Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Van Gelder Studio
Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this church-like space.
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Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this church-like space.
Toms River, New Jersey
A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.
Matawan, New Jersey
A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Piscataway, New Jersey
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Allentown, New Jersey
Inside Crosswicks Creek Park resides an estate chronicling 200 years of history.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Princeton, New Jersey
The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.
Shrewsbury, New Jersey
One of New Jersey's oldest churches is a historical treasure trove.
Kearny, New Jersey
This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.
Long Branch, New Jersey
A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.
Allenwood, New Jersey
Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.
Bernards Township, New Jersey
An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.
Moorestown, New Jersey
An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Wall Township, New Jersey
The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.
Tabernacle, New Jersey
Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.