This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The farmhouse where a reclusive sculptor and printmaker created thousands of works.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.