This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

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

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

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

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

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

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

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

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

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

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

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

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.