Poricy Park, Middletown

Name: Poricy Park
Address: Middletown, United States

#3 among attractions in Middletown

Museum, History museum

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Poricy Park is a 250 acres nature preserve and park in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is known for its Cretaceous period fossil shell beds along the Poricy Brook streambed, open to the public for limited collecting. The park also contains a Nature Center and the Murray Farmhouse and Barn, a New Jersey Historic Site. ()

Coordinates: 40°22'9"N, 74°6'58"W

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Middletown United States

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Day trips

Poricy Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, Henry Hudson Trail, Red Bank Armory, The Grove at Shrewsbury.

3 miSE
Shopping
Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, Red Bank
76 min walk • Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash is a comic book store owned by filmmaker Kevin Smith, and named after the fictional duo portrayed by Smith and Jason Mewes in Smith's View Askewniverse films. Merchandise includes comic books, comic-related merchandise, and View Askew film-related items.
4.2 miN
Cycling, Bike path
Henry Hudson Trail, Keansburg
109 min walk • The Henry Hudson Trail is a rail trail in Western and Northern Monmouth County, New Jersey. The trail is named for Henry Hudson, who explored the harbor at Atlantic Highlands and the Raritan Bayshore coastline in the early 1600s. The trail is not near the Hudson River.
2.8 miSE
Ice rink, Basketball court, Sport
Red Bank Armory, Red Bank
71 min walk • The Red Bank Armory is a former armory located at 76 Chestnut Street in Red Bank, New Jersey that has been converted to ice rink. The armory was built in 1914 for Troop B of the National Guard's Red Bank Cavalry and featured a 100x144-foot equestrian riding hall. By the 1950s, it was used to store old tanks.
4.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Grove at Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury
109 min walk • The Grove at Shrewsbury is an upscale lifestyle center located on Route 35 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, 1 mile south of downtown Red Bank. The center opened in 1988 and has a gross leasable area of 150,000 sq ft.
2.6 miSE
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Music venue
Two River Theater, Red Bank
66 min walk • Two River Theater is a professional, not-for-profit, regional theater company producing plays and educational programs for audiences from central New Jersey and beyond.
2.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Performing arts
Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank
72 min walk • The Count Basie Center for the Arts is a landmarked performing arts center in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
4.2 miSE
History museum, Museum, Georgian architecture
Allen House, Shrewsbury
108 min walk • Allen House is located in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The house which would later function as a tavern was built c. 1710 as a second residence for the Stillwell family of NY.
1.8 miNE
Monuments and statues
Evil Clown of Middletown, Middletown
46 min walk • The Evil Clown of Middletown is a large outdoor sign in Middletown Township, New Jersey. Originally built by and for Food Circus grocery store, which later became known as the regional supermarket Foodtown, it is now a roadside display and de facto advertising sign for a nearby Spirits Liquors.
4.3 miSE
Church, Georgian architecture
Christ Church, Shrewsbury
110 min walk • Christ Church, Shrewsbury is a historic church building at the junction of Broad Street and Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, It was built in 1769 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
1.6 miN
40°23'27"N • 74°7'34"W
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
41 min walk • Garden, Park
2.4 miSE
40°21'3"N • 74°4'39"W
Red Bank Marina, Red Bank
62 min walk • Sailing, Marina