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 Travel & Tourism 
Essex County 

About the Travel and Tourism Section 
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Explore Essex County's diverse offerings in history, heritage, arts, culture and entertainment in the following NJLivingColor.org website areas:
                      
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History & Heritage           - Arts, Culture & Entertainment

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Featured Attractions


Mushaindoro - African Bed & Breakfst 

The Mushaindoro residential suites are located in Maplewood, New Jersey. Derived from the Shona language of Zimbabwe, Mushaindoro means, "home is a jewel' or "home is a crown."  The Mushaindoro is comprised of four residential bedroom suites named after African trees found in the savanna lands of Southern Africa. The names of these elegant suites derived from this natural African wonderland are the Muwuyu, Musasa, Mupani and Mupfuti.  These exquisite residential suites provide elegant vacation stays for those visiting the NYC/New Jersey area for pleasure or business.
Mushaindoro
634 Irvington Avenue
Maplewood, NJ  07040
(973)762-7272
http://www.mushaindoro.com  



African American Heritage Parade Committee, Inc. (AAHPC)
The African American Heritage Parade Committee is a volunteer organization charged with forging together the committee and other community organizations, setting an example on how diverse groups can function together to achieve commonly beneficial ends. Its mandate is to establish a sense of pride and awareness in African American heritage and sense of unity and mutual cooperation among all people of African heritage.  Annually, the AAHPC produces and manages the African American Heritage Statewide Parade in Newark, NJ, in addition to other special events such as an Annual Interfaith Breakfast, Heritage Awards Gala, Labor Day Festival and Kwanzaa Celebration.
African American Heritage Parade Committee, Inc.
P.O. Box 1104
Newark, New Jersey 07101-1104
Telephone: (973) 642-8760, (866) 273-4441
Fax: (973) 622-6009
JohnT@aahpc.org
www.aahpc.org
 


Creative Impressions
894-900 18th Avenue
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 371-7788
creativeimpress1@aol.com
 
Crescent Office Store
494 Main Street
East Orange, NJ  07018
(973) 414-6333
Fax: (973) 678-8402
ihsannwk@aol.com

Netu Khisa Books and Gifts
131-133 South Orange Ave.
South Orange, NJ 07079
(973) 761-5669

Serengeti Plains
615 Bloomfield Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
(973) 783.2828
 
Tunde Dada House of Africa
356 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 673-4446
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Other Attractions

Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
324 Forest Drive South
Short Hills, NJ
(973) 376-3587
Fax: (973) 379-5059
http://www.hartshornarboretum.org

Turtle Back Zoo
560 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 731-5800
http://www.westorange.com/turtle.html

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New Jersey Black Cultural & Heritage Initiative Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 249
Williamstown, NJ  08094
Telephone: (856) 357-6559
Fax:  (609) 567-2354
Email: 
info@njlivingcolor.org
 
 
 
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