- Our list of the best things to do in Newark, New Jersey, features the top 746 nearby activities — including 253 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Newark, NJ has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Museums & Galleries, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 17 things to do within the city of Newark, NJ , followed by 729 popular activities in nearby cities, including New York City, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Flushing, Jersey City, Yonkers, Morristown, Long Island City, Montclair, New Brunswick, Clifton, Edison, Astoria, West Orange, Hoboken, Atlantic Highlands, East Rutherford, New Rochelle, Bayonne, Paramus, Wayne, Secaucus, Westfield, Fort Lee, Englewood, Elizabeth, Summit, Hackensack, Bloomfield, Union, Teaneck, Mahwah, Paterson, Ridgewood, Bridgewater, Linden, Mount Vernon, Union City, Sayreville, Valley Stream, Fair Lawn, Parsippany, Perth Amboy, East Brunswick, Ringwood, Lake George, Livingston, West Milford, Glen Cove, Princeton, Bridgehampton, Albany, Hudson, Red Hook, Geneva, Elmont and Mount Vernon
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17.3 Miles
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19 votes
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World Ice Arena
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 125-40 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11368
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World Ice Arena is an indoor ice skating facility with locker rentals, a skate shop and a food court. They offer skating lessons, hockey programs, public skating and a swimming area on the second floor.
17.4 Miles
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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
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250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468
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Holding seating for 2,310 people, the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts offers shows including concerts, orchestras, and dancers. Additional events include ballet, Spanish music, hip-hop, kung fu shows, and tango dancing.
17.4 Miles
Home to Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park can be used for boating, basketball, baseball, tennis, cricket, miniature golf and soccer. The park provides open green space, trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, a zoo, a botanical garden and other recreation facilities.
17.4 Miles
Consisting of natural woodlands preserved in an urban area, Riverdale Park features shady and scenic routes for hikers, joggers and dog walkers. Visitors can see 27 species of birds within the 50 forested acres.
17.4 Miles
100%
2 votes
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY 11368
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A large facility with seating for as many as 10,000 fans, Louis Armstrong Stadium has hosted both the U.S. Open and Grand Slam competitions. Named for the famous jazz musician, other events such as musical concerts are also held here.
17.5 Miles
586
New York Botanical Garden
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2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
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More than 1 million plants can be admired in New York Botanical Garden's 50 different gardens. It covers 250 acres and has a conservatory, a children's adventure garden, a library, and also model trains zipping through a miniature New York City.
17.5 Miles
Graydon Park centers around Graydon Pool, which is a historic sandy beach that is still utilized for sunbathing and swimming. The park as a whole also features play areas, picnic tables, and tennis courts.
17.6 Miles
100%
7 votes
53-51 111th Street, Flushing, NY 11368
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Queens Zoo is home to exhibits including an aviary, animal trail, sea lion pool, waterfowl marsh and their domestic animals exhibit with a petting zoo. Pumas, bobcats, bison, coyotes and black bears can be seen there.
17.6 Miles
48%
40 votes
Avery Ave & 131 Street, Flushing, NY 11368
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Part of the New York City Park System, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool features both an indoor pool and an indoor hockey rink. The pool is Olympic sized, and offers lap swimming all day.
17.7 Miles
95%
269 votes
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Wave Hill
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471
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Covering 28 acres and being recognized as Bronx's cultural center, the Wave Hill has plenty of gardens and greenhouses in which the visitor could stroll. The shop sells hand-crafted gifts, and it also has a cafe. In here can be organized private events, such as weddings.