Phillipsburg (New Jersey)
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The town is an Urban Enterprise Zone and many improvements are underway to bring back the town. Visitors are greeted by a unique and stunning architecture on South Main Street.
Get in
By car
Get around
By car
US Route 22 (Memorial Parkway) is the main thoroughfare, along with Interstate 78. Main Street runs through the downtown area.By taxi
- Akab Taxi & Transportation Services, +1 908-454-3240.
By bus
Bus services are provided by NJ Transit. On the Pennsylvania side, LANTA provides mass transit services.See
- New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center located on South Main Street, at the Phillipsburg Union Station - the former passenger station for the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. View artifacts, maps, photos, memorabilia, model of the future New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center & souvenirs.
- Phillipsburg Rail Road Historian. Dedicated to preserving the railroad history of Warren County and surrounding areas, features the world-famous Centerville and Southwestern miniature train ride several times a year.
Do
- Delaware River Train Excursion - excursions along the Delaware River aboard an historic steam train, the Bel Del.
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Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
phone: +1 610-395-3724address: 3830 Dorney Park RoadAt the west end of Hamilton Boulevard near Interstate 78, this popular amusement park and water park is home to at least six world-class roller coasters, including the 200-foot-tall Steel Force, multi-looping coasters Talon and Hydra: The Revenge, and antique wooden roller coaster Thunderhawk. The park is open from early May to the end of October, and the waterpark is open from late May to early September. During the times that the waterpark is open, waterpark admission is included in the price of admission to the regular park, and guests can move freely back and forth between the two connected parks. - Lazy River Outpost - rent a tube, raft, kayak or canoe and take a trip down the Delaware River. Ecotrips available also if you love nature.
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phone: +1 610-841-PIGS (tickets)The AAA-level minor league team of the 2008 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies plays in Coca-Cola Park in neighboring Allentown.
Buy
- Downtown Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg Mall: Kohl's, J.C. Penney, H&M, Sears, Bon-Ton, Old Navy.
- Other shopping centers on Route 22: Big Lots, Target, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Home Depot, and others.
Eat
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phone: +1 908 454-9545address: 274 S. Main St.
Sleep
Connect
Phillipsburg's area code is 908. Area codes in Allentown are 610, 484, and 835.
Go next
- Allentown, Pennsylvania's third largest city, 15 miles west
- Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), home of Sands Casino Resort
- Easton (Pennsylvania), directly west of Phillipsburg in Pennsylvania
- New York City, 70 miles east