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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

Unusual Attractions in Matawan

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."

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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Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Horn Antenna

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

2 miles from Matawan

Holmdel, New Jersey

Holmdel Teleport

This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.

3 miles from Matawan

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

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

Staten Island, New York

Conference House

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

6 miles from Matawan

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