| The third oldest city in the nation, Newark offers a rich variety of quality entertainment and serves as the state's premier center for the performing and visual arts. Often overlooked by visitors to close neighbor New York City, Newark is a vibrant urban city and a major commercial center. The city is also an important transportation hub and home to the bustling Newark Liberty International Airport, which serves approximately 32 million passengers a year. The city also displays great ethnic diversity. Tooling around the city, you’ll come across Portuguese restaurants, shopping places and some carefully preserved old structures. While you are here, do visit the Newark Museum offering a number of diverse exhibits. The museum complex has 80 galleries displaying arts and science exhibits, a mini zoo and the restored 1885 mansion that is a National Historic Landmark.
Another must visit attraction in the city is Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Built in French gothic style, the cathedral has 200 stained-glass windows, bronze doors, and 14 church bells cast in Italy. Art and culture enthusiasts shouldn’t miss the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Symphony Hall that has long been the performing arts heart of Newark. For shopping head to downtown redevelopment district and the open air farmer’s markets at Military Park and market street. Known as the ‘diner capital of the world’, the city offers the most sumptuous dining experiences!
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