This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

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

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

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

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.

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

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

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

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.