New Jersey

A funny thing happens in New Jersey: you can leave the house for “just a few hours” and…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 2

A burrito place that serves a drink called Pipe Cleaner is already asking you to pay closer attention.…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 2

Some of New Jersey’s best views do not announce themselves with much drama. One minute you are driving…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 2

The avocado toast lands looking like it knows it has a reputation to protect. Two sunny fried eggs…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

A hot New Jersey afternoon has a way of making even the shortest errand feel dramatic. The car…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

You can hear Route 73 humming nearby, and then, a few steps later, the marsh takes over. Reeds…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

The real danger of a good New Jersey thrift store is thinking you are “just running in.” Five…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

The first clue that Pleasant Valley Lavender has a sense of humor is not the sweeping purple field.…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

A red mill beside a waterfall. Gas lamps glowing outside Victorian porches. A college green where Revolutionary War…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

At the far southern end of Ocean City, the boardwalk noise seems to fall off a cliff. One…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

The trick is not finding the fanciest retirement town in New Jersey. It is finding the place where…

By Duncan Edwards · Jun 1

The smell shows up before the sign really does. Step onto Easton Avenue in New Brunswick and, somewhere…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

There is a moment in New Jersey, right after sunset, when familiar places start acting a little strange.…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

A swan-shaped paddle boat drifts across Orange Reservoir while, just up the road, a train whistle cuts through…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

A proper Jersey hoagie does not arrive politely. It lands on the counter wrapped tight in paper, a…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

At 8 a.m. in Clifton, you can walk into Rutt’s Hut and order a deep-fried hot dog before…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

The first giveaway is the color. Not the gray-green pond water you half-expect after a hot Jersey week,…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

A bald eagle named Uno lives just off White Bridge Road in Millington, and that is already enough…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

A waterfall thunders behind old brick mill buildings in Paterson, giraffes graze a short drive from Cape May…

By Duncan Edwards · May 31

A wooden bear sits near Monmouth Road with the calm confidence of a bouncer who has seen every…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

A barred owl blinking from an aviary. A wolf lifting its head before the whole pack answers. A…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

A trucking depot driveway is not where you expect to run into a bridge from the 1730s. Yet…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

The first clue is usually the cheese. Not the polite sprinkle on top, but the molten, slightly browned…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

A black cat in a Point Pleasant Beach shop window has a funny way of rearranging your afternoon.…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

A waterfall thunders behind brick mill buildings in Paterson. Ancient cliffs rise over the Hudson with Manhattan glittering…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

On Route 46 in Warren County, cars roll past a state facility that looks, at first glance, like…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

A giant glass bottle glowing in Millville. A former tobacco warehouse humming with artists in Jersey City. A…

By Duncan Edwards · May 30

One of the best meals in Manalapan starts in the most New Jersey way possible: pulling off Route…

By Duncan Edwards · May 29

There is a very specific kind of New Jersey family hike where nobody asks, “Are we there yet?”…

By Duncan Edwards · May 29