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Fun Things to Do

Need ideas for afternoon activities? 

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ON CAMPUS:

  • Play pool in the Miron Student Center

  • Check out the Gym, Track, & Swimming Pool

  • Liberty Hall Museum – Learn what history took place right here at Kean! Across Morris Avenue (Open Mon-Sat 10:00am-4:00pm)

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BY TRAIN:

NYC

Take train to NYC - Take Union Station - transfer at Newark Penn Station - to NYC 

NYC Activity Suggestions:

  • Have a picnic in Central Park

  • Rent Citi Bikes

  • See the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island 

  • Bronx Zoo

  • Tour the Empire States Building 

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Visit Museums:

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art â€‹

  • National September 11 Memorial & Museum

  • Museum of Modern Art

  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  • Madame Tussauds New York (wax museum)

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Newark, NJ

Take Union Station 1 stop to Newark Penn Station

  • Visit New Jersey Performing Arts Center

  • Visit the Newark Museum

  • Explore the Ironbound Section of Newark with a variety of shops and restaurants (many great Portuguese restaurants) 

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BY BUS or CAR:

  • Monster Mini Golf
    1235 W Chestnut St, Union Nj (Open 2:00pm-9:00pm)

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Take NJ Transit Bus from Morris Ave at Green Lane to:

  • The Mills at Jersey Gardens
    651 Kapkowski Rd., Elizabeth, NJ (Open Mon-Sat 10 am-9 pm, Sun 11am-7pm)

  • AMC Loews Jersey Garden Movie Theatre 
    (Located in the Jersey Gardens)

  • IKEA
    1000 IKEA Drive, Elizabeth, NJ (Open Mon-Sat 10am - 9pm, Sun 10am-8pm)

Take NJ Transit Bus at North Avenue to Westfield Ave at Elmore Ave. to:

  • Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, NJTaste a variety of Cuisines: Carvel Ice Shop,
    Mi Colombia Bakery, Sarku Japan, 
    Wingstop, New Kosher Special (Chinese kosher food), Jerusalem Restaurant (Middle Eastern Cuisine) 

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