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Northlandz
Flemington, New Jersey
Wild, exaggerated landscapes predominate in this vast indoor miniature train universe. Restored and reopened in 2019.
Lucy the Elephant
Margate City, New Jersey
A unique, multi-story 19th century building open for tours. "The only elephant you can go into and come out of alive."
Nitro Girl: Uniroyal SuperGal
Blackwood, New Jersey
Ready to fight for truth, justice, and nitrogen-filled tires, Nitro Girl is a unique superhero Uniroyal Gal.
Mine Tour, Largest Display of Fluorescent Rocks
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Enter authentic zinc mine, see fake coal. Includes Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence.
Emilio Carranza Crash Monument
Tabernacle, New Jersey
A lonely pillar marks the spot where "the Lindbergh of Mexico" crashed and died in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Totally Hot Lady Liberty
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Meant as an allegory on the horror of war, "Freedom Tearful" is an outdoor sculpture featuring a sexy and nude Lady Liberty atop a pile of World War I corpses.
Miss America Crowns You
Atlantic City, New Jersey
On the boardwalk, a larger-than-life sculpture of Miss America holds out a crown for the new winner (you!). Unveiled 2014.
Bert Parks Crowns You Miss America
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Sensors in the bronze palms of long-time Miss America pageant post trigger a recording of Parks' famous song, "There she is, Miss America," when anyone stand beneath the crown.
Space Farms Zoo and Museum
Beemerville, New Jersey
The stuffed carcass of Goliath is one of the treasures to be examined at this free museum of stuff.
563 Flu Victims Died Here
Cresskill, New Jersey
The one place you don't want to be in a flu pandemic is a crowded military transit camp.
Stumpy's Hatchet House
Eatontown, New Jersey
Orientation and training before you experience the indoor thrill and ultimate bonding experience of throwing axes.
World's Largest Light Bulb
Edison, New Jersey
It's perched atop an Art Deco tower, which stands where Thomas Edison once had a workshop.
Light Dispelling Darkness - WPA Art
Edison, New Jersey
Science, Industry, and Education dispel War, Famine, Pestilence, Death, Greed, and Materialism. In a fountain.
Fake Mine, Glow-in-the-Dark Rocks
Franklin, New Jersey
Impressive collection of minerals, a glow-in-the-dark rock room, and a fake two-story mine shaft.
Greek's Playland, Stone Museum, and Clown
Jamesburg, New Jersey
The World's Tallest Clown, a driving range with satellite dishes as markers, and a unique rock museum, courtesy of "The Greek."
Carpet-Clutching Muffler Man
Jersey City, New Jersey
Lumberjack hefts a roll of carpet, a statue made famous in the opening credits of "The Sopranos."
Crash Site of the Hindenburg
Lakehurst, New Jersey
Largest Nazi zeppelin lost it here in 1937. See the memorial and the museum.
Mercedes Benz Tombstone
Linden, New Jersey
A teenager's car fantasy fulfilled -- posthumously. A full-size Mercedes Benz in granite is erected on his grave.
Medieval Times Dinner Theatre
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Huge indoor dinner theater spectacle of knights, jousting and horse stunts.
The Guinness Collection of Automata
Morristown, New Jersey
Murtogh D. Guinness spent over 50 years collecting super-technical music machines and "living dolls."
Catacombs of St. Joseph
Newark, New Jersey
Wander Newark's small underground mortuary of wax saints and martyrs, reclining in glass-fronted wall niches.
Giant Steel Hockey Player
Newark, New Jersey
22 feet tall, weighs three tons. A slap shot from this angular stainless-steel Goliath would sail clear into neighboring New York.