Small Towns in Skylands 6
Main streets, river towns and Victorian seaside villages worth a day trip.
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Chester
A Morris County crossroads town with a long Main Street of shops and cafes in old houses, surrounded by farms, gardens and hiking.
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Clinton
A Hunterdon river town where the Red Mill and an old stone mill face each other across the South Branch of the Raritan, with a walkable Main Street and two big reservoirs close by.
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Frenchtown
A pocket-sized river town on the Delaware with shops and cafes, a bridge to Pennsylvania, river tubing in summer and the canal trail heading south.
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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.
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Oldwick
A tiny 18th-century village in Hunterdon horse country: a crossroads of old houses, a white-steepled church and some of the prettiest back roads in the state.
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Somerville
The Somerset County seat, with a busy Main Street, a car-free dining street, Washington's 1778-79 headquarters and a famous Memorial Day bike race.
