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Jersey’s Junkyard Presidential Candidate
“I am the dissenter. I am the gypsy. I am the patriot. I am all races. I am all religions. I am this land. I am this land’s future… Join me, be a freedom fighter. Help me fight in any way you can. Add...
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Emily Haunts the Flanders Hotel, Ocean City
The landmark Flanders Hotel was built on the Ocean City boardwalk in 1923 and named after Flanders Fields in Belgium, where poppies grow over the rows of graves of American soldiers who died there...
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Profanity Houses of the Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Estate
UPDATE: A $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible for setting four fires at the abandoned Profanity Houses inside Allamuchy State Park,...
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Colts Neck’s “Zombie Mansion”
Fall of the House of Findel: Colts Neck’s “Zombie Mansion” By Antiquity Echoes All the world was a depressing grey. The cold air bit at our skin as we made our way up the long driveway, meandering...
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Ghosts of the Union Hotel, Flemington
In February of this year it was reported that a new and controversial plan was being considered for the redevelopment of Flemington’s historic downtown area. While the proposed plan is still far from...
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Mighty Joe’s Journey from the Shore to Shamong
It certainly is a weird and puzzling sight to see in the rural Burlington County town of Shamong; a giant black gorilla skulking at the side of the road, scowling menacingly at passing motorists...
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USS Ling Runs Silent in Hackensack
It’s sad and hopeless looking sight to see – a U.S. Naval submarine mired in the muck of a river not deep enough to allow for its draft when the ship is on the surface. Submersion would be totally out...
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Bizarre Art Inside Abandoned Sandy Hook Bunker
Sandy Hook is a 6-mile long peninsula jutting from the New Jersey coast into the Atlantic Ocean at the northern tip of Monmouth County. Now a major recreational destination, Sandy Hook was for many...
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Presidential Death on the Jersey Shore
Situated alongside a narrow seaside street in the tony Elberon section of Long Branch lies a curious footnote to United State history––a monument marking the death spot of the twentieth U.S....
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Hamilton’s Duel to the Death in Weehawken
Perched high atop the Weehawken Palisades, before the panoramic backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, is a grim reminder of the tragic death of one of this country’s great Founding Fathers — Alexander...
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The Legend of Jersey’s “Liver Eating” Mountain Man
The 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson”, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character, is about a man who seeks solace in the American West, and to live the life of a...
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From World War to Cold War: Abandoned In Highlands
It’s not everywhere that while wandering the meandering trails of a scenic wooded parkland you might unexpectedly find yourself smack dab in the middle of the ghostly remains of fortress-like military...
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The Three Stooges Tombstone
James Bechtold was one of Metuchen’s bravest, and dubbed the unofficial “Mayor of Metuchen.” A fireman since he was 18, he became the treasurer of the Metuchen Fire Department. “Everyone loved him,”...
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Clinton Road: A Dark Ride
The Bridge at Dead Man’s Curve on Clinton Road Probably the most common ghost story that we hear about Clinton Road is that of a dead young boy who hangs out under a bridge and returns coins to you...
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The Deserted Village and Enchanted Forest of the Watchung Reservation
There is a place deep in the woods of the Watchung Reservation area in Union County that is officially known as the Feltville Historic District. Here, down a narrow winding road that leads into the...
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Murdered Maid Haunts Centenary College
Centenary College was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1867 as a preparatory school and women’s college. It underwent several incarnations before becoming a four-year, co-educational...
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Happy Friday the 13th From WEIRD NJ!
Friday the 13th in Weird NJ The people of Blairstown, NJ are proud to tell travelers passing through that the classic movie Friday the 13th was filmed in their town and surrounding area, but their...
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Halloween in Weird NJ
Folks here in New Jersey sure do know how to get into the Halloween spirit, and often do so with elaborate seasonal displays. Here are just a few of our favorite properties, personalized for the...
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Jefferson Christmas Tree Says “I’ve Fallen!”
An age-old question poses the philosophical quandary: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer in Jefferson Township, near Oak Ridge, NJ is...
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Ghosts of Christmas Past
Photo by Tracey Consolo Here are just a few of our favorite holiday season sights that have been seen around the state in years of yore… 100,000 Points of Light in Clifton Our house is covered...
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