There is one particular abandoned dynamite bunker on a remote beach on Sandy Hook that holds some very strange and mysterious secrets. Continue reading
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. The vessel is the USS Ling, a 312-foot long, 2,500-ton veteran of World War II, which now rests on the silty bottom of Hackensack River in Hackensack. Continue reading
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 traveling along Route 206. Standing there, … Continue reading
Ghosts of the Union Hotel, Flemington
Though the grand old hotel no longer accepts visitors today, there are said to be some guests who have never checked out. Recently Weird NJ was invited to tour the vacant rooms and empty corridors of the Union Hotel, which have been sealed off from the eyes of the public for three years now. Continue reading
Colts Neck’s “Zombie Mansion”
As we approached the front steps a light snow began to fall. It’s an incredible sight, and one that conjures up many questions, the most obvious being; just how on earth does a sprawling estate (last listed for sale at an astounding $8,000,000) come to be forgotten and neglected in a patch of NJ woods? Continue reading
Profanity Houses of the Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Estate
If your curiosity gets the better of you and you decide to venture through the ominous looking gates you will find yourself walking along the meandering carriage path deeper into the woods. You will soon see the remnants of stone walls, bridges and dams, that once led the way up to an old mansion, which was originally built in the late 1700’s. If you continue on this course you may just find some intriguing––some might even say shocking––surprises await you there. Continue reading
Zip The “What Is It?”
One curious little fellow from New Jersey enjoyed a long and fruitful career as one of P.T. Barnum’s star attractions. Billed as “Zip The What Is It?,” he was gazed upon by millions of people and touted as the survivor of a lost tribe discovered in the Amazon during the exploration of the River Gamba. The truth is that Zip was born William Henry Johnson in rural Liberty Corners, NJ. Continue reading
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 during World War I. Architect Vivian … Continue reading
Weird NJ’s Mark & Mark on Awesome: The Podcast
Hear the Awesome: The Podcast interview with Weird NJ publishers Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran. Have a few laughs and some beers with us as we chat with Roxy Freefall at Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse about the history of Weird NJ, ghosts, abandoned … Continue reading
2017 Subscriptions Available NOW!
That right folks, order a subscription to Weird NJ and issues #48 and #49 will be sent right to your door in MAY and in OCTOBER of 2017. We collect stories about New Jersey. That’s what we’ve been doing for the last 23 years. We … Continue reading