13 days in New Jersey Itinerary

Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Visiting Duke Farms and Environmental Education Center at Lord Stirling Park will get you outdoors. Get out of town with these interesting Basking Ridge side-trips: Apshawa Preserve (in West Milford), Appalachian Trail - Pochuck Boardwalk (in Glenwood) and Columbia (Lakota Wolf Preserve & Brook hollow winery). The adventure continues: trek along Trailside Nature & Science Center and identify plant and animal life at The Raptor Trust Center.

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Budapest, Hungary to Basking Ridge is an approximately 14.5-hour combination of flight and car. The time zone difference when traveling from Budapest to Basking Ridge is minus 6 hours. June in Basking Ridge sees daily highs of 32°C and lows of 17°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 18th (Tue) so you can travel to Toms River.

Featured in "Jersey Shore" and "Boardwalk Empire," Toms River boasts a community that is growing in popularity.

Museum-lovers will appreciate Silverball Pinball Museum and Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Visiting Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and Gateway National Recreation will get you outdoors. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Toms River: Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge (in Medford), Plainsboro Preserve (in Cranbury) and Edgar Felix Memorial Bikeway (in Manasquan). The adventure continues: admire the majestic nature at Island Beach State Park, stop by The Original Ben Franklin 5 & 10 Store, take in the waterfront at Seaside Heights Boardwalk, and identify plant and animal life at Cattus Island County Park.

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Traveling by car from Basking Ridge to Toms River takes 1.5 hours. Expect a daytime high around 33°C in June, and nighttime lows around 19°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 22nd (Sat) early enough to travel to Cape May.

Cape May represents the other Jersey Shore--the one you don't see on TV--the one with a rich history and a refined, relaxed atmosphere.

Your itinerary includes some good beach time at Cape May City Beaches and Wildwood Beach. Visiting Dolphin & Whale Watching and Cape May Carriage will get you outdoors. Change things up with these side-trips from Cape May: Atlantic City (The Quarter at Tropicana, Atlantic City Boardwalk, &more). There's lots more to do: identify plant and animal life at South Cape May Meadows, explore the galleries of Cape May Lighthouse, gain insight at The Wetlands Institute, and take a leisurely stroll along Wildwood Boardwalk.

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Traveling by car from Toms River to Cape May takes 1.5 hours. Traveling from Toms River in June, expect nights in Cape May to be about the same, around 20°C, while days are slightly colder, around 30°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 26th (Wed) early enough to travel back home.