Places ophie Wants to Go

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

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

Destructive children, start your engines.

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

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

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."

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

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

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

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

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

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

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.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.