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.

Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.

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

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

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

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

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

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

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

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

This monument pays tribute to the musicians responsible for creating the Sound Of Asbury Park.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

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 reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

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

An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.