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Van Slyke Castle Ruins

Ringwood, NJ

Stone walls, foundations and a large swimming-pool ruin remain from a mansion that once stood high above the Wanaque Reservoir. Fire destroyed the house in the 1950s, and the legal public trail now leads hikers through the atmospheric remains.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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