Velarde, New Mexico
Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs
A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.
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Velarde, New Mexico
A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Willingboro, New Jersey
One of the rare, saucer-shaped prefabricated homes designed by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in the 1960s.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.
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.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.
Montclair, New Jersey
The radio station that's been promising to make love to you for the last 15 years—if you happen to be on one specific block in suburban New Jersey.
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.
Shamong, New Jersey
This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.
Hainesport, New Jersey
A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Great Meadows, New Jersey
A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.
Bernards Township, New Jersey
An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.
Cape May, New Jersey
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
West Milford, New Jersey
This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.
Boonton Township, New Jersey
This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.
Matawan, New Jersey
The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."