Rainy Day Fun in South Jersey

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When it’s raining outside and the kids are restless, there’s still plenty of fun to be had in the South Jersey area. Pack the kids in the Nissan and discover the exciting indoor activities to do in South Jersey.

Garden State Discovery Museum

If your kids had the chance to dream up the perfect place to play, they’d probably come up with something close to the Garden State Discovery Museum. Little ones can dress up as a farmer, a newspaper reporter, an Egyptian king, a farmer and everything in between, and there’s nothing they’re not allowed to touch. This is a fantasy land where your kids’ imaginations can run wild and your little ones will want to come back again and again. The only adult complaint here is that there was nothing like this around when they were kids.

Nature and history trips

Operated by the New Jersey Audubon Society, the Rancocas Nature Center and Museum is the place to go to get up close to the area’s creepy crawlies. Inside you can check out the nature exhibits, but if you bring an umbrella you can take the self-guided trail through the native wildlife in this bird watching mecca.

If the kids aren’t into birds, they’re probably into dinosaurs and space. Try a trip to the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton full of artifacts and fossils that date back to the Cretaceous period -- this stuff is millions of years old. After cruising through dinosaurs and fossils, check out the museum’s newly renovated Planetarium and see the stars.

Burlington County Prison

For the lovers of all things spooky, take a trip to the Burlington County Prison. Built in 1807, the prison - complete with a top floor dungeon put there to prevent escape - hasn’t really changed. Visit the old cells with individual fireplaces for heat, see the scaffolding still in the prison yard that used to be in the prison yard, or hang out with the ghost of Joseph Clough. Legend has it that Clough, after being sentenced to death for murder, occasionally stops by to haunt the visitors and staff. For extra effect, the new restoration includes prison life sound effects to make it feel like you were really there.

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