Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

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

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

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.

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

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

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.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

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

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

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

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