Barnegat Historical Society and Barnegat Heritage Museum. This center consists of six historical buildings. Among them are the Lippincott-Falkenberg house and the Edwards house traced to 1813, a barber shop, corn crib, necessary and butcher shop. Friends Meeting House built in 1767.

Beach Haven Then and Now - A photo gallery of the past and the present.
Museum of New Jersey Maritime History

Berkeley Township Hall Museum (732)269-1163

Brick Township History
Havens Homestead Museum - 1827 Farmouse, 1846 Tavern & Inn
Room settings of a 19th century farmhouse and inn. Exhibits of local artifacts.
Phone: (732)785-2500
Address: Brick Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 160, 521 Herbertsville Rd., Brick, NJ 08723

Island Heights

Island Heights Historical District - More than 375 victorian era structures along with the original Camp Meeting Ground and historic St. Gertrude's Summer Chapel. Borough of Island Heights

St. Vladimir's Memorial Russian Orthodox Church with its golden onion dome. The community has preserved Russian art, folklore and ceremonies. Cassville.

Alexander Pushkin bronze monument erected in 1949 on the 150th annivarsary of his birth. Pushkin was the first Russian romantic poet and playwright. Cassville.

Prospertown Schoolhouse (732)928-1200

Forked River Mountain Coalition.

Lacey Schoolhouse Museum (609)971-0467 Forked River

Woodmansie Estate (now part of the New Jersey State Game Farm), includes some of the finest surviving Federal architecture in Ocean County.

Potter Meeting House at Good Luck marks the birthplace of the Universalist Church in America. The present church was built in 1841, and the surrounding churchyard dates back to 1749 where several revolutionary soldiers are buried. Thomas Potter, who built the original church in 1766, is buried near the back corner of the church.

Cathedral of the Air - Gothic-designed church noted for its memorial stained-glass windows. A transept window depicts a chronology of the history of Lighter-Than-Air. A medallion shows the "Graf Zeppelin" landing at Lakehurst after a round-the-world flight.

Navy Lakehurst Historical Society (732)244-8861 www.nlhs.com

Lakehurst Naval Air Warfare Center, aircraft division. Situated on lands first used to test munitions for the Russian Imperial Army before World War I. Site of the "Hindenberg" disaster.(732)323-2620

Georgian Court University - The Gould Estate was built by George Jay Gould in 1898. It has Georgian and Renaissance architecture and elaborate gardens and fountains. In 1924 the Sisters of Mercy converted it into a four-year institution of higher learning.

Strand Theatre - built in 1919 by architect Thomas Lamb, when Lakewood was an important Society resort. Originally an ornate movie palace, today it is the home of the Ocean County Center for the Arts.

Lavallette History

Long Beach Island

Barnegat Lighthouse Museum This museum contains the original lighthouse lens cast in Paris in 1847, which sent signals 20 miles out to sea to approaching ships. (609)494-2096

Barnegat Lighthouse "Old Barney" 172 ft. tower that marks the entrance to Barnegat Inlet (609)494-2016

Beach Haven Multiple Resource Area contains nearly seventy of the original hotels and large summer cottages built in ornate styles for a largely Philadelphia clientele.

Beach Haven Then and Now - A photo gallery of the past and the present.

Long Beach Island Historical Museum (609)492-0700, Beach Haven

Manahawkin

Stafford Township Baptist Church (609)597-7416

Stafford Township Stone Store Museum (609)597-7416

Ocean Gate

Ocean Gate Historical Museum (732)269-3468

Ocean Township - Waretown

Ocean Township

History of Ocean Township

Albert Music Hall - Pinelands Music every week.

The Legend of the Wells Mills Frog Farm

Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant Historical Society
Museum in a wing of Pt. Pleasant Beach Borough Hall
Local memorabilia and Local World War II scrapbooks compiled by the former editor of the "Leader" newspaper.
Pt. Pleasant Borough Hall, P.O. Box 1273, 416 New Jersey Ave., Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Phone: (732)892-3091

Seaside Heights

Dentzel/Looff Antique Carousel - Casino Pier, Seaside Heights

Seaside Park

Seaside Park History

Toms River, Dover Township

Ocean County Court House and old Jail maintain their original 1850 appearance. Ocean county Library Headquarters is housed in the renovated 1857 Presbyterian Church.

Ocean County Historical Museum - An old Victorian Home with historical exhibits and genealogy library. (732)341-1880

Toms River Blockhouse stands in Huddy Park on Water Street and Route 166. This is a replica of the original structure burned by the British in 1782

Toms River Seaport Society Maritime Museum - This museum was founded to preserve the unique history of those bygone days when schooners, catboats, and special purpose small craft sailed New Jersey's coastal waters. (732)349-9209

Horner House. Built in 1824, is the oldest restored house in Ocean County. Located at 32 E. Water Street and is part of "Captain's Row".

U.S. Life Saving Station No. 14 During the latter half of the 19th century this station was manned during the stormy winter season by "surfmen" or "life savers," credited with saving the lives of many shipwreck victims. This station is one of the best preserved and its picturesque seashore setting reflects the era of sailing vessels. Island Beach State Park

History and Walking Tour of Toms River

Tuckerton

Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen's Museum - Perhaps New Jersey's most notable folk artifacts. Now part of the Tuckerton Seaport (609)296-8868

The Tuckerton Seaport - Dedicated to preserving, presenting and interpreting the rich maritime history, heritage, and environment of the Jersey Shore and the unique contributions of its Baymen. (609)296-8868

Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum (609)296-2394

Little Egg Harbor Seanic Drive - Follow Great Bay Boulevard from the center of Tuckerton through a wetlands preserve to the banks of Great Bay. An Indian Shell Mound, left by the Lenni Lenape, rises from the meadows to the east of the road. In waters to the west are the remains of the Crab Island Fish Factory. At the end of the drive stands the old Egg Harbor Coast Guard Station, now part of the Rutgers University Marine Research Center, which looks across Great Bay to the skyline of Atlantic City.

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Other Interesting Places

• Manasquan Inlet marks the beginning of the Intra-Coastal Waterway.
• Oldest Ice Cream Parlor in Ocean County, Hurricane House - Barnegat
• Aeolium Nature Center (732)793-0506 - Island Beach State Park
• Boardwalk Sky Ride - Seaside Heights
• Paddle Wheeler Multi Deck Boats - Pt. Pleasant Beach, Toms River
• Working Cranberry Bog - Berkley Township & Lakehurst

Village Downtowns - These downtown areas offer shops and attractions within walking distance of each other. There are places to explore, to spend a lazy afternoon browsing or to wile away one of those occasional rainy days. Look for antique stores, boutiques shops, attractions, heritage or community museums, artisans, restaurants, historical buildings, and/or art galleries. - Barnegat, Barnegat Light, Bay Head, Beach Haven, Island Heights, Lavallette, Pt. Pleasant Beach, Seaside Park, Toms River, and Tuckerton.