1. Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida.
2. New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
3. New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky.
4. New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq mi.) than Havana , Cuba.
5. New Jersey has the densest system of highways and railroads in the US.
6. New Jersey has the highest cost of living.
7. New Jersey has the highest cost of auto insurance.
8. New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
9. New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."
10. New Jersey is home to the original Mystery Pork Parts Club
(no, not Spam): Taylor Ham or Pork Roll.
11. Home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w/peppers and onions.
12. North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.
13. New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
14. The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland.
15. New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch, Cape May.
16. New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for water quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.