Rutgers University Newark is an important community landmark as well as an educational institution. Allow your mind to wander back to those college or university days as you tour the grounds.

You'll find Rutgers University Newark in the riverside district of Downtown Newark. Entry here is free, so you can leave your wallet safely in your daypack. While you're in the area, why not also visit a few other interesting sights, such as Prudential Center, The Mills at Jersey Gardens and New Jersey Performing Arts Center?

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It is difficult to find the way to this hotel according to the GPS. We drove around the hotel for about half an hour and could not find the way to the parking lot. One last attempt at an inconspicuous trail and here we are.

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