Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Camden, New Jersey
The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.
Morrisville, Pennsylvania
This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.
Brooklyn, New York
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Trenton, New Jersey
This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Kearny, New Jersey
The drawbridge used in the filming of the movie 'Annie' has been in the open position as it was in the movie for decades.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.
Raritan, New Jersey
In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.
Edison, New Jersey
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
Piscataway, New Jersey
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Piscataway, New Jersey
One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.