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

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

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

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

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

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

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

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.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.