel of urban northeast New Jersey's parks. With a huge variety of outdoor activities and world class scenic views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Liberty State Park is one of the state's most treasured recreational parks.
Ferry Service to the Statue of Liberty and Ells Island
The "Empty Sky" 9/11 Memorial
The Historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ)
Liberty Science Center
Picnic area
Playground
Bike trails
Liberty Walk
The park is easy to access via car, bus or light rail.
465 locals recommend
Liberty State Park
1 Audrey Zapp DriveLiberty State Park is the crown jewel of urban northeast New Jersey's parks. With a huge variety of outdoor activities and world class scenic views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Liberty State Park is one of the state's most treasured recreational parks.
Ferry Service to the Statue of Liberty and Ells Island
The "Empty Sky" 9/11 Memorial
The Historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ)
Liberty Science Center
Picnic area
Playground
Bike trails
Liberty Walk
The park is easy to access via car, bus or light rail.
Basketball courts & a playground, this park's gazebo offers water & city views.
57 locals recommend
Riverview-Fisk Park
498 Palisade AveBasketball courts & a playground, this park's gazebo offers water & city views.
Golf
The Skyway Golf Course is a 9-hole recreational golf course offering a beautifully manicured landscape, breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, and many amenities for a more relaxing experience.
9 locals recommend
Skyway Golf Course
515 Duncan AveThe Skyway Golf Course is a 9-hole recreational golf course offering a beautifully manicured landscape, breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, and many amenities for a more relaxing experience.
Attractions
With immigrants coming through the Immigration Station on Ellis Island in the late 19th century, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal became their first experience on American soil. They were able to take trains to anywhere throughout New Jersey and into other states. It became one of the busiest stations in the area until its eventual shutdown in 1967. Now part of Liberty State Park, the restored terminal serves as a historic site and a place where visitors can get the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
7 locals recommend
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
1 Audrey Zapp DrWith immigrants coming through the Immigration Station on Ellis Island in the late 19th century, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal became their first experience on American soil. They were able to take trains to anywhere throughout New Jersey and into other states. It became one of the busiest stations in the area until its eventual shutdown in 1967. Now part of Liberty State Park, the restored terminal serves as a historic site and a place where visitors can get the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Empty Sky Memorial honors the 749 people from New Jersey who lost their lives during the September 11th attacks. Their names are engraved into two tall silver walls that make up the memorial. When visitors walk down the granite path between the walls, it will lead them to where the World Trade Center buildings once stood across the Hudson River. Located near the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, the memorial “remembers those lost while simply and powerfully connecting New Jersey to Ground Zero.”
68 locals recommend
Empty Sky Memorial
1 Audrey Zapp DrThe Empty Sky Memorial honors the 749 people from New Jersey who lost their lives during the September 11th attacks. Their names are engraved into two tall silver walls that make up the memorial. When visitors walk down the granite path between the walls, it will lead them to where the World Trade Center buildings once stood across the Hudson River. Located near the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, the memorial “remembers those lost while simply and powerfully connecting New Jersey to Ground Zero.”
Ellis Island is technically part of New Jersey. So it’s perfect to add to your Jersey City exploration checklist. And if you’re at Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, you can get ferry tickets for Ellis Island.
16 locals recommend
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
Ellis Island Bridge Ellis Island is technically part of New Jersey. So it’s perfect to add to your Jersey City exploration checklist. And if you’re at Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, you can get ferry tickets for Ellis Island.
Located by Liberty State Park, the interactive museum features various permanent exhibitions, including the Touch Tunnel, an 80-foot (24.3-meter) dark path that will force you to use all of your senses except your eyes, and Pixel Art, which will allow you to create a masterpiece by using a multitude of color combinations.
350 locals recommend
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City BlvdLocated by Liberty State Park, the interactive museum features various permanent exhibitions, including the Touch Tunnel, an 80-foot (24.3-meter) dark path that will force you to use all of your senses except your eyes, and Pixel Art, which will allow you to create a masterpiece by using a multitude of color combinations.
The Colgate Clock has been ticking since it was built in 1924. It initially sat on top of the former Colgate factory in Jersey City. Now in an empty lot near the Goldman Sachs building, its 50-foot (15.2-meter) diameter makes this timekeeper one of the largest in the world. It is definitely a sight to see as it’s been a fixture of Jersey City’s waterfront for the almost a century.
29 locals recommend
Colgate Clock
The Colgate Clock has been ticking since it was built in 1924. It initially sat on top of the former Colgate factory in Jersey City. Now in an empty lot near the Goldman Sachs building, its 50-foot (15.2-meter) diameter makes this timekeeper one of the largest in the world. It is definitely a sight to see as it’s been a fixture of Jersey City’s waterfront for the almost a century.
With the soldier’s hands bound at the wrists and then his body speared with a bayonet, it is quite the sight to see. Polish sculptor Andrzej Pitynski created the bronze piece to pay homage to the victims of the Katyń Massacre of 1940.
7 locals recommend
Katyń Memorial
Exchange PlaceWith the soldier’s hands bound at the wrists and then his body speared with a bayonet, it is quite the sight to see. Polish sculptor Andrzej Pitynski created the bronze piece to pay homage to the victims of the Katyń Massacre of 1940.
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