Louis XVI once had a garden here, and it is said that the country's first Lombardy poplar trees were introduced into this garden by Andre Michaux, the king's official botanist.  At the eastern end of the township is North Hudson Park, a 167-acre county park.  Part of it lies on the Palisades, offering views of the Hudson River and New York City, and a scenic path goes down steps to the river valley.  West of the boulevard the land is more rolling, and the park contains a lake, with fishing, boating and skating.  Other facilities include a children's playground, athletic fields, picnic areas and tennis courts,  There are also woods, rare in Hudson county.

 At Flower Hill Cemetery, there is a splendid view of the wetlands to the west, and the architecture of the gatehouse and the mausoleum with the gray stone windows is worth the look.  Note also the mid-19th-century Egyptian-Revival sphinx-like creature guarding the crypt.  Wandering around North Bergen you will come across many interesting buildings: Schuetzen Park, now used for banquets and weddings but once an opera house, and the Fritz Reuther Altenheim tell us something of North Bergen's ethnic past.  For something from the present, the new firehouse on Tonnelle Ave. between 43rd and 44th Streets has been designed not just as a striking backdrop to the adjacent playground but with glass to let children using the playground see the trucks.