Trenton is the state capital. The New Jersey State museum is located here. There is a planetarium. It is located in the state capital complex in the city.
Restored Colonial Villages are at Bistro and Allaire.
The Appalachian Mountains run through the Northwest part of NJ. The highest elevation is High Point at 1803 ft above sea level. Bears and wildcats can be found in the mountains. Other wildlife are: white-tail deer, opossums, muskrats, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits and snakes.
The state's largest lake is Hopatcong Lake which is located in Sussex and Morris Counties.
The Hackensack meadows and the Great Swamp are located in Morris county. The Meadow lands stretch from Perth Amboy to Hackensack.
Pineland National Reserve is the first US national reserve. It was established in 1978.
Landscape
There are 4 regions. These regions run parallel to one another, northeast to southwest.
Northeast across the Hudson River is NYC To the west across the Delaware River is Pennsylvania and then west across the Delaware Bay and Delaware.
Major Rivers
The major river that runs through N.J. is the Delaware River. The Hudson river separates the state from New York. Other major rivers are the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers. These rivers are both located in northeast New Jersey.
For more detailed info see Regions.