Essex County Branch Brook Park has the largest and most varied collection of Japanese flowering cherry blossom trees in the United States; with 5,300 in 18 varieties.

History buffs will go nuts for the beautifully preserved 19th-century buildings dotting the downtown area. These aren’t ...

Tiny tent houses stand in neat rows near the Great Auditorium, leftovers from the town’s camp meeting days. The wide, sandy beach offers Atlantic Ocean views without the rowdiness of some other Shore ...