Don’t Let Rain In New Jersey Spoil Father’s Day!

Well, a while back I posted an awesome list of things to do on Father’s Day in New Jersey (you can check that out here). Unfortunately, the weather forecast does not look promising for many of the outdoor events that are taking place on Sunday. Luckily for you, there are lots of great indoor places to celebrate Father’s Day in New Jersey and I’ve put together a list of them for you right here. Read on for places to celebrate Father’s Day in New Jersey on a rainy day.

Note: If you plan to celebrate Father’s Day in New Jersey on Saturday, you should still check out my previous Father’s Day post because there are lots of great Father’s Day events happening around New Jersey on Saturday as well.

Jenkinson’s Aquarium
300 Ocean Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Dads get free admission to Jenkinson’s Aquarium on Father’s Day (with a paid child admission)! Lots of fun things to do here including hands-on fun at the touch tanks and feeding time with the seals and penguins. Learn more about Jenkinson’s Aquarium here.

iPlay America
110 Schanck Road
Freehold, New Jersey

Dads ride free on Father’s Day at iPlay America! Enjoy an adrenaline-filled Father’s Day with unlimited rides, Spin Zone Bumper Cars, the IPA Speedway, 4D Motion Theatre, Cosmic Laser Tag, and more! Looking for savings on iPlay fun for the rest of your family? Get 50% off iPlay game cards HERE!

New Jersey State Museum
205 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey

Spend Father’s Day at the New Jersey State Museum. The museum is fun for all ages and there are special family programs on the weekend. The museum is known for being four museums in one with extensive collections in history (with a large part of that collection covering the history of New Jersey of course), fine arts, and natural history, as well as a state of the art planetarium with shows several times a day. Admission to the New Jersey State Museum is free for children 12 and under. There is a suggested $5 donation for adults. Planetarium shows are $7 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Learn more about the New Jersey State Museum here.

Princeton University Art Museum
McCormick Hall (a short walk from Nassau Street)
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

The Princeton University Art Museum’s collections include over 92,000 works of art, ranging from ancient art to contemporary art. The museum offers printed guides to each gallery that are designed to help children have fun while learning about the objects in the museum collections. Children receive a passport to the museum at the entrance and receive a stamp in the appropriate area of the passport on completion of the activities in the gallery guides. Admission to the Princeton University Art Museum is always free! Learn more about Princeton University Art Museum here.

The Atlantic City Aquarium
Historic Gardner’s Basin
800 N. New Hampshire Avenue
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Celebrate Father’s Day at the Atlantic City Aquarium! and Visitors of all ages will love the 25,000 gallon “Fish of the Mid-Atlantic” exhibit featuring a “Dive and Dine” show during which visitors can watch as the aquarium diver feeds and swims with rays, sharks, and other fish. Other exhibits include the Mullica River Tank (featuring aquatic species native to the NJ Pine Barrens), the Shark and Ray Touch Tank, and the Tropical Rainforest exhibit. Admission to the Atlantic City Aquarium is $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 4-12. Learn more about the Atlantic City Aquarium here.

Air Victory Museum
69 Stacy Haines Road
Lumberton, New Jersey

The Air Victory Museum highlights the history of air travel beginning with the Wright brothers’ historic first flight through present-day aviation. Located in an airplane hangar at the South Jersey Regional Airport, the museum displays authentically restored aircraft (including a McDonnell-Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II flown by the Blue Angels!) as well as full-sized replicas of historic aircraft. The Air Victory Museum also houses the Gallery of Aviation History featuring artwork, photographs, and news articles which give visitors a chronological view of the evolution of aircraft. You can also see an extensive collection of military uniforms representing every service branch in the United States Military as well as many personal items belonging to service members dating from WWI to the present. Admission to the Air Victory Museum is $4 for adults and $2 for children ages 4-13. Learn more about the Air Victory Museum here.

