Area highlights include fine restaurants, local downtown shopping in addition to Bridgewater Mall and the renowned Mall at Short Hills. Nature and history abound with nearby historic Colonial Morristown, Morristown National Park "Jockey Hollow," the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Lord Stirling Park. About an hour's drive from Manhattan, Bernards Twp is also within 30 miles of Newark Liberty International Airport and has easy access to Routes 78 and 287. New Jersey Midtown Direct Service from Basking Ridge and Lyons train stations. The Bernards public school system includes four elementary schools, William Annin middle school and Ridge High School, consistently ranked among the top NJ High Schools by Newsweek and NJ Monthly magazine.