Mountainside, NJ

united states

Mountainside is a small Union County borough tucked against the Watchung Mountains, about 25 miles from Newark airport. Drivers access it mainly via Route 22, which connects to I-78 and the Garden State Parkway for easy highway access. The community of 7,000 residents sits between Newark's urban sprawl and central New Jersey's hills. The historic Hetfield House museum preserves an 18th-century colonial farmhouse right in town.