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The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

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

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

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

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

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

The remains of an old sawmill, gristmill and the surrounding industry dating back to the 18th century.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.