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The 10 Most Beautiful Places in New Jersey

From the elegant architecture of an Ivy League campus to the natural splendor of a waterfall in the middle of a city, the Garden State boasts glorious sites you won't find anywhere else.

Photographs and text by Walter Choroszewski

As a photographer of New Jersey scenes, I'm often asked, "What is the most beautiful place in New Jersey?" My preferences lean toward the natural, especially settings featuring water, but I also very much enjoy locations filled with history or adorned with fine architecture. New Jersey is a highly populated state, yet there are numerous scenic locales--both natural and man-made--woven through it. For that reason, there really isn't one special place that is the fairest in the land. The following, however, is my top-ten list of beautiful locations in the Garden State. I hesitated to include many of the places on this list because of their fragile ecosystems. I would not want to transform them into must-see tourist stops. When visiting, please stay on the designated pathways and be very mindful of their endangered status. The vegetation should remain undisturbed (even climbing the rocks damages the moss and lichens). These are truly among the last remaining natural wonders of our state. Please help to preserve them for future generations.


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Intracoastal Waterway
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Open Spaces
Ten Most Beautiful Places
Forsythe Wildlife Refuge
Great Falls
Green Sergeant's Bridge
Historic Greenwich
Island Beach State Park
Lockwood Gorge
Oswego River
Palisades
Princeton University
Tillman Ravine
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Hudson River Returns
Natural State

Walk in the Woods
The Pinelands
Hiking the Pinelands
The Skylands
Hiking the Skylands
Meadowlands Habitat
10 Commandments
Workaholic is Freed
Environmental Groups
Join the Clubs
Rent a Canoe
Planning an Ecotour
Tick Time
State Refuges
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Pinelands Pleasures
Coastal Heritage
Ospreys on the Hackensack
Outdoor Mysteries
Passaic River Endangered
Watchung Reservation
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