Life in Whippany, New Jersey and the surrounding areas

Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Its name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the Whippany River.

Hanover Township boasts many superb public attractions including the Whippany Railway Museum, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, and the Morris County Library. Patriot's Path, a 26-mile-long wilderness walkway and bike trail, also passes through the Township along the Whippany River.

While enjoying your stay in Whippany, be sure to check out some of the local and surrounding areas of interest.

Whippany Railway Museum
The Whippany Railway Museum brings to life the history of New Jersey's railroads. The Museum is decicated to preserving the heritage and history of the railroads of New Jersey through the restoration, preservation, interpretation and operation of historic railroad equipment and artifacts from New Jersey and the immediate vicinity.
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Frelinghuysen Arboretum
An arboretum is a collection of woody trees and shrubs cultivated and labeled for educational and scientific purposes. The beautiful 127-acre Frelinghuysen Arboretum more than satisfies that definition, offering visitors a serene place to relax as well as to learn more about plants well-suited to the soils and climate of Morris County. Surrounding a magnificent Colonial Revival mansion, the woodlands, meadows, beautiful gardens and distinctive collections of trees and shrubs of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum make the ideal setting for leisurely strolls.
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The Whippany River
If ever there was a river that expresses New Jerseyans' attitude toward their state's natural resources, the Whippany River is it. The Whippany rises in privacy in Mendham Township, and ends in obscurity amid a maze of highways in the Meadows of East Hanover, Hanover, and Parsippany, at the confluence of the Passaic, h, and Whippany Rivers. On the way, it provides us with some pretty views and some good fishing, and slices right through our lives. Mostly we drive, walk, work and live near it, never knowing it's there.
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And be sure to look up these additional attractions while you're in the area.

• New York City / Midtown
• Acorn Hall
  
• Historic Speedwell
  
• Lewis Morris Park
  
• Morristown National Historical Park
  
• Schuyler Hamilton House
  
• Shakespeare Garden
  
• Wick House Herb Garden
  
• Tracton Line Recreation Trail
  
• Antique Mall-Morristown
  
• Rockaway Mall
  
• DePasquale - The Spa