- 241 Cooper Grist Mill Chester.
- 242 First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth The oldest English-speaking congregation in New Jersey, dating back to 1664. It is surrounded by its historic graveyard.
- 243 Pork Roll I have been accused of being "not really from New Jersey" for not knowing what pork roll is, so I guess it deserves to be on this list. Besides, if you mix pork and New Jersey you really can't go wrong. God only knows where it comes from.
- 244 The Blueberry Factory One-hour tours of a blueberry farm. Learn all about agriculture, irrigation, hot beds and the packaging process. Each visitor receives a fresh pint of blueberries...to do with as they please.
- 245 Newark Public Library Newark.
- 246 Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Home or vacation home to about 225 species of bird, including: Chestnut-sided warblers, indigo buntings, bobolinks, black ducks, wood duck, mallards, green-winged teals, common mergansers, American woodcock, greater and lesser yellowlegs, scarlet tanagers and Baltimore orioles.
- 247 All Saints Memorial Church Richard Upjohn, designer of Trinity Church in New York City, created this charming Episcopal place of worship and it was consecrated in 1864. A parish house was built in 1865-6, a rectory in 1869-1870, and carriage sheds at the turn of the century. All Saints' was officially made a National Historic Site in 1974, and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1988. The terraced cemetery on the church grounds is a beautiful solution to the problem of having a burial ground on a hill side. Middletown.
- 248 Edison Memorial Tower According to the New Jersey Historic Trust, "The Edison Memorial Tower has national significance. It marks the site where Edison’s Menlo Park Industrial Compound was located from 1876 to 1884, and where the first practical incandescent lamp was created along with other inventions. This is the birthplace of recorded sound and launch pad for the world’s first “organized research” laboratory. The Edison Tower (1937) is considered the State’s best representative of a public monument in the Art Deco Style and the last work of architectural concrete pioneer John J. Early. Edison.
- 249 St. Patricks A truly beautiful church in a horrific neighborhood. Elizabeth.
- 250 Delsea Drive-In Movie Theatre New Jersey's only remaining drive-in movie theater.
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