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

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

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

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

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

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

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.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.