There are locations throughout New Jersey that are the epitome of great history with landmarks that shaped the fabric of this country. New Jersey is also rich in culture, diversity and a less known but significant art scene.

Families are now looking more closely into choices that are rich in culture but not a burden on the budget. If you live in New Jersey your family time, date time or getaway time should be enjoying these offerings.

The people at AirportParkingReservations.com compiled a ranking of the best places to go here in New Jersey for culture, art, and history. The data they collected was based on the number of museums, art galleries, landmarks, and libraries in each city in New Jersey. A ranking was assigned based on the number of culture destinations in each location.

#5 – Elizabeth

Coming in at number 5 was Elizabeth, NJ with 2 museums, 1 art gallery, 6 libraries, and 1 landmark. Elizabeth drew a ranking of 20.6.

#4 – Camden

Coming in at number 4 was Camden with a ranking slightly over 23.

#3 – Trenton

Trenton at number 3 had 7 museums but no art galleries and 3 landmarks which gave them a ranking of 37.5.

#2 – Newark

Number 2 Newark boasted 6 museums, 6 art galleries, a whopping 17 libraries and 6 landmarks. That impressive stat garnered Newark a culture ranking of 64.6.

#1 – Jersey City

Coming in with a ranking of 89.7, the number one destination for art galleries, libraries, landmarks, and museums is Jersey City! They have it all. With 5 Museums, 10 art galleries, 15 libraries and 8 landmarks

There are cost-efficient cultural destinations available throughout New Jersey. Take advantage of what we have here in New Jersey.

The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.

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Attorney Scott Salmon argues New Jersey’s Sore Loser Law bars presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on the ballot as a third-party candidate. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

A judge is expected to decide Monday whether independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can be on the November ballot in New Jersey.

Kennedy’s push to get on the ballot has been challenged by attorney Scott Salmon, who said New Jersey’s Sore Loser Law bars candidates like Kennedy from running as an independent in November after trying and failing to secure a major party’s nomination. Kennedy had initially said he would challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president before launching his indepedent bid.

Under questioning by Mercer County Judge Robert Lougy, Salmon conceded that Kennedy didn’t submit paperwork to seek the Democratic Party nomination in New Jersey, but he still took “concrete steps” to win the party’s nod, raising money and holding events to get support from Democrats before launching his third-party bid for the White House. 

“There’s a difference between words and deeds,” Salmon told the judge. “And if someone is just saying, ‘I’m going to run for president,’ and then they don’t do anything about it, that there’s a distinct difference between that and someone who is actively raising money and spending money.” 

Donald F. Burke, attorney for Kennedy, argued that Salmon’s case should not have been filed in state Superior Court, saying that venue is reserved for Kennedy’s presidential rivals. Voters like Salmon are supposed to take their complaints to the New Jersey secretary of state, he said. 

Burke has argued that if Kennedy is dropped from the ballot, the winners would be the Democratic and Republican parties, not voters.

“Major political parties would love Salmon to win because what that would do is make a choice of their candidates and no one else,” he said.

New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way is a defendant in the case. Adam Marshall, attorney for the state, said Friday that if Salmon had filed an objection to Kennedy’s candidacy with the secretary of state instead of with the courts, there likely would already have been a hearing at the Office of Administrative Law and a decision by a judge, and the secretary of state could have responded to those findings, Marshall said. 

Salmon maintained he filed in the correct venue because he isn’t challenging Kennedy’s petitions to get on the ballot. He added that taking this matter to the Office of Administrative Law now could delay it further and “limit the rights of myself as well as Mr. Kennedy.”

Way, who is also lieutenant governor, has until Aug. 9 to formally certify which presidential candidates will be on New Jersey’s ballot. Lougy said he understands the urgency of ruling on election matters quickly.

Petitions of electors for president and vice president are due to Way’s office on the 99th day before the general election — that would be Monday, July 29 — and filing objections are due four days after that, on August 2, Marshall noted.

Salmon filed his lawsuit in June. He helped get rapper Ye booted from New Jersey’s ballot in 2020.

While Kennedy’s attorneys fight this case in New Jersey and other states, they scored a win in Nebraska. Kennedy secured enough signatures to appear as a nonpartisan candidate on the ballot in that state despite an objection from its Democratic Party, the state’s secretary of state announced Friday.

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