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American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

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

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

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

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

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

Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

The site of a tragedy in 1908 that claimed the lives of 171 people and changed fire safety laws across the state.