The best arts & culture spots in Sussex County

Underground tours of an old mine with fluorescent minerals, plus displays of machinery & a museum.

From a Victorian parlor and Colonial Kitchen to “Edison Revisited,” a Civil War Room, and a wagon barn full of “Transportation Thru Time,” Van Kirk Homestead Museum turns local history into a hands-on rabbit hole you actually want to fall into... plus there’s a beloved heritage oak watching over it all.

From the Sparta newsletter, September 16, 2026

Science museum with exhibits spotlighting the geology & history of the area's zinc mines.

Skylands Museum of Art packs three floors and nine rooms with imaginative 20th and 21st century sculpture, paintings, and illustration, featuring names like Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Leonor Fini, Brian Froud and Ailene Fields. It’s an intimate, nonprofit spot where art, nature and a bit of myth mingle...

From the Sparta newsletter, September 29, 2026

Space Farms: Zoo & Museum is that rare combo locals brag about, with 500-plus animals to meet and nine buildings packed with early American artifacts and over 50 antique cars and motorcycles. Feels like a backyard field trip, hands-on and low-key, perfect when you want something different without going far.

From the Port Jervis newsletter, October 14, 2026