Known as the "Grand Lady of Jersey City,” the city's first racially-integrated hotel was owned by a preacher who was, depending on who you ask, a cult leader, civil rights pioneer, or the manifestation of God.

A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.

An abandoned military bunker that has been transformed into an artist's paradise.

Inside Crosswicks Creek Park resides an estate chronicling 200 years of history.

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

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

The world's longest known cave system.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.