A Bergen County NJ real estate, north New Jersey home buying guide listing good realtor, MLS and New York commuting information, Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Franklin Lakes, Paramus, Saddle River.

The Hermitage
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (201) 445-8311

Historic house museum that incorporates an 18th century stone house that was visited during the Revolutionary War by George Washington and is the site where Aaron Burr met and married Theodosia Prevost.

Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum
Oradell, NJ (201) 261-0012

Founded in 1957 by an early conservationist, the museum showcases the natural world. It includes wildlife art and big game collections.

New Jersey Children's Museum
Paramus, NJ (201) 262-5151

Your family will play and learn from 30 neat exhibits including a Kid Sized Grocery, The World of Animal Senses, a Fire Truck, New Jersey largest kaleidoscope, and a Medieval Castle where kids dress up as knights, princesses, fairies and kings.

Old Stone House and Junior Museum
Ramsey,NJ (201) 327-2208

Dutch colonial farmhouse build in the 1700's includes a wag-on -the-wall, early American Queen Anne chairs and a Junior Museum where adults can reminisce and children can compare past and present playthings.

Bergen County's
Cool Museums

Here are a few of our favorite museums your family will enjoy.

Bergen County Historical Society
River Edge, NJ (201) 343-9492

Volunteer organization promoting the preservation, study and appreciation of local history.

Buehler Challenger & Science Center
Paramus, NJ (201) 262-0984

The Challenger Learning Centers have been established in locations around the county to promote science and technology while remembering the Challenger disaster. The Center offers a variety of programs for children fifth grade and above to experience and learn about space exploration.

Bergen Museum of Art and Science

Schoolhouse Museum
Ridgewood, NJ (201) 447-3242

Built in 1873, this one room schoolhouse displays its original blackboard, school desks, pot belly stove, school bell, and bathroom. Its packed with local artifacts from the American Revolution and Civil War periods. See a weasel and learn the origin of "pop goes the weasel".

Are We We There Yet?
Extensive list of links to aquariums, museums, nature centers, farms, historic villages and other places of interest in New Jersey.

Other Places to Explore

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