New Brunswick, New Jersey - Visitor Information
Discover New Brunswick, NJ, situated on the Raritan River, this 5 square mile city with 50,000 residents is a vibrant hub of education, museums, art galleries, theatre, pubs, and restaurants.
This is one of the few cities in New Jersey that you can live in without a car. The city runs free shuttle busses throughout the city, in addition to train and bus service provided by New Jersey Transit to/from New York City.
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The driving force behind the growth and culture of New Brunswick has been the cooperative effort amongst academia, and the public and private sectors. These entities include Rutgers University, the oldest state university in America and a group of prominent pharmaceutical and health care industry.
New Brunswick also has one of the most diverse mix of residents in the state with the latest census revealing that it has a resident population of over 75 different ancestries.
Things to Do and See
Museums and Art Galleries
Alfa Art Gallery
108 Church Street
732-296-6720
Supports and provides exposure for emerging and established artists
American Hungarian Foundation Library and Heritage Center
300 Somerset Street
732-846-5777
Learn about the Hungarian historical heritage and cultural in the United States
Buccleuch Mansion and Park
A former Colonial Estate
Between Raritan River and Easton Avenue
(732) 745-5112
Open for tours on Sunday's 2-4pm from June-Oct.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Memorial Gallery @ St. Peter's High School
175 Somerset Street
732-846-8046
Monday through Friday, 8am-3pm by appointment
Gallery at Crossroads
7 Livingston Avenue
732-249-5560
Open: Tuesday-Friday 7-9pm; Saturday 2-5pm and 7-10pm; and Sundays 2-5pm
Henry Guest House
Livingston Avenue and Morris Street
(732)-745-5108
The Georgian stone farmhouse was built in 1760 and was the hideout of Revolutionary War activist Thomas Paine
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
71 Hamilton St.
732-932-7237
Features American nineteenth and twentieth-century art, French nineteenth-century art, and Russian and Soviet art with a concentration on early-twentieth-century and contemporary prints.
Koryo Gallery
118 Easton Ave
(732) 846-0556
New Brunswick Firefighter's Museum
81 Remsen Avenue
Call
732-745-5159 for an appointment
Theatre
Cabaret Theatre
Corner of Nichol Avenue & Suydam Street
732-846-2134
A student run theater at Rutgers University, providing the University and its surrounding community excellent theatrical productions at a minimum price.
Crossroads Theatre
7 Livingston Avenue
732-545-8100
George Street Playhouse
9 Livingston Avenue
732-246-7717
State Theatre
15 Livingston Avenue
732-246-7469
Events
Lunchtime Summer Concerts
Kilmer Park
The Annual Raritan River Festival & Duck Races
Held in September
Boyd Park
Route 18
Places to Stay
Continuing Studies Conference Center
Located on the Cook/Douglass campus of Rutgers University.
All visitors have access to the campus wide bus system.
Hampton Inn
841 Georges Road
New hotel, nice place for moderately priced business stay
Heldrich Hotel
10 Livingston Avenue
Convenient downtown location walking distance to shops and restaurants and right across the street from the NJ State Theatre.
Hyatt Regency
2 Albany St.
Convenient downtown location and walking distance to NJ Transit from NYC
Marriott Executive Stay
The Highlands at Plaza Square
1 Richmond Street
800-785-7829
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