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Jamesburg, New Jersey: Greek's Playland, Stone Museum, and Clown (Closed)

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Directions:
On the west side of CR 613/Spotswood-Englishtown Rd, two miles south of Spotswood or two miles north of Englishtown.
Hours:
Closed in 2019.
Status:
Closed

Greek's Display World, Stone Museum, and Clown.

Greek's Playland, Stone Museum, and Clown

The World's Tallest Clown (a converted water tower), a driving range with satellite dishes as markers, and a unique rock museum, courtesy of "The Greek."

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Greek's Playland and Stone Museum

Greek's Playland and Stone Museum has been closed for about a month due to a zoning disagreement with Monroe Township, and could use some support. We went to visit the site in July, and the gates were locked. We were lucky enough to run into Greek. He's hoping to reopen soon. What a great guy.

[Kim Newell, 08/22/2010]

The disagreement was patched up and Greek's Playland/Stone Museum reopened in May 2011.

Stone Museum reported restored after lightning fire

Display World and the Stone museum, Jamesburg, NJ, are reported fully restored, bigger and better than what burned up in the fire in 1997. There is a fluorescent room and a larger display of minerals.

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[07/04/1999] Complete News Story

Greek's Stone Museum Destroyed by Lightning; Display

In mid-September, lightning struck the Stone Museum, part of Greek's Playland and Display World, Monroe, NJ, starting a blaze that destroyed the building.

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[10/04/1997] Complete News Story


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