Social & Weekend Activities

Sunday, July 18 - Arrival and refreshments, 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Monday, July 19 – Supermarket shopping trip

Wednesday, July 21 - Pizza & Pool Party at Nassau Swim Club, 8:00 p.m.  

Thursday, July 22 – Supermarket shopping trip

Saturday and Sunday - Participants are free to schedule own activities. See information on suggested weekend activities below.

Monday, July 26 - Supermarket shopping trip

Tuesday, July 27 - Institute apparel sale (lunchtime)  

Tuesday, July 27 - Dinner with Institute Director, Dr. Peter Goddard, and Mrs. Goddard, Institute Dining Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 30 – Departure, Noon - 5:00 p.m.   

Suggested Weekend Activities in Princeton

Downtown Princeton, centered around Nassau Street and Palmer Square, has many interesting buildings, shops and coffee places. Bainbridge House is a building from before the Revolutionary War located at 158 Nassau Street, adjacent to the Garden Theater. It is now a small museum, run by the Princeton Historical Society. Bainbridge House is open 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.  The Photo archives and library are open Saturdays from 1:00-4:00 p.m. 

Tours of historical Princeton depart from Bainbridge House (see above) at 2:00 PM on Sunday. The tours last two hours, but you are free to leave anytime you please.  Tours cost $6.00 per person.  Reservations are not required, but space is limited.

Princeton University campus, between Nassau Street and Washington Street, has many interesting buildings, such as the historical Nassau Hall (where the U.S. Congress met at one point during the Revolutionary War).  Free one-hour walking tours of the central part of campus depart from the Orange Key Guide Service Welcome Desk in the Frist Campus Center.  Tour times are Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and on Sundays at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Princeton University Museum contains many paintings of the French Impressionism period, as well as other collections and exhibits. It is open on Saturday 10AM-5PM, and on Sunday 1-5PM.

The Mercer Street area is interesting, too. Einstein House is located at 112 Mercer Street. (Please note, this is private residence)  Woodrow Wilson House is at 82 Library Place, between Stockton Street and Hodge Road, in the elegant western section of Princeton.  While Wilson lived on campus at Prospect House while President of Princeton University, he also resided for a time at 82 Library Place.

Princeton Battlefield, site of the first U.S. victory during the Revolution, is located at 500 Mercer
Street.

The Clark House Museum, the house where General Mercer died, is located in Princeton Battlefield State Park, and it is open for tours on Saturday (10AM-12 Noon, 1-4 PM) and Sunday (1PM-4 PM).

Off Mercer Street, at the end of Springdale or Olden Lane, one can access the woods of the Institute for Advanced Study. There are many walking paths, some leading to the canal, some to the battlefield, some to a bird sanctuary. Excellent bird watching is possible.

Terhune Orchards, on Cold Soil Road off 206 South in Lawrenceville, is an excellent place for
children. They can pick berries and apples, and see many farm animals. Terhune Orchards' hours are 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily.  Not too far away, on the same road, there is a nature preserve, Pole Farm, which is ideal for walks with children, as some of the paths are paved. It also offers great bird watching.