Newark has a handful of worthwhile cultural institutions downtown, anchored by the Newark Museum of Art. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center brings serious classical and jazz programming. Military Park is the renovated central green, worth visiting for the Gutzon Borglum monument alone. The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart north of downtown is the hidden gem — a massive French Gothic cathedral that would be famous if it were anywhere but New Jersey. The city's history as one of America's oldest settlements means layers of historical interest beneath the modern streetscape.