The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in New Jersey
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 326 roadside attractions in New Jersey.
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1. Grave of Lad, a Dog
Wayne, NJ
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2. Multiplism Yard Art
Rutherford, NJ
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3. Martian Landing Site Monument
Grovers Mill, NJ
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4. .44 Magnum Pistol Mailbox (Gone)
Lopatcong Township, NJ
Large Smith & Wesson .44 magnum revolver was made in 2013 by cabinet maker and homeowner Roger Buchko. The gun was PVC and wood bolted to a metal plate. The ammunition cylinder even revolves.
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5. Sharkfest - 1916 Shark Attacks Festival (Closed)
Matawan, NJ
In the summer of 1916, a killer shark wandered far inland to snack on unsuspecting swimmers in this bayshore town. Annual festival held for a few years 2006-8.
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6. Crazy Cartoon Mural
Montclair, NJ
The flat color heads of dozens of well-known cartoon characters have been crammed onto one outdoor wall. SpongeBob, Snoopy, Homer Simpson, Garfield, Bugs Bunny, the Pink Panther, the Monopoly Guy, and many more.
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7. Bread Dough Lincoln
Freehold, NJ
Odd bust of Abe Lincoln, sculpted in the early 1960s by Maurice Podell, who was known to sometimes model his sculptures with bread dough instead of clay.
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8. Buddy Christ Statue, Kevin Smith Shrines
Red Bank, NJ
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9. Castle Dracula And Dungeon Boat Ride - Burned! (Gone)
Wildwood, NJ
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10. Iron Workers on Lunch Break Sculpture
Red Bank, NJ
One of five similar artworks inspired by a famous 1932 photo of iron workers sitting on a beam casually eating their lunch dangling over midtown Manhattan.
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11. Carpet Viking Statue
Deerfield, NJ
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12. Chicken Bone Beach
Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City's formerly segregated beach, named for the chicken bones supposedly left there by daytrippers, now marked with a historical plaque.
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13. The Coolidge Tree: More than a Name
Camden, NJ
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14. Flying Saucer - Futuro House (Gone)
Greenwich, NJ
Shell of a Futuro flying saucer home. Stick your head through one of the portholes and imagine what it must be like to live inside it. Reported gone January 2023.
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15. Pirate Ship of Cliffwood Beach [1921-1993] (Gone)
NJ
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16. Mahalchik's Fabulous Fifty Acres (Gone)
NJ
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17. Death Rock of Alexander Hamilton
Weehawken, NJ
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18. Polish Massacre Memorial
Jersey City, NJ
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19. Atlantic City's First Resident, Buried in a Traffic Circle
Northfield, NJ
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20. Nixon's Guardhouse
Saddle River, NJ
President and First Lady Nixon lived in a Saddle River mansion from 1981-1991. After they died, subsequent owners who didn't need a guard donated the guardhouse to the local historical museum. Now it has its own plaque.
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21. Giant Steel Hockey Player
Newark, NJ
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22. The Bayville Dinosaur
Bayville, NJ
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23. Hindenburg, Jersey Devil, Stuffed Dog
Lakehurst, NJ
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24. Big Rusty the Troll
Hainesport, NJ
20 feet high, sprawled against an abandoned building trashed by vandals. Built in June 2023 by artist Thomas Dambo out of industrial metal junk found on the site.
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25. Tiny Church (Gone)
NJ
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