New York City to Jersey City Tour

See NYC from Jersey City, NJ. Also find out how this NJ side of the Hudson prospered in the past and today because of the proximity to NYC.
Much history is here, too, with the American Revolution, Escaping Slaves, World War I and the onetime biggest passenger area in America.

End the tour at Hoboken where Frank Sinatra was born and baseball started. Eat at Carlo's bakery.

Meeting Point

One World Trade Center

One World Trade Center, 285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10006, USA

Meet Infront of the Oculus and World Trade Center, which ties into New Jersey. The PATH train goes one stop to Jersey City. The whole center began in 1908 that NJ subway.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

The Oculus

50 Church Street, World Trade Center, New York City, 10007, New York

Designed by the Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava, the Oculus represents a freebird in flight. Finished in 2016 as part of the 9/11 Memorial. 300,000 people come here a day from the 13 subway lines and shopping area.

15 minutes

Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey - Waterfront 9/11 Memorial - #8

Waterfront Walkway, Hudson River, Jersey City, New Jersey

The perfect photo opportunity is from the public pier, Exchange Place, Jersey City. The first tall buildings started here in Jersey City with Goldman Sachs in 2004. The rebuilt Colgate clock of 1924 is a holdover from the toothpaste factory. That area is now office/residential.
American History is at this stop as well: The Harsimus Cove Battle of the American Revolution. Robert Fulton started a steam ferry to NYC in 1813. The Morris Canal of 1830s began here with a stop on the 1850s Underground Slave Railway.

30 minutes

Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery

435 Newark Ave, Jersey City, 07302-1825, New Jersey

In the 1890s, this area was the busiest rail passenger center in America. Today, it's one station a mile north. But this onetime lonely railyard in the 1970s is now one of America's highest household income zip codes.

30 minutes

Newport Centre

30 Mall Dr W, Jersey City, 07310-1615, New Jersey

The Erie Railroad left in 1958. Then in 1986 came the Newport shopping center.
The World's first auto tunnel was completed here in 1927, the Holland Tunnel. Did you know this tunnel was built in a national emergency?
One may return here after the tour for the food court. But we recommend Battello's on the pier in the Hudson.

15 minutes

Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey

Of the ten tallest buildings in New Jersey, nine are here. But again, in the 1970s this place was a railyard. How did this 'Gold Coast' begin in the early 90's.
Also hear about James Gandolfini, Loretta Switt, Flip Wilson and other famous actors.

30 minutes

Hoboken

Hoboken, New Jersey

See Carlo's bakery from the Food Network as well as the famed Lackawanna train station from 1907. Get another photo op of NYC. At the end, tourists may take the PATH train back to NYC or the ferry.

1 hour