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Visit these popular locations.
- Cape May Point State Park (Cape May County)
- Home to the iconic Cape May Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses still in operation.
- Offers sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay.
- Rich in Revolutionary-era maritime history and a hub for migratory bird watching.
- Its blend of heritage + nature makes it a symbolic destination for the semiquincentennial.
- Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands, Sandy Hook Region)
- A National Historic Landmark where the first public reading of the Pledge of Allegiance took place in 1893.
- Overlooks New York Harbor, tying New Jersey’s coastal story to the nation’s founding.
- The site’s patriotic resonance will likely draw crowds during the 250th anniversary celebrations.
- Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (Ocean County) – Known as “Old Barney,” a symbol of NJ’s maritime heritage.
- Fort Hancock (Sandy Hook, Gateway National Recreation Area) – A historic military installation with Revolutionary and Civil War connections.
- Historic Villages & Tea Burning Site (Greenwich, Cumberland County) – Commemorates NJ’s role in colonial resistance, echoing Boston’s Tea Party.
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Atlantic County) – A natural sanctuary highlighting the wildlife migration theme of the trail.
