I did not grow up in NJ. I bought 3 different day trips books for NJ, at the same time. This is by far, the best of the three because it indexes the trips by their county which is most valuable if you don't know your way around the state. Also important since your day trip will only be in one general area, and not spread across the state. It also lists the trips by category, such as museums, tours, outings, historic sites, etc. It does a good of job of giving relevant information, costs, hours of operation, etc. I'm not complaining but I wish it had a larger section on specialty shopping so I could find a place called Fazio's or some such. If you are a stranger to NJ, this is the book to get. The other titles lack a useful organization, needed by the new commer trip planner, me.