Historic Richmond Town

I’ve visited attractions in over a dozen states, and this might be the first time I’ve ever felt compelled to write a review. The $10 admission grants access to several buildings with interactive guided tours. Each building has been perfectly preserved to reflect its appearance from one or two centuries ago. The guides have also created carefully designed interactive activities for each location. The entire tour takes about 90 minutes, and I think it’s absolutely worth it!
It feels like I'm a resident back in those days!

The town and museum are beautifully preserved, offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the area's historical settlers. We truly enjoyed exploring the museum and admiring the houses, each thoughtfully designed with a charming historical touch. However, one aspect that could be improved was the lack of a receipt or ticket after purchasing admission. The shop attendant merely instructed us to explore the museum freely, which felt somewhat disorganized. Despite this minor drawback, I wholeheartedly recommend visiting this place if you’re passing through or staying near Avenel, NJ.

We had a wonderful tour of the property and learned a lot about the settlers of the area. You get to see inside the homes, learn about not only how the people lived but how they built their homes. The houses were moved to the area to create the village, back when they were built people would have lived on farms miles away from each other. The historical society did a great job of moving and restoring the homes, preserving them in time for us to learn about history. There is an onsite cafe with pretty great food. There are public restrooms in a few of the buildings, a gift shop and museum.

This is a great place to visit , but you need to walk , research and be open minded. Every building has its history and tradition. Old buildings, many cool old things to see and discover. People had much less than we have right now and they manage everything well. I highly recommend this place!

One of those treasures that makes history come alive... complete with very kind and knowledgeable staff that dress the part. There were about 5 or 6 of the houses open but we may go back again in the fall to see other houses that were closed today. They have a real blacksmith on-site and a real carpenter that made the broom making machine by looking at a picture of one from the 1820s! I loved the presentation on voting in 1800s, it seemed to hold a very balanced view.

I also loved the museum exhibits. One was on Black American baseball history and I saw where my people would've been allowed to play! Go NY Cubans! The other exhibit on toys through the ages was really cool too, especially the tamagotchi/pogs/ beanie babies section - shout out to those born in the 80s🤣

Edited the review to include ample free on-site parking which is rare in NYC and the ice cream shop is adorable and my children said the ice cream was delicious.