Town · Lambertville, Hunterdon County
Lambertville
A Delaware River town of brick rowhouses, galleries and restaurants, joined to New Hope by a walkable bridge, with the canal towpath at its door.
Lambertville faces New Hope, Pennsylvania, across the Delaware, and the two towns share a bridge you can walk across and a long tradition of antiques, art galleries and good restaurants. Its streets of brick rowhouses and Victorian storefronts run down to the river and the Delaware and Raritan Canal, whose towpath makes a flat, shady walk or bike ride in either direction.
The Marshall House, a state historic site, was the boyhood home of James Marshall, whose discovery of gold in 1848 set off the California Gold Rush. Every spring the town celebrates the return of the shad to the Delaware with its Shad Festival.
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Town · New Hope, Bucks County, PA
New Hope
A riverside arts town across the bridge from Lambertville, with galleries, the Bucks County Playhouse, the canal towpath and a heritage railroad.
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State Historic Site · Lambertville, Hunterdon County
Marshall House Historic Site
State Historic Site in Lambertville, Hunterdon County.
State Park · South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
A 19th-century canal turned into a long, narrow park, with a flat, shaded towpath for walking, running and cycling past locks, bridges and old canal towns.
State Park · Hopewell Township, Mercer County
Washington Crossing State Park
Where Washington's army landed after crossing the icy Delaware on Christmas night 1776, with a visitor center, an open-air theater and wooded river trails.
State Recreation Area · Delaware Township, Hunterdon County
Bulls Island Recreation Area
State Recreation Area in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County — 86 acres.
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New Hope
A riverside arts town across the bridge from Lambertville, with galleries, the Bucks County Playhouse, the canal towpath and a heritage railroad.
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Peddler's Village
A village of shops, restaurants and an inn among landscaped gardens in Lahaska, with seasonal festivals and holiday lights.