Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum

Bonnie is a great representative of the Trenton City Museum! She gave my family and I a nice history lesson of the area. The museum is a must see if you are in the area!

I’m giving this sleepy little museum 5 stars to hopefully get more people to go. Growing up in North Jersey I thought Trenton was a wasteland, and I was I surprised and proven wrong! It’s such a charming little city on the historic promenade of the Delaware river. This museum sits in a beautiful park that is well loved and it had a great museums shop and lots of local history. Staff is also very amenable and kind. Go for the special exhibits.

Fantastic museum with so much history, really a home town feel and learn about Trenton as well, walk around d the park as well, very nice.

Such a great spot! I highly recommend stopping bye. If you need a nice gift, their shop has something for everyone. They also have a great collection of Trenton pottery.

Also take a moment to walk around the park. If you want a good weekend trip, go-to artworks, the state museum, and here!

Last I should also recommend coming here when ever the seasons change, the landscaping of this park it's amazing!

We attended for an African Mask Making workshop. It was a fun event and staff/volunteers were extremely helpful with gluing and recommendations for structuring your art. You were able to touch other actual art mask with white gloves and there was an African mask history book being passed around. Everyone was extremely friendly and introducing themselves. There were a ton of materials, snacks and family friendly from age 2-adults/couples. We were not able to see the entire museum but the grounds looked beautiful. Parking was convenient, park security at all entrances as well. After we explored the beautiful architecture of homes in neighborhood across the street afterwards (Calwaldere Heights I believe) that reminded my of my previous neighborhood NY. I would definitely recommend for families.