Midway between Philadelphia and New York City, Mercer County awards its residents with city-accessibility and nostalgic country-living. The "Capital County" is home to New Jersey’s state capital, Trenton. Points of interest in the capital include: the New Jersey State House (the second oldest state house in the nation), the New Jersey State Museum, Cadwalader Park (designed by the landscape architect who planned Central Park), and Old Barracks (the only remaining colonial barracks in the country). Other Trenton-area amusements include Trenton Thunder baseball games at Waterfront Park and concerts at Sovereign Bank Arena. Twenty minutes north of Trenton is the cerebral Princeton, New Jersey’s perfect college town. Overflowing with cultural, historical, and educational richness, Princeton University stands at the center of Princeton’s affluence. As the nation’s fourth-oldest college, Princeton University not only offers an invaluable Ivy League education to its students, but also a wealth of history and culture to the public.
Princeton houses several artistic gems, including the McCarter Theatre Center (winner of a Tony Award for the best regional theater in the country), the Princeton Art Museum, (offers free admission to exhibits and concerts), and the Westminster Choir College (hosts stunning musical performances year-round). Princeton also affords a first-rate night out on the town with dozens of quaint shops and
contemporary restaurants dishing out the best in world cuisine. Halfway between Trenton and Princeton is the historic village of Lawrenceville. With its nostalgic Revolutionary War-era homes, Lawrenceville invites visitors to take a trip to the past. For a modern-day experience, Lawrenceville Main Street features several chic boutiques, multi-ethnic restaurants, and jazz-filled cafés.
