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

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

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

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

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

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

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

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

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.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

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

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

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

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

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

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.

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

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

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.

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