As the sun sets slowly over Hoboken, make for the Hudson River Park, where classics such as The Wizard of Oz are screened alfresco beneath the stars, and three water-themed playgrounds provide the perfect antidote to childhood (and parental) meltdowns.

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The glaciated peaks stand opposite, slowly turning orange as the sun sets, while in the morning the sun rises sharply from behind their jagged ridges.

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