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Visit the state's only chocolate museum
Chocolatrium? The very word sends sugary shivers down my spine. Chocolatier
Michel Cluziel offers tours and tastings at the West Berlin store, known as the Chocolatrium, a popular destination for
area middle school students since 2013. Various tours and packages are available for adults; check the company website. Good luck keeping your sweet tooth in check.
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Hop aboard the Cape May-Lewes Ferry
The
Cape May-Lewes Ferry is more than just a pleasant, stress-free alternative to traffic armageddon on I-95. It makes for a great day or extended trip, with harbors, lighthouses, seabirds and ocean-going ships along the way. On Saturday, ferries depart Cape May at 7 a.m., with the last departure from Lewes at 7:45 p.m. The journey takes about an hour and a half, and there's plenty to do in Lewes, the "First Town in the First State.'' Adult fares are $18 round trip May-June. Bring your car along for $39 one way or $72 round trip.
Alex Remnick I NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Go on a Jersey diner pilgrimage
New Jersey is the
diner capital of the world, with about 600 diners from top to bottom. What better food road trip than your own ramble through the world of omelets, club sandwiches, meatloaf and cheesecake? Hit one diner for breakfast, another for lunch, one for dinner, and a few more in between! You'll come away with renewed admiration for New Jersey's greatest contribution to culinary culture. In the photo: The
Tops Diner in East Newark.
John Munson I The Star-Ledger
Find great bargains - and good food - at a flea market
Yeah, yeah, we know, bunch of people selling others peoples' junk. That may be somewhat true of
today's flea markets, but there's great fun to be had wandering down those endless aisles, and there are bargains to be found on everything from socks to LPs to housewares to just plain
stuff. The best-known ones are the
Columbus Farmers Market, Englishtown Auction Sales and the Collingwood Auction & Flea Market; other notable ones include the
New Egypt Flea Market and
Berlin Farmers Market. At Columbus you'll find two of the state's better pizzerias: Kate & Al's, and Pete's.