Spooky season is here, and what better way to embrace the longer nights than with...|
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 holiday, from this year and Halloweens past…|
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE| weirdnj.com
Let everyone know your Weird sign with our new Zodiac of the Garden State T-shirt. Featuring twelve astrological constellations of the New Jersey horoscope, all cosmically aliened around Tillie himself, at the center of whole strange universe. It is the dawning of the Age of A-Weirdening! Order HERE.| weirdnj.com
Salma Harfouche, Published on June 8, 2025 Share Hey, I’m Sal – but most people know...|
Well folks, May 1st is almost here – the day that for the past three decades you have come to expect the release of a brand new issue of Weird NJ magazine. Unfortunately, that will not be happening this May. Due to a number of complications (which we will not go into at this time), we have been forced to postpone the spring issue, #64. But fear not faithful readers, Weird NJ #64 will be published on our usually scheduled fall release date of October 1!| weirdnj.com
Looking at Bordentown today, few people would suspect that this quaint little Delaware River community...|
Story and photos by Amanda Morris| weirdnj.com
“Shell Pile is named for the great heaps of oyster shells stacked outside the packing...|
Photo by Mike Innella/North Jersey Drone Shots The Resurrection of St. Hubert’s Chapel By William...|
Photo by Michael T. WrightThere have been many versions of the legend of Bud’s Grave, located in Highlands, Monmouth County, told over the years, and most contain some elements of truth. For the most part the story is this: An old man lived in a bungalow he called Hollywood located on a lonely bay shore road at the bottom of a wooded hillside. His son Bud wandered away from home one day never to be seen alive again, and was presumed dead. The old man, consumed by grief, began to construct...| weirdnj.com
White City Park Ruins and the Grand Stairway to Nowhere| weirdnj.com
Of all the abandoned places that Weird NJ has explored over the years, none match the awe inspiring architectural majesty of the Paulinskill Viaduct. The Viaduct, which is sometimes referred to as the Hainesburg Trestle, is a long-abandoned railroad bridge over the Paulinskill River near Blairstown. The most thrilling feature of the Viaduct is that on top of the soaring arches, beneath the rail bed, are a series of step ladders which allow the explorer to actually travel through the inside of...| weirdnj.com
The Technicolor Trees of Christmas| weirdnj.com
The Carved Rock of Little Falls| weirdnj.com
In late 1997, Weird NJ received a letter from a fan named Billy Martin. The short letter, entitled “In the Watchung Mountains”, read:| weirdnj.com
Jim Babjak’s Beatles| weirdnj.com
UPDATE 8/1/2024: Weird NJ just received the following letter from Suzanne Scara concerning the status of historic home of Sam Goldman in Piscataway:| weirdnj.com