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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Princeton, New Jersey

Updated June 7, 2021
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Life mask of Benjamin Franklin.

Princeton, New Jersey

Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks

One man's lifelong obsession with death.
Aaron Burr’s Grave in the Princeton University’s Presidents Plot

Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton Cemetery

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
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Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton Chapel Bulldog

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.
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Princeton, New Jersey

Nassau Hall

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
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‘War of the Worlds’ Monument

West Windsor Township, New Jersey

'War of the Worlds' Monument

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
4 miles from Princeton
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Hamilton Township, New Jersey

Hamilton Station Statues

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.
7 miles from Princeton

Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

New York Skyline Viewing Point

This mountain clearing, created during World War II for an oil pipeline, provides a view of NYC from 40 miles away.
7 miles from Princeton
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