An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

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

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

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

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