Space Farms Zoo & Museum |
07461 Sussex, NJ, United States of America (USA) (New Jersey) |
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218 Country Route 519
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| Floor area | 400 000 m² / 4 305 564 ft² |
Open Air Museum
- Passenger cars
- Model Railway
- Motorcycles / Motorbikes
- Agricultural
- Bicycles
- Carriages
- Toys
- Craft
- Technical and functional models
- Biology / Medicine
- Heritage- or City Museum
- Arms
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Opening times
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April - October: Daily 10am - 5pm | ||||
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Status from 02/2024
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Adults: $24; Children (3-12): $20; Seniors: $23 | ||||
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| Homepage | www.spacefarms.com | ||||
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Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey |
| Description | Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Founded in 1927, the zoo is home to a wide selection of mammals and reptiles, including some endangered species. Space Farms hosted a large bear in captivity exhibition, which showcased a Kodiak bear named Goliath, as part of a taxidermy exhibit in the main hall of the museum. The Space Farms museum houses antique vehicles and items used during the early history of the United States, such as horse-drawn carriages and early motorcycles.[4] The vehicles are largely unrestored. There are also colonial period tools and weapons on display. spacefarms.com/museum: The Space Farms New Jersey Museum is home to many antique and classic American History artifacts. The antique tool barn will fascinate visitors with the ingenuity of our forefathers. The antique bicycles forge the question: How did they get up on that bike? Early American farm equipment is displayed in the Plow Barn Museum, with many local artifacts, like the Newton Ferrell Hay Fork and the Deckertown Plow. More than 50 antique cars and motorcycles Space Farms Museum has over 500 antique dolls that will make every girl’s eye twinkle. The Space Farms antique firearm collection is one of the largest collections of antique firearms in the United States. Ralph and Fred Space collected numerous Native American artifacts from the local area. Space Farms Museum in NJ is located on a former Native American campsite at the base of the Blue Ridge, Kittatinny Mountain Range of the Appalachian Mountains. Space Farms Museum complex is a testament to the foresight of Ralph Space the founder of Space Farms, who collected items throughout his lifetime. Come visit Space Farms New Jersey Museums and step back into American History. Animals Space Farms Zoo in Sussex, NJ is home to over 500 live wild animals. Explore the most popular zoo animals. Space Farms Zoo is home to many big cats: African lions, black leopards, South American jaguar, cougars, lynx, bobcats, and Bengal tigers. Our Tiger Lily loves to interact with the visiting public. Grizzly bears, Hokkaido bears, Kodiak bears, and black bears love to watch the parade of visitors. The ring-tailed lemurs scamper through their enclosure, while the New Guinea baboons climb logs and chatter. The Rhesus monkeys constantly preen each other, wanting to look their best for the visitors. Fallow deer, Japanese Sitka deer, and native white-tailed deer traverse through their spacious paddocks. Space Farms Zoo is also home to a pair of spotted hyena that will laugh with you! Our white elk herd is treasured by Native Americans. Kids love to watch the kangaroo hop, and look closely—is that a baby joey in the pouch? And true to the Space Farms Zoo name, we also have farm animals! Litters of piglets squeal, roosters crow, calves frolic, lambs baaa and donkeys brae. |
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Over 50 Classic Autos The Space Farms Auto Museum is home to over 50 antique cars and motorcycles. From the 1906 Buick Model G to the 1954 Kaiser Daren, the antique car display will amaze car buffs. Walk down the Antique car museum and imagine gangsters hopping out of the 1930’s depression era automobiles. Imagine the whimsical wispy hats on the ladies and goggles on the gents in the open air touring cars. Or feel the cool air that mysteriously surrounds the Ford 1922 Model T Snowmobile.
Buick 1906, Model G Antique Motorcycles 1949 Indian Roadster1934 Indian |
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