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Newark Travel Guide: 92 reviews and 141 photos

Newark - More Than Just an Airport - Newark

Newark is New Jersey's largest city. The city is known for two things: its huge airport, which serves New York City and Northern New Jersey, and the 1960s riots, which destroyed much of the city and sent it into a long decline from which it is finally recovering. Newark was written off for dead by many in the 1970s and 1980s, but it has experienced a solid turnaround in the past ten years. Although Newark still has many areas in which you would not want to be wandering alone unarmed at night, it also has a number of attractions for tourists, including an excellent museum, a large new performing arts center, one of the largest cathedrals in the US, and the Ironbound Spanish/Portuguese neighborhood, which has a number of very good restaurants. Newark also has the New Jersey Devils, a major league (NHL), ice hockey team and a minor league baseball team, the Newark Bears.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Good museum, performing arts center, restaurants, and ice hockey
Cons:Some tough, crime-ridden neighborhoods
In a nutshell:More than just an airport

Last visit to Newark: Aug 2005
Intro Updated Jun 14, 2011
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Reviews (8)

The street entrance to Fornos of Spain in Newark - Newark

Good Spanish Food in Newark's Ironbound... Restaurants (1)

Fornos is one of the best Spanish restaurants in the Ironbound section of Newark, which is famous for its many Spanish,... more travel advice

The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newa - Newark

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart Things to Do (3)

The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is Newark's Roman Catholic cathedral and the heart of the Newark archdiocese,... more travel advice

A street in the Ironbound section of Newark - Newark

Have dinner in the Ironbound... Things to Do (3)

The ironbound section of Newark is the city's Spanish and Portuguese neighborhood. It is also Newark's most popular... more travel advice

NJPAC - The New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Newark

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Nightlife (1)

NJPAC (the New Jersey Performing Arts Center) is a large concert hall that was built during the 1990s as part of the... more travel advice

Warnings and Dangers (1)
Dangerous neighborhoods
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moiraistyx Mar 9, 2009 at 10:55 AM

nice information on newark
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Redlats Aug 24, 2006 at 4:31 PM

I have a conference in Newark in a couple months. Debating whether I should stay for a couple of days and take in the sights. Thanks for the info
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richiecdisc Aug 19, 2006 at 2:47 PM

Lived in Jersey nearly my whole life and never really went to Newark. What a cathedral and the Ironbound area looks/sounds like fun. Thanks for the revelation and for enjoying my Honda story and NJ memories.