Your Road Trip Close to Home adventure guide for Nov. 16

Get ready to rock out and leave no stone unturned as we head to a mineral museum in New Jersey this week. Then we head to New York City to sample Chinatown's oldest restaurant and the tropical tastes of the Caribbean from a Flatbush market.

Brian Heyman

Nov 16, 2023, 10:00 AM

Updated 331 days ago

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Your Road Trip Close to Home adventure guide for Nov. 16
Get ready to rock out and leave no stone unturned as we head to a mineral museum in New Jersey this week. Then we head to New York City to sample Chinatown's oldest restaurant and the tropical tastes of the Caribbean from a Flatbush market. We also bring the whole family along for some creative expression on Long Island - all this and more on this week's Road Trip Close to Home.

  • 32 Evans St. | Franklin, New Jersey 07416
  • Open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday.
  • Website

J. Hengen
Oceane Vineyards
  • 1661 Kings Highway
  • Open 12-7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Open 12-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
  • Website

  • 2123 Caton Ave. | Brooklyn, New York 11226
  • Website


  • 1600 North Ocean Ave. Suite 9 | Holtsville, New York 11742
  • 12 Millers Lane | New Hyde Park, New York 11040
  • Website

  • 1819 Norwich-New London Turnpike | Montville, Connecticut 06382
  • Open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
  • Website

Disney on Ice
  • UBS Arena Nov. 15-19, Jan 4-7
  • Total Mortgage Arena Dec. 21-24
  • XL Center Jan 4-7
  • Prudential Center Jan. 11-15
  • Barclays Center Jan. 18-21
  • Website


  • Devils vs. Flyers - Saturday, Feb. 17
  • Islanders vs. Rangers - Sunday Feb. 18
  • 1 MetLife Stadium Drive | East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073
  • Website


Interested in more adventures? Check out last week's destinations close to home.