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Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.

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

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

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

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

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

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

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.

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

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."

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