Historic Site · Trenton, Mercer County
Old Barracks Museum
Barracks built in 1758 for British troops in the French and Indian War, which housed Hessian soldiers before the Battle of Trenton.
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New Jersey State Museum
The state's museum beside the State House in Trenton, with natural history, archaeology, fine art and a planetarium.
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Trenton Battle Monument Historic Site
A tall granite column topped by a statue of Washington, marking where American guns opened the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776.
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Grounds For Sculpture
A sculpture park and gardens on the old state fairgrounds, with hundreds of works set among lawns, ponds and bamboo, including Seward Johnson's larger-than-life figures.
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Historic Fallsington
A village in Lower Bucks County that grew up around its Quaker meetinghouses, with buildings spanning three centuries.
