Places ophie Wants to Go

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.

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

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

Originally built in 1869, this castle is currently part of Felician University's campus.

Thousands of Matchbox cars spanning generations call this New Jersey barn home.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

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

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

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

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.