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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Matawan

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Matawan, New Jersey

Updated July 30, 2020

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Matawan, New Jersey

Site of the New Jersey Shark Attacks of 1916

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."
Glenwood Institute

Matawan, New Jersey

Glenwood Institute

A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.
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The Horn Antenna as seen today.

Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Horn Antenna

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.
2 miles from Matawan
Satellite antennae at the Holmdel Teleport.

Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Teleport

This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.
3 miles from Matawan
Bell Labs water tower

Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Laboratories Transistor Water Tower

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
4 miles from Matawan
Karl Jansky Monument

Holmdel, New Jersey

Karl Jansky Monument

A monument commemorating the discoverer of radio astronomy.
4 miles from Matawan
Shrine of the Immaculate Virgin

Staten Island, New York

Shrine of the Immaculate Virgin

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.
6 miles from Matawan
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