You Could Spend An Entire Day Exploring This Massive New Jersey Industrial Museum

New Jersey has an incredibly rich history, full of innovation and progress. It can be seen in so many places - in its state parks and in its small towns - but there's one location that might have more history under one roof than anywhere else. That's the Paterson Museum, a stunning collection of artifacts located in an old train depot not far from the Paterson Great Falls National Park. This massive museum in Paterson, New Jersey has a unique specialty - holding some of the early technology that made the United States possible. Not only does it serve as a time capsule to the Garden State's past, but it contains one of the earliest examples of a technology that can be found all over the world today. There are so many unique and historic items here, you'll want to spend the whole day exploring.

The large locomotive outside the museum is the first clue that you're about to take a journey back in time.

The Paterson Museum is a fascinating museum that spans across New Jersey's history, featuring displays of techology and resources that made the state what it is.

Steam technology is a key part of the exhibit, as it powered much of the heavy machinery in the 19th century.

This includes some massive turbines that have been beautifully recreated here.

The museum also features a display of some of the historic products that might have been found in a New Jersey general store a century ago.

You can also take a trip back to the days of wilderness hunters, to see some of the vintage guns and ammunition used.

The most famous exhibit here is definitely the prototype submarine used to traverse the Passaic River in 1878 by John Phillip Holland.

Have you visited the Paterson Museum before? What are your favorite exhibits at this unique museum in New Jersey? Let us know in the comments section! You can find out more about the museum on the official Paterson Museum website, and keep an eye on the Facebook page of this one-of-a-kind New Jersey museum for updates on the newest arrivals. You don't have to go far to find the Paterson Great Falls National Park and see this stunning view for yourself. If you need a place to stay in the region, the Courtyard by Marriott Wayne/Fairfield is only a short drive away.