New Jersey is strange, and people from New Jersey are proud of that fact, so proud there's a successful magazine and website called Weird New Jersey. Here's a collection of strange sights from around Jersey.
Pac Man Parking in Middletown NJ
Who paints a Pac Man over a handicapped parking sign?
Strange Stuff at Antique Stores
New Jersey has plenty of antique stores, all filled with strange stuff. Here's a collection of oddities I've found in New Jersey antique stores.
An odd full-head rabbit mask at the antique store in Asbury Park.
Mounted Dog Mermaid at the antique store in Asbury Park.
Massive Alien Head at an antique store in Somerville.
Bucket of Skulls
Human-sized skulls at Sickles Market in Little Silver:
Robot Traffic Signal Changer in Lambertville
Creative grafitti.
Day Glow Buddah Babies in Little Silver
Giant Chairs
Giant Chairs on Route 202.
Year-Round Pink Plastic Tree
There's a year-round, pink Christmas tree in Franklin, NJ, with Easter Eggs for decorations... and check out those kids.
Boy-named streets in Middletown
There's a neighborhood of streets with boy in their name in Middletown, NJ. I've heard they're named after race horses. Ataboy, Handyboy, Highboy, Gayboy, and Orphan Boy. See the Google Map below if you don't believe me.
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Spiderweb Gazebo in Middletown
The spiderweb gazebo and Middletown Monster can be found at Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown.
The Middletown Monster
Medical Miniatures in New Brunswick
There's a sculpture in New Brunswick, NJ that features doctors performing medical proceedures welded to an I-Beam. I think it's there just to mess with the minds of drunk Rutgers college students.
Clam Face-Sucker Monster in Long Branch
This sculpture, made of cement and clams, looks like it could lean over and eat you.
Clown Chair at the Rt 33 Flea Market
Middletown Liquor Clown
Roadside America calls it the Evil Food Circus Clown, but my pet name for it is the Middletown Liquor Clown. I wrote a song about it too.
Dirty Beach Man of Asbury Park
A man made of beach trash. Over the summer of 2011 an artist decorated the dirty beach man with beach trash found on the Asbury Park beach.
The Boob Sign of Long Branch
This sign looks like breasts. The sign was updated in 2011 to no-longer look like breasts.
Giant Swan Boats in Sea Bright
Giant boats shaped like swans that you can rent for any occasion.
Light Dispelling Darkness
There's a wicked fountain in Edison's Roosevelt Park called Light Dispelling Darkness. The fountain features visual depictions of War, Famine, Pestilence, Death, Greed and Materialism, which are all pretty strange and amazing. Read more about it on Roadside America.
A rat with a glandular problem
This rat is in the bathroom of Rat's Restaurant in Hamilton. Rat's is next door to one of Jersey's most amazing places Grounds for Sculpture. Do yourself a solid and visit it some time.
Heres a slide show of art from Grounds for Sculpture: