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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hamburg

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hamburg, New Jersey

Updated July 21, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Hamburg

Hamburg, New Jersey

The Gingerbread Castle

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Hamburg Paper Mill Ruin

Hamburg, New Jersey

Hamburg Paper Mill Ruins

Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.

Hamburg, New Jersey

Hamburg Stromatolites

An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.

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The colorful, glowing rocks of Sterling Hill

Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill Mine

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

5 miles from Hamburg

The ghost bridge is visible in the lower left portion of the photo. The current highway (Rt 23) is higher and closer to the bridge, than the dirt road here. Taken around 1900.

Oak Ridge, New Jersey

The Ghost Bridge of Oak Ridge Reservoir

This stone bridge is all that remains of a submerged New Jersey town.

7 miles from Hamburg

Warwick, New York

Pacem in Terris

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

10 miles from Hamburg

A tiger in Jungle Habitat.

West Milford, New Jersey

Jungle Habitat

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

12 miles from Hamburg

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