Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

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

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

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

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

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

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

This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.