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BACK TO SCHOOL: Things to Do

Here's a list of places around town for college students who are looking for something to do.

Ask any college student, sometimes a nice night away from studies is just what the professor ordered. So give the books, projects and reports a rest for a few hours and take a break doing our top 10 suggestions for you in Wayne:

1. Go Ice Skating

10 Nevins Dr., Wayne, NJ
$9 for free skate, $4 for skate rental
Check their for hours, which subject to change.

2. Go bowling

300 Preakness Shopping Ctr., Wayne, NJ
Opening times: Mon, 1 p.m., Tue, 9 a.m.
Wed-Thu, 11 a.m.
Fri, 1pm; Sat 9 a.m. - Sun 9 a.m.
Closing times: vary depending on business
$5.95 per person per game, $4 shoe rental

3. Go Miniature Golfing

366 Us Highway 46, Wayne, NJ
$8 dollars per person
Call for hours, which are subject to change
(973)-256-6922

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4. Take a Bike Ride
Ride around Packanack Lake here or Pines Lake here.

5. Tour the Laurelwood Arboretum
Located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ
April-October, daily 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
$45 for a group of 15 or less.

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6. Go Fishing

2391 Hamburg Tpk., Wayne, NJ
Sun - Thu 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Fri - Sat 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Admission: free

7. Tour the Dey Mansion Museum
at 199 Totowa Rd, Wayne, NJ
Wed – Fri 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat – Sun 10 a.m. -- 12 p.m., 1 p.m. --  4 p.m.
Admission: $1 per person

8. Go Shopping

1400 Willowbrook Mall, Wayne, NJ
Mon - Sat, 10 a.m. -- 9:30 p.m.
Sun 11 a.m. -- 7 p.m.

9. Take a Hike
Hike High Mountain Park

10. Go to the Batting Cages

321 Hamburg Tkp, Wayne, NJ
Mon – Fri, 11 a.m. -- 10 p.m.
Sat – Sun, 9 a.m. -- 7 p.m.

Whatever it is you choose to do, go enjoy yourself!

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