Matawan, New Jersey
Site of the New Jersey Shark Attacks of 1916
The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."
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Matawan, New Jersey
The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."
Hoboken, New Jersey
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
Alpine, New Jersey
Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Clifton, New Jersey
Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Glen Gardner, New Jersey
A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.
Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.
Bronx, New York
Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.
Queens, New York
This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.
Brooklyn, New York
This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.
Queens, New York
A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.
New York, New York
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.
Brooklyn, New York
On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.
Queens, New York
A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.
Bronx, New York
This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.
New York, New York
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
Brooklyn, New York
This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.
Queens, New York
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Brooklyn, New York
This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.
Brooklyn, New York
Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.
New York, New York
This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.