Category: New Jersey

Anyone driving on Route 206 in Shamong has surely seen the gorilla in the parking lot of Mighty Joe’s, a gas station and convenience store. … read more Mighty Joe

Remember that long list of explorers you had to learn in school and likely forgot all of now, besides Christopher Columbus (which is tragic honestly,… read more Henry Hudson Springs

Hamilton/Burr Got Milk? commercial from sometime in the 90’s In the early days of this country, if you didn’t get along with a political rival,… read more Alexander Hamilton/Aaron Burr Duel Site

Yet something else that was up the road from me my whole life and I never knew about. These old silos can be found in… read more South Toms River Silos

Although railroads in Central & South Jersey are just about defunct nowadays, there are still several reminders of their presence and significance – Winslow Junction,… read more Tuckerton Railroad Coal Dump

Not really a whole lot to say about this one. This is the highest point in New Jersey, and to celebrate this fact, they built… read more High Point

It’s a zoo! It’s a museum! Lemurs. Bears. Leopards. Kangaroos. Coffins. Indian artifacts. Preserved animal embryos. Old cars. Throw together Popcorn Park Zoo with the… read more Space Farms Zoo & Museum

This is more of a writeup than an actual place. Mostly because it doesn’t exist. For years I’ve been hearing there are, or at least… read more Mason-Dixon Line in South Jersey?