The Atlas Obscura Guide To Jersey City

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Jersey City, New Jersey

Updated August 31, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Jersey City

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Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

A piece by French artist JR. This was a photograph of immigrants who had been marked for deportation, awaiting their appeal hearing.

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Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

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White Mana Diner

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The Infinity Climber.

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Infinity Climber

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Plaque commemorating the explosion

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The Black Tom Explosion Memorial

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

At night, dwarfed by the Goldman Sachs building. (Wikimedia Commons)

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The Colgate Clock

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

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Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

The Katyń Massacre Memorial

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The Katyń Massacre Memorial

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Jersey City

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White Mana Diner

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The neon pink clock is a Tube Bar original.

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JSQ Lounge

Prank calls to this place, originally the "Tube Bar," inspired the creation of a Simpsons character.

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An abandoned corridor between buildings on Ellis Island.

Capturing Ellis Island's Lost Period

The famous gateway to the United States lay abandoned for years before it was restored.

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