The New Jersey Historical Society is a state and national treasure. The items housed there relating to the history of New Jersey and the United States are incredible. They should move the institution out of downtown Newark so people are not terrified of going there. Seriously I know of many people who’d like to go there but won’t because of where it is located.
That area is not what is was a few years ago. Gazillions of dollars were spent to redo large parts of Newark. Much of it is really nice. I would not go there alone at 3AM but it is safe to go to museums and stuff like that.
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