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Wonders of New Jersey: 261 - 270

  • 261 Apple Pie Hill  Rising 209 feet above sea level deep in the heart of the flat emerald sea that is the Pine Barrens, this is a geographic anomaly. Atop of the hill you can climb the 60 foot fire tower for spectacular views of the Pine Barrens, and on clear days you can see both Philadelphia and Atlantic City.RyanHaran
  • 262 Liberty National Golf Club 7,346 yard course designed by Robert E. Cupp and Tom Kite. It is one of the most expensive golf courses in history, costing about $130 million, and it costs $500,000 to join the club. Includes a marina, heliport, spa, fitness center and pro shop. Views of Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Downtown Jersey City. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Verrazano Narrows Bridge, the Hudson River and Liberty State Park. Jersey City.
  • 263 Old Barracks Museum The only original French and Indian War barracks still standing in the US. Trenton. 
  • 264 U-869 Known as "Hitler's lost sub," this IXC/40 U-boat was discovered off the coast of New Jersey in 1991. 
  • 265 Indian King Tavern This is the site where New Jersey was officially declared a state in 1777. It is now a museum. Haddonfield.
  • 266 Salem Oak Over 400 years old.
  • 267 Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum Overpriced "chain" museum, Ripleys nevertheless is loaded with interesting curiosities. Atlantic City.
  • 268 Pequest Trout Hatchery More than 200 bodies of water in New Jersey are annually stocked with 600,000 brown, brook and rainbow trout from the hatchery. You can tour the facility and learn how the trout are raised and observe them in different stages of their development. Oxford.
  • 269 Henry Hudson's Half Moon Expedition
  • 270 Hackensack Water Company 

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