Based on the recent Reader’s Digest “The Nicest Places in Places in Every State,” list, they’ve named the Township of West Orange, as the nicest place in New Jersey for 2018. As per this list, the nicest places in America embody kindness and cooperation. It states that in each of these towns, “locals help out neighbors and strangers alike—and newcomers are welcomed as friends.” This is certainly true for West Orange, NJ.
West Orange is located in Central Essex County, NJ and has diverse communities with charming eclectic neighborhoods and housing stock. West Orange, NJ is a convenient 16-mile commute from Manhattan. Methods of transportation within West Orange includes an intricate jitney shuttle bus service to various New Jersey Transit Train Stations and a Commuter Coach bus with direct access to New York Port Authority.
West Orange is a diverse city filled with arts and cultural offerings. West Orange is the home of the Thomas Edison National Historic Site. Some would say that this is where modern America was invented. If you take a visit to Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory are a step back in time, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Check out Luna Stage, which is a professional theater company located in West Orange’s Valley Arts District. Or, check out OSPAC (Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center), an outdoor amphitheater.
West Orange’s Turtleback Zoo is such a fun place to visit. Turtle Back Zoo is part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex in the South Mountain Reservation and it is part of the Essex County Park System. Did you know that the Essex County Park System is the oldest county park system in the United States. Other, notable places to check out in West Orange are the Richard J. Codey Skating Arena, The Safari Mini Golf, an olympic sized pool at the Ginny Duenkel Swimming Pool, Treetop Adventure Course, The Essex Equestrian, The 9/11 Memorial at Eagle Rock Reservation, South Mountain Reservation, 12 parks and 5 golf courses.
All in all, West Orange is a cosmopolitan appealing dynamic city with so much to offer.
