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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Farmington

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Farmington, Connecticut

Updated October 5, 2017

Unusual Attractions in Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

Farmington, Connecticut

Hospital Rock

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

Farmington, Connecticut

The Grave of Foone

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

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West Hartford, Connecticut

Noah Webster Statue

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

2 miles from Farmington

West Hartford, Connecticut

'Conny The Whale'

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

3 miles from Farmington

Hartford, Connecticut

Curioporium

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

5 miles from Farmington

Newington, Connecticut

Cedarcrest Hospital

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

5 miles from Farmington

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