Hidden New Jersey

I have to admit to being a bit confused when I discovered that George Washington lived in Mendham.  I stumbled on this fact during yet ...

When you're both a curious avocational historian and an early-stage birder, you tend to end up in places that might not seem useful to e...

To many people, the name Joyce Kilmer means one of three things: the poet who wrote  Trees , a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike, or an a...

Wrong turns can lead you into some puzzling places, as was reconfirmed to me recently. I was driving along Broadway in Gloucester City, look...

You know you're heading for a really hidden New Jersey gem when you have to stop at a guard shack to get in. I found myself doing just t...

I expected that a quick stop at the Turnpike's Alexander Hamilton Service Area might elicit a brief lesson on our first Secretary of the...

The Somerville Circle has long been known for historically challenging traffic, where wars have nearly broken out over proper rights of way ...

One of the best pieces of exploring advice I ever got was to stop and turn around once in a while. The idea was that while you'd seen wh...