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This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

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

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

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.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.