Trenton, NJ - Capitol #23

This Capitol was right on a busy street with lots of other buildings close to it, so we took our photo from the back where we parked. 

Although we made it to NJ, like NY we intend to come back when we do NYC. So today was just a glimpse of the state. 

New Jersey's Capitol is unique in that you have to take a guided tour to visit. Thankfully, when we got there one was scheduled to start in 30 minutes. 

"Liberty and Prosperity"

Fiat justiatis ruat caelum: justice for all or the heavens will fall. I love the Latin everywhere. So now Kik says "if Fiat means 'for all' then I can have one, right?!" Using he Latin to his advantage to get a car. Haha. 

Our guide was impressed with the kids' questions. I was pleased to hear questions that made it sound like they've actually been learning quite a bit on the previous Capitol tours. 

Many capitols including New Jersey have red and green for their house and senate, modeled after England's parliament. 

After the Capitol, we visited the state museum next door. 

We enjoyed artwork. And played we were flying animals. 

We explored wildlife and dinosaurs and coastal creatures. 

There were even a couple fun science/technology displays. 

We had a fun but quick visit to the state house and we'll be back to see the rest of NJ in a bit.