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Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
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Hightstown is a borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, in the United States of America.
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The second-largest Hindu temple in the world and the largest outside Asia. It was inaugurated in 2023 by a socio-spiritual organization called BAPS.
A private party center which is 6,500 square foot facility equipped with over 60 boardwalk games.
The building was built in 1954 which was dedicated for war veterans in town . There is a reading room that overlooks the waters of Peddie Lake and also it has a fire room. The library offers to the public 8 computers as well as books, magazines, newspapers, and with a large collection of DVDs.
A small park which surrounds Etra Lake where you can have picnics with soccer fields and a basketball court. It is also great for nature walks, fishing and biking.
serves up traditional Indian dishes from North and South India. Food is made fresh with herbs and spices.
has authentic Japanese cuisine specializing in sushi is a cozy restaurant situated in Windsor-Hights Shopping Center
By plane
2 mi away (approx 45 min. by car) and Philadelphia International Airport is about 53 mi (approximately an hour by car).
By car
From Philadelphia, take I-676 E/US-30 E entering into New Jersey then left at US-30 E (signs for Trenton/US-30/US-130/NJ Turnpike), left on to NJ-38 then right to NJ-73/Rte-73 S (signs for New Jersey…
By train
The closest train station is Princeton Junction Amtrak Station, 6.2 mi away.
2 square miles accessibility is fairly easy. Main street connects to Route 33 and Stockton Street allows access to Route 130 and Route 571 where most of the restaurants and shopping centers are.
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