New Jersey Oddities

9/10Curiosity

Giant Objects

Lucy the Elephant

Margate City, New Jersey

Climb inside a six-story Victorian elephant built to sell beachfront real estate.

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9/10Curiosity

Curious Landmarks

Luna Parc

Sandyston, New Jersey

A private New Jersey home transformed into a riot of mosaics and folk art.

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8/10Curiosity

Curious Landmarks

War of the Worlds Landing Site Monument

West Windsor Township, New Jersey

A bronze monument marks the site of a Martian invasion that existed only on radio.

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8/10Curiosity

Curious Landmarks

Edison Light Bulb Tower

Edison, New Jersey

An Art Deco memorial is crowned with a giant glowing light bulb.

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7/10Curiosity

Natural Oddities

Tripod Rock

Montville Township, New Jersey

A massive glacial boulder seems to perch on three small stone legs.

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6/10Curiosity

Abandoned Places

SS Atlantus Concrete Shipwreck

Lower Township, New Jersey

The broken hull of a World War I concrete ship still juts from the Delaware Bay.

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6/10Curiosity

Abandoned Places

Cape May Point Beach Bunker

Lower Township, New Jersey

A once-camouflaged World War II battery now stands exposed on the beach.

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