Hudson County stretches along the west bank of the Hudson River across from Manhattan and includes Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union City, North Bergen, and several smaller municipalities. It is New Jersey’s smallest county by land area, yet one of its most densely developed. The waterfront contains major residential, office, and mixed-use districts, while inland neighborhoods rise toward the Palisades or extend west toward the Meadowlands. PATH trains, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, ferries, buses, and regional rail connect the county closely with New York City and the rest of northern New Jersey. The Holland and Lincoln tunnels, the Bayonne Bridge, and major highways add important road connections. Hudson County is known for its skyline views, historic urban neighborhoods, immigration history, waterfront parks, port-related activity, and continual redevelopment of former industrial land.