Alpine, New Jersey
The Devil’s Tower
Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.
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Alpine, New Jersey
Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.
Bernards Township, New Jersey
An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Great Meadows, New Jersey
A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.
Warwick, New York
Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.
Bayonne, New Jersey
World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.
Edison, New Jersey
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
Cape May, New Jersey
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
Vineland, New Jersey
This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.
Flemington, New Jersey
One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Bermuda
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Brooklyn, New York
The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.
New York, New York
Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.