New Jersey Hotels

About 5 hours drive brought us to Hershey. It was around 4-5pm but Hershey's chocolate world was still open because it was a busy Saturday, so we decided to pay a visit first before our actual Hershey's Park visit tomorrow. http://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/ It's a very chocolate/hershey's brand themed area. If you drive around you will see the different resort areas, the rollercoasters of Hershey park, Zoo entrance, botanical garden entrance. We were hoping to catch a glimpse of the garden from outside but it doesn't seem possible. Anyway, we went through the free "chocolate factory" ...

We left home in Sneads Ferry, NC at 6 am. We arrived in the Arlington/Alexandria, VA area by 3 pm. We use to live here a few years ago when my husband worked at the Pentagon so we went to some of our favorite places. First we stopped in Pentagaon City and ate at Chevy's. Then went inside the Borders Bookstore there. Next we walked accross the street to the Fashion City mall. After that we drove into DC. At night the city is very easy to drive around. It was about 7 pm by that time and the museums were closed. We did get to show the boys The Capital and Washington Monument. We just parked the ...

So far I'm just organizing places and events that I have been to before or would like to go to for the first time this summer. Most guides that I have seen usually include events near New Jersey but not in New Jersey unless it's the shore. Not saying my list is any better but let's see if I can find enough to fill the summer. First time at PNC and it was crazy fun (despite the heavy rain and hail storm while waiting in line). PNC offered $10 upgrades due to the weather but it cleared up by the time the concert started. The "lawn seats" were packed and that area is smaller than I thought it ...