Hoboken Terminal

The Hoboken Terminal is a 1907 Beaux-Arts railway and ferry station on the Hoboken waterfront — a copper-roofed, clock-towered cathedral of public transport. It still serves NJ Transit commuter trains, the PATH train into Manhattan, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and a ferry across the river to the West Side, all under one slate-and-stained-glass roof.

The main waiting room, with its stained-glass skylight and intricate ironwork, is worth visiting even if you are not catching a train. Mornings and evenings throng with commuters; mid-day it is calm and easy to photograph. Free; open during transit hours.

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When it opened in 1907, the terminal was the largest railway and ferry hub on the New York harbor. A 1944 fire destroyed the original copper clock tower, and the rebuilt one stood unfinished for decades until a 2009–2011 restoration brought it back. Stand on the riverside and you can still see the slip where ferries took commuters across to lower Manhattan long before the Holland Tunnel.