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2006 Suggested Weekend Activities |
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Bainbridge
House, which
today consists of a museum, shop and library, was a building from
before the Revolutionary War located at 158 Nassau Street, adjacent to the
Garden Theater. The Bainbridge house is run by the Princeton Historical
Society and is open 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sundays.
There is also a 1.9-mile walking tour of historical Princeton
that leaves from the house at 2 p.m. every Sunday. Weather permitting, allow
2 hours; reservations are not required, however the tour size is limited.
Price: $7 adults. The library is open Tuesdays
and Saturdays from 1:00-4:00 p.m. (609) 921-6748. www.princetonhistory.org
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). For general information on visiting
Princeton University, click here.
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 off Washington Road. Tour times are
Saturdays at 9:45 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and on Sundays
at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. (609) 258-1766 www.princeton.edu/orangekey
While on Campus, watch for black squirrels (a Princeton specialty) and
sculptures of famous artists including Henry Moore. Princeton
University Art Museum
contains East Asian treasures and paintings of the French Impressionism
period, as well as other collections and exhibits. It is located in
McCormick Hall on the University Campus and is open on Saturday 10AM-5PM,
and on Sunday 1-5PM. Admission is free. (609) 258-3788. The
Firestone Library is
located at the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road. The home of more
than 4 million books, Firestone is the central research library for
Princeton University. Three galleries within the Rare
Books and Special Collections Department -- the Milberg Gallery, the Rare Book
Room, and the Cotsen Children's Library -- have exhibitions that are free
and open to the public. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, Noon - 5:00
p.m. (609) 258-3184 Albert
Einstein House
is located at 112 Mercer Street. It
is a white frame 2-story house with a large front porch in Greek revival
style. (Please note, this is private residence; it is not open to the
public.) Einstein lived in this house from 1933 until his death in
1955. 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 (now the faculty club) 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, ½ mile south of Olden Lane. The Clark House Museum,
the house where General Hugh Mercer died after the Battle of Princeton was
also used as a hospital following the battle of 1777.
It is located in Princeton Battlefield State
Park, and it is open on
Saturday (10AM-Noon, 1-4 PM) and Sunday (1-4 PM). The Battlefield can
also be accessed from the Institute Woods (see below). The Institute Woods can be accessed off Mercer Street, or from the end of Springdale or Olden Lane. There are many walking paths, some leading to the canal, some to the battlefield, and some to a bird sanctuary. Excellent bird watching is possible. Walk
along the canal and the lake
off Washington Street, and you may look for song birds, great blue herons
and eagles. Canoe
and Kayak Rental
is available at 483 Alexander Street, which is within walking distance from
Princeton University and the Institute. Open Saturday and Sunday, from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Also open during the week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday
through Friday. (609) 452-2403. www.canoenj.com
The
Morven Museum & Garden,
on 55 Stockton Street was built in 1750 for Richard Stockton, the signer of
the Declaration of Independence; Former Residence of New Jersey Governors.
Morven is open for public tours Saturday & Sunday from Noon- 4 p.m. Also
visit the Museum’s new shop, and enjoy the free on-site parking. (609)
683-1514 www.morven.org
Princeton
Summer Theater at the Hamilton Murray Theatre on the campus of Princeton University, Ticket
costs vary from $10-$16 for “Little Shop of Horrors” which is playing July
21-22 at 8
p.m. and July 22-23 at 2 p.m.
Box office: (609) 258-7062 Summer Sounds in the Square, Free Concert on The Green in Palmer Square in downtown Princeton on Saturday, July 22 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. by Grand Central, "Classic Pop music from past to present." (800) 644-3489 www.palmersquare.com Summer Carillon Series, Bell Concert at Princeton University Graduate College at Grover Cleveland Tower, 88 College Road West, on summer Sundays at 1:00 p.m. (609) 258-3443 Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival, "Twelfth Night" presented Friday, July 21 - Sunday, July 23 at 8:00 pm at Pettoranello Gardens Ampitheater/Community Park North, Route 206 & Mountain Avenue. Free admission with suggested $10 donation per adult. General admission only; tickets available Mondays to Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm. OR the day of the performance starting at 6:00 p.m. subject to availability. (609) 921-3682 Terhune
Orchards,
on Cold Soil Road off 206 South in Lawrenceville, (609) 924-2310 Movie
Theatres Creative
Entertainment Princeton Garden Theatre,160
Nassau St, Princeton (609) 683-7595 Map Available at: United
Artists Movie at Market Fair,
3521 US Rte 1, Princeton (609)
520-8700 Map Available at: http://movies.channel.aol.com/showtimes/theater.adp?tab=mapdirections&theaterId=3603
For
directions, maps, and movie listings
go to www.moviefone.com,
just type in the zip code 08540, and click “go”. The newly displayed
page will feature a section that is titled “Theatres in your area;” you
will then click on either the Creative Entertainment Princeton Garden
Theatre, or United Artists Movie at Market Fair, and before you right under
the theatre name will be the address and a link called “map.” If you
scroll down there are all the movie listings for that theatre.
However, if you are looking for directions on how to get there just
click on the “map” link and you will find driving directions and a map. |
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