Parks & Trails · Farmingdale
Allaire State Park and Allaire Village
A New Jersey state park in Wall that contains Allaire Village, a living history museum set in 1836 on the site of the Howell Iron Works.
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Places
Beaches, parks, lighthouses, venues and farms across the county. Every listing is checked against an official source and dated.
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Places
Beaches & Boardwalks · Asbury Park
Asbury Park Boardwalk and Beach
Asbury Park's oceanfront boardwalk and beach, with a seasonal badge system, a dog beach and a short list of boardwalk rules worth reading first.
Arts & Live Music · Asbury Park
Asbury Park Convention Hall & Paramount Theatre
Two linked oceanfront venues on the Asbury Park Boardwalk: a 3,600-capacity hall over the beach and the adjacent Paramount Theatre.
Gardens & Farms · Port Monmouth
Bayshore Waterfront Park
Monmouth County park on Sandy Hook Bay with a fishing pier, about a mile of beach, salt marsh and the early-1700s Seabrook-Wilson House.
Family Days Out · Holmdel
Bell Works
Former Bell Labs headquarters designed by Eero Saarinen, now a mixed-use building with an atrium, shops, dining, a theater and a weekly farmers market.
Beaches & Boardwalks · Belmar
Belmar Beach
Belmar's municipal ocean beach, run through the Beach Department at Taylor Pavilion, with daily and seasonal badges and free entry for veterans.
Arts & Live Music · Red Bank
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Red Bank performing arts center on Monmouth Street with three spaces: the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, The Vogel and the Basie Center Cinema House.
Gardens & Farms · Middletown
Deep Cut Gardens
Monmouth County Park System's 54-acre horticultural garden in Middletown, with a renovated rose parterre, a koi pond, greenhouses and a plant library.
History & Lighthouses · Sandy Hook
Fort Hancock
The Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark, with batteries and Army buildings on Sandy Hook and free parking.
History & Lighthouses · Ocean Grove
Great Auditorium
Ocean Grove's 1894 Great Auditorium, home to camp meetings, concerts and a large Hope-Jones organ, run by the Camp Meeting Association.
Parks & Trails · Locust
Hartshorne Woods Park
An 831-acre Monmouth County park above the Navesink River with about 16 miles of hilly trails, a WWII gun battery and historic Portland Place.
Gardens & Farms · Holmdel
Historic Longstreet Farm
Living history farm in Holmdel Park where county staff recreate an 1890s working farm, with a 14-room farmhouse open on weekends and holidays.
Family Days Out · Wall
Historic Village at Allaire
Living history museum inside Allaire State Park on the grounds of the former Howell Iron Works, set in 1836, with craft shops, homes and a general store.
Gardens & Farms · Upper Freehold
Historic Walnford
County-run historic mill village on Crosswicks Creek with a 1773 Waln House, a working gristmill and milling demonstrations on weekends.
Gardens & Farms · Holmdel
Holmdel Arboretum (David C. Shaw Arboretum)
A 22-acre collection of trees and shrubs in Holmdel Park, begun in 1963 with 87 trees and now holding nearly 3,000 plants in themed gardens.
Parks & Trails · Holmdel
Holmdel Park
A 719-acre Monmouth County park in Holmdel with about 9.5 miles of trails, an arboretum, sledding, ice skating and Longstreet Farm.
Parks & Trails · Locust
Huber Woods Park
A 390-acre Monmouth County park with 8.5 miles of multi-use trails, meadows, river views, an environmental center and a reptile house.
Family Days Out · Freehold Township
iPlay America
Indoor amusement park in Freehold Township with go-karts, a roller coaster, laser tag, arcade games and a Topgolf Swing Suite, open Wednesday to Sunday.
Family Days Out · Keansburg
Keansburg Amusement Park
Bayshore amusement park with rides, go-karts, a beach, a fishing pier and the Runaway Rapids water park, operating since 1904 by its own account.
Beaches & Boardwalks · Manasquan
Manasquan Beach and Inlet
Manasquan's borough-run ocean beaches at the mouth of the Manasquan Inlet, with season badges, an inlet surfing stretch and an off-season dog window.
Parks & Trails · Howell
Manasquan Reservoir
A 1,381-acre Monmouth County park around a 770-acre reservoir, with a 5.1-mile loop trail, fishing, boat rentals and a new Braille Trail.
History & Lighthouses · Manalapan
Monmouth Battlefield State Park
State park on the 1778 Battle of Monmouth site, with a visitor center, a gift shop and a large June living history reenactment.
Arts & Live Music · Lincroft
Monmouth Museum
Art, history and science museum on the Brookdale Community College campus in Lincroft, open Tuesday to Sunday, with a children's Wonder Wing.
Family Days Out · Oceanport
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport thoroughbred track with live racing, a sportsbook, minigolf and event days such as a Breeders' Cup viewing party on October 31, 2026.
Parks & Trails · Atlantic Highlands
Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook
A 12-acre Monmouth County overlook at 266 feet with views of Sandy Hook and the New York skyline, plus the county's 9/11 Memorial.
Arts & Live Music · Holmdel
PNC Bank Arts Center
Live Nation amphitheater at Exit 116 of the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel, with summer concerts and a holiday light show in late fall.
Beaches & Boardwalks · Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook Beaches (Gateway National Recreation Area)
Bayside and oceanside beaches on the Sandy Hook peninsula in Gateway NRA, with seasonal per-vehicle parking fees and seasonal dog rules.
History & Lighthouses · Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Completed in 1764, the oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, with ranger-led tower tours at Gateway National Recreation Area.
History & Lighthouses · Sea Girt
Sea Girt Lighthouse
A 44-foot lighthouse first lit in 1896, run by a volunteer committee, with Sunday afternoon tours from April through late November.
Beaches & Boardwalks · Long Branch
Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park
A 38-acre Monmouth County park beach in Long Branch with a snack bar, surfing areas, an accessible playground and a Skateplex.
Family Days Out · Asbury Park
Silverball Retro Arcade
Pinball museum and arcade on Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park where every machine is free play with admission, so nobody needs a pocketful of quarters.
Beaches & Boardwalks · Spring Lake
Spring Lake Boardwalk and Beach
Spring Lake's two-mile boardwalk without shops, beside a municipal beach with north and south end pavilions and badges sold online.
Arts & Live Music · Asbury Park
The Stone Pony
Rock club on Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, open since 1974, with indoor shows year-round and an outdoor Summer Stage beside the Boardwalk.
Gardens & Farms · Lincroft
Thompson Park
667-acre Monmouth County park in Lincroft on former Brookdale Farm, with 14 miles of trails, Marlu Lake, a theater barn and a creative arts center.
History & Lighthouses · Highlands
Twin Lights Historic Site
The Navesink Twin Lights, built in 1862, a state historic site on the Highlands with a free museum and a paid tower climb in season.
Arts & Live Music · Red Bank
Two River Theater
Nonprofit professional theater at 21 Bridge Avenue in Red Bank, with a 2026/27 season that includes two world premieres.