Interesting facts

1. "Museums, New Jersey" is not a city, but New Jersey boasts over 150 museums, ranging from fine art and natural history to niche historical societies. 2. The Newark Museum of Art, founded in 1909, is the largest museum in the state and holds one of the finest collections of Tibetan art in the world. 3. The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City is home to the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium, the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. 4. Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton is a 42-acre sculpture park and arboretum featuring over 300 contemporary sculptures. 5. The Battleship New Jersey in Camden is the most decorated battleship in U.S. Navy history and operates as a floating museum. 6. The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University houses the world's largest collection of Russian and Soviet Nonconformist Art. 7. Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange preserves the laboratory where Edison developed the motion picture camera, improved the phonograph, and invented the nickel-iron alkaline storage battery. 8. The New Jersey State Museum in Trenton includes a planetarium, a fine art collection, and extensive exhibits on New Jersey’s natural history and paleontology. 9. Montclair Art Museum (MAM) was one of the first museums in the country dedicated primarily to the collection of American and Native American art. 10. Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton is a National Historic Landmark that served as the New Jersey Governor's Mansion from 1945 to 1981. 11. The Morris Museum in Morristown is a Smithsonian Affiliate and is famous for the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata. 12. WheatonArts and Cultural Center in Millville celebrates New Jersey's rich history of glassmaking and includes the Museum of American Glass. 13. The Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg allows visitors to explore an underground zinc mine famous for its fluorescent minerals that glow brightly under ultraviolet light. 14. The Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey, located at Teterboro Airport, showcases the state's significant contributions to human flight. 15. The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls honors the legacy of the baseball legend and promotes values of respect and sportsmanship. 16. The Rutgers Geology Museum, founded in 1872, is one of the oldest collegiate geology museums in the United States. 17. Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May brings to life the day-to-day activities of villagers living in South Jersey during the "homespun era" (1789–1840). 18. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains preserves the early 20th-century country estate of Gustav Stickley, a major figure in the American Arts and Crafts movement. 19. The InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall Township are located on a former top-secret military base that played a vital role in WWII radar development. 20. The Roebling Museum in Roebling documents the history of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, which produced the steel wire for the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge.