Tabernacle, New Jersey
Emilio Carranza Memorial
Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."
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Tabernacle, New Jersey
Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.
Towson, Maryland
The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.
New York, New York
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
New York, New York
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
Shamong, New Jersey
This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.
New York, New York
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
Staten Island, New York
Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.
Staten Island, New York
In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.
Staten Island, New York
This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
Great Meadows, New Jersey
A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.
Staten Island, New York
The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Bernards Township, New Jersey
An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.
Allenwood, New Jersey
Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.
Chatsworth, New Jersey
How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.
Allentown, New Jersey
Inside Crosswicks Creek Park resides an estate chronicling 200 years of history.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Staten Island, New York
Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.