Things to do in New Providence
Drew University
The University is located just 30 miles from New York City and right in the middle of Morris County, a bustling New Jersey suburban community with easy access to a variety of local attractions including historical sites, recreational facilities and corporate offices.
Edison National Historical Site
For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. Out of the West Orange laboratories came the motion picture camera, vastly improved phonographs, sound recordings, silent and sound movies and the nickel-iron alkaline electric storage battery. Edison National Historic Site provides a unique opportunity to interpret and experience important aspects of America's industrial, social and economic past, and to learn from the legacy of the world's best-known inventor.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Two Campuses, One University - The largest private university in New Jersey, FDU is an independent, nonsectarian, co-educational, multi campus institution. The University offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral programs in clinical psychology and in school psychology, and an AACSB-accredited business school. FDU's nearly 10,000 full- and part-time students pursue quality career-oriented programs on schedules tailored to their needs -- days, evenings and weekends. Our campus in Madison, the College at Florham is a friendly small-college environment on picturesque grounds near historic Morristown. The campus is dedicated to giving students an exceptional learning experience, including residential and honors programs. Call 973-443-8500 for more information.
285 Madison Avenue, New Providence, NJ
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in northern New Jersey, 26 miles west of New York City. The refuge was born in 1960 of a grassroots effort to protect the Great Swamp from development as a jetport. It is a mixed hardwood freshwater swamp, interlaced with slow-moving streams, grasslands and five small impoundments. The largest breeding populations of wood ducks and bluebirds occur at Great Swamp. The refuge was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1966, and Congress designated it as the first wilderness in the National Wildlife Refuge System in 1968. More than 350,000 people visit the refuge each year. Call 973-425-1222 for more information.
152 Pleasant Plains Road, New Providence, NJ
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
The Center has evolved into a major regional Arts Center with both a professionally recognized studio program and a critically acclaimed exhibition program. The Center, a non-profit organization located in Summit, New Jersey, offers a variety of fine arts education programs. Its mission is to enrich our knowledge, understanding and appreciation of contemporary art and the variety of cultures and ideas it represents and evokes. The office and Gift Shop are open Monday - Friday 9am – 5pm; Saturday & Sunday closed. Call 908-273-9121 for more information.
68 Elm Street, New Providence, NJ
Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill has been operating as a leading professional theatre since 1934. During that time, the theatre's rich history has included some of the finest accomplishments afforded a regional theatre. The Theatre has presented some of the greatest American plays and musicals, including some of the most prestigious stage personalities. New Jersey's official state theater Call 973-379-3636 for more information.
Seton Hall University
Academic excellence is, and always has been, a key component in the mission of Seton Hall University, and is one way the University measures success with its students. Over the past few months, Seton Hall has received national recognition for its excellence on the academic front — through various surveys, rankings and other indicators, such as excellent faculty appointments and grants. Central to the University’s mission is to cultivate future leaders who make a difference in the world. This can only happen through rigorous and challenging academic opportunities. Call 973-761-9000 for more information.
400 South Orange Avenue, New Providence, NJ
The Watchung Reservation
The Reservation has many different sections to it including parks, stables, and the well-known Abandoned Village of Feltville. This is not the typical abandoned neighborhood with "no trespassing" signs and highly patrolled dirt roads, it's a historical park encouraged to visit. However please keep in mind that just with any other park you are not allowed in past dark otherwise you may be fined. Park in the designated lot and begin your journey down the dirt road. You will see a smaller dirt path branch off and follow that left to bring you to the first destination; the cemetery. It is believed that about 2 dozen people were buried here but only 4 headstones remain. Located 3 miles from New Providence.