New Jersey is known as the "The Garden State" because of its abundance of agriculture and small farms, but gardens are only one part of the state's claim to fame. It's also celebrated for a long list of history makers, cultural celebrities and one of the most popular vacation spots worldwide. New Jersey was home to a number of the greatest thinkers and inventors of all time. Thomas Edison invented one of his many firsts incandescent light bulb after relocating to New Jersey.