Hoboken Historical Museum
1301 Hudson Street
Hoboken, New Jersey

If Dad and other members of the family enjoy New Jersey history, the Hoboken Historical Museum is a great Father’s Day destination. The small northern New Jersey museum celebrates the history of Hoboken (of course) and its significance to the surrounding New Jersey metropolitan area. The museum is located in one of the oldest buildings on the Hoboken waterfront, the former Bethlehem Steel machine shop, which is now known as “the Shipyard”. Father’s Day at the Hoboken Historical Museum is Family Fun Day, featuring entertainment by puppeteers from PuppetHeap, who will provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how puppeteers work. Other fun activities will include playing a game of flukie ball or a traditional street game and creating fun hats, crazy glasses, patriotic wands, and paper pattern snakes. Refreshments will be served. Admission to the Hoboken Historical Museum is $3 for adults and free for children. Learn more about the Hoboken Historical Museum here.

Hoboken Fire Department Museum
213 Bloomfield Street
Hoboken, New Jersey

After you visit the Hoboken Historical Museum, head on over to the Hoboken Fire Department Museum! This Hoboken treasure was created and is cared for by Hoboken’s retired firefighters and is staffed by the Hoboken Historical Museum. The highlight of this museum is a fully restored 1932 Ahrens Fox antique fire engine. Everyone gets a thrill out of sitting in this “Cadillac of fire engines” and ringing the big brass bell. The Hoboken Fire Museum also houses an extensive collection of firefighting gear and fire department memorabilia documenting the tools and techniques used by Hoboken’s bravest men and women in battling fires over the course of its 160+ year history. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children. Learn more about the Hoboken Fire Department Museum here.

Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Boulevard
(GPS address: 251 Phillip Street)
Jersey City, New Jersey

You can’t go wrong with a visit to Liberty Science Center on Father’s Day! It’s like a day at the zoo, museum, movie theater, aquarium, and playground all in one! New Jersey’s largest hands-on science museum conveys the fun and excitement of science and technology through hands-on interactive displays, a Digital 3D Theater, the largest IMAX Dome theater in the United States, a live animal collection featuring over 100 species, massive aquariums, exciting live presentations by science educators, live Center Stage Science shows, and more. General admission to Liberty Science Center is $19.75 for visitors ages 13 and up and $15.75 for visitors ages 2-12 (additional admission charge for films). Learn more about Liberty Science Center here.

The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
Cape May County Airport
500 Forrestal Road
Rio Grande, New Jersey

If Dad (and/or the kids) loves planes, then the Naval Air Station (NAS) Wildwood Aviation Museum is a great destination for a rainy Father’s Day at the Jersey shore. See more than 30 aircraft displays as well other fun, interactive exhibits like “How Planes Fly” (formerly on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia). Admission to the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is $12 for adults and $10 for children ages 3-12. Learn more about the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum here.

Adventure Aquarium
1 Riverside Drive
Camden, New Jersey

The Adventure Aquarium is an awesome destination for a rainy Father’s Day in New Jersey! There are so many things to do and see here! Come face-to-face with sharks, hippos, crocodiles, and penguins! See thousands of fish and other sea creatures from all over the world! Get hands on at the touch tanks with sting rays, sea stars, horseshoe crabs, and more! Take in a one-of-a-kind movie experience at the 4-D Theater. Young visitors will love the play-and-learn stations in the Kid Zone. General admission is $25.95 for adults and $18.95 for children ages 2-12 (children under 2 are free). Additional charges apply for the 4D Theater Show. Learn more about the Adventure Aquarium here.

IMAX Theatre at the Tropicana
2831 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Celebrate Father’s Day by seeing this summer’s first blockbuster movie at the IMAX Theatre at the Tropicana! See Jurassic World (or – for families with young children – the nature feature film, Humpback Whales) on a movie screen that’s five-and-a-half stories high!!! Visit the IMAX Theatre online for show times and ticket prices. Learn more about the IMAX Theatre at the Tropicana here.

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