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The Birthplace
of Dianetics
The home where Dianetics and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health stands fully restored today in Bay Head, New Jersey, an hour south of New York City on the Atlantic shore.
Dianetics was published in Manhattan on May 9, 1950, and soared straight to the top of The New York Times bestseller list. By the close of the 20th century, it was the best-selling self-help book of all time and remains so today.
Following meticulous restoration, Mr. Hubbard’s Bay Head residence stands today exactly as it did when he lived here. Through original artifacts, informative displays and photographs, the home relates the origin of the book that provided the means to release the full potential of the human mind.
The birthplace of Dianetics is open for tours.
Church of Scientology of New York
It is with great pride we welcome you to our Church.
Originally established in 1955 as one of the first Churches of Scientology in the world, we are honored to serve the city where the global Dianetics and Scientology movement began. For it was here, in 1950, that Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health—authored by Founder L. Ron Hubbard in nearby Bay Head, New Jersey—rolled off a Manhattan press to take the world by storm.
New York: The New Church of Scientology in the Big Apple
The Church of Scientology in New York City, located just off Times Square, was a gift from the International Association of Scientologists to the people of New York in recognition of their courage and spirit in the face of the 2001 World Trade Center disaster.
