New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the northeastern and middle Atlantic region of the United States. The state is popularly nicknamed "The Garden State", although it appears that nobody is 100% sure about the origins of the name.

New Jersey's largest city is Newark, but the state capital is located in Trenton. Other important cities in New Jersey include Atlantic City, Bayonne, Camden, Cherry Hill, Clifton, East Orange, Edison, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Linden, Long Branch, New Brunswick, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Princeton, Toms River, Union City and Vineland.

There are many attractions in New Jersey. These include many wildlife and zoo attractions, amusement/water parks such as Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (in Jackson), and some excellent museums, such as the Newark Museum (in Newark), and the Paterson Museum (in Paterson). Additionally, if you're ever in Camden, you're sure to want to visit the famous battleship, the USS New Jersey. Finally, if you enjoy winter sports, there are in fact several ski resorts in New Jersey.

Leading education institutions in New Jersey include Princeton University (in Princeton) and Rutgers University (in New Brunswick).

Sports teams in New Jersey include Atlantic City Surf (Can-Am League baseball) in Atlantic City Surf, the Lakewood BlueClaws (South Atlantic League baseball) in Lakewood, the New Jersey Devils (ice hockey in the NHL) in Newark, the New Jersey Jackals (Can-Am League baseball) in Little Falls, the New Jersey Nets (National Basketball Association) in East Rutherford, the New York Giants (American football in the NFL) in East Rutherford, the New York Jets (American football in the NFL) in East Rutherford, Red Bull New York (Major League Soccer) in East Rutherford, the Sussex Skyhawks (Can-Am League baseball) in Augusta, and Trenton Thunder (Eastern League baseball) in Trenton.

Some of the major companies that have based their headquarters in New Jersey are Avaya Inc. (in Basking Ridge), Chubb (in Warren), Goya Foods (in Secaucus), Honeywell (in Morristown), Johnson & Johnson (in New Brunswick), Medco Health Solutions (in Franklin Lakes), Merck (in Whitehouse Station), Prudential Financial (in Newark), Tyco International (in Princeton) and Wyeth (in Madison).

Major airports serving New Jersey include Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, and Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark.

Here are some more pages containing more detailed information about New Jersey:

Attractions
Places to visit in New Jersey.
Calendars
Calendars of New Jersey
Camping
Camping in New Jersey
Cycling
Cycling in New Jersey
Fishing
Fishing in New Jersey
Flag
Information about the flag of New Jersey. (Pictures of the flag of New Jersey)
General Information
General information about the state such as population, symbols, etc.
Golf
Play golf in New Jersey.
Guide Books
Guide books with travel information about New Jersey.
Hiking
Hiking in New Jersey
History
Information and books about the history of New Jersey.
Maps
Maps of New Jersey.
Posters
Posters of New Jersey.
Skiing
Details of skiing in New Jersey.
Towns and Cities
Towns and cities in New Jersey